EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles and ROI

Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics: Measuring Regulatory Compliance, Operational Resilience, and ROI - Book Review

ckeller — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:36:39 -0500

The reviewer states the "Complete Guide to Security and Privacy Metrics is a good reference book for individuals developing or managing metrics for performance management programs." This book has more than 900 ready-to-use metrics designed to measure the following;

Compliance with current security and privacy regulations and standards
Operational resilience of physical, personnel, IT, and operational controls
Return on investment (ROI) on controls used to manage risk of information and IT assets

An Integrated Digital Campus Delivers ROI and VOI

drupal — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:53:25 -0600

Integrating our digital campus brought together services, processes, and the campus community while delivering substantial returns and value on our investment.

The Value of Teaching and Learning Technology: Beyond ROI

drupal — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:25:06 -0500

Measuring the value of an investment instead of dollar-for-dollar return provides a clearer picture of benefits and costs.

An ERP Post-Implementation Review: Planning for the Future by Looking Back

drupal — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 11:54:57 -0500

A study of Gonzaga's use of its enterprise resource planning system recommended further investment in the software.

IT Investment Decisions That Defy Arithmetic

drupal — Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:46:41 -0600

The author discusses how an effective executive engagement process helps senior campus management systematically maximize value of IT investments.

Understanding the Value of IT

drupal — Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:48:24 -0500

Understanding the value of IT on campus is vital to making the tradeoff in costs and benefits, but many factors can interfere.

Building a Personalized Education Portal

drupal — Thu, 05 Oct 2000 15:16:50 -0500

The article describes LSU's approach to building enterprise systems solutions that spanned the academic, research, and administrative requirements of the university. PAWS (Personal Access Web Services) offers enterprise, workgroup, and personal services. The article describes PAWS as a portal, its implementation issues, its growth and popularity since it was implemented, and LSU's return on investment. The PAWS application won a 2000 EDUCAUSE Exemplary Practices Award.