Compilation of MIT CISR Research on IT Portfolios, IT Savvy and Firm Performance (2000-2006)
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MIT_CISRwp368_ITPortITSavvyRsrchBriefs.pdf
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Author(s)
Weill, Peter
Aral, Sinan
Johnson, Anne
Date Issued
January 26, 2007
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Citation
Weill, Peter, Sinan Aral, and Anne Johnson. “Compilation of MIT CISR Research on IT Portfolios, IT Savvy and Firm Performance (2000-2006).” Working paper 368, Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/175398.
Series/Report no.
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper 4660-07
CISR Working Paper 368
Abstract
During the period of 2000 to 2006 MIT CISR has conducted several research projects on IT Portfolios, IT Savvy and firm performance. Just as investors have portfolios of financial investments to address their multiple investment objectives, firms have portfolios of information technology (IT) investments. Four different management objectives guide firms' investments in IT resulting in four different asset classes. Each of these asset classes has a different objective and a unique risk-return profile. Just like any other investment portfolio, the IT Portfolio must be balanced to achieve alignment with the business strategy and the desired combination of short- and long-term pay off. This compilation describes the MIT CISR approach to the management of IT investment as a portfolio and presents benchmarks of IT Portfolios from over 600 firms as well as the average financial returns from each IT asset class.
Subjects
Assessing Performance and Value
IT investment and portfolio management
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