Technology Paradise Lost: Why Companies Will Spend Less to Get More from Information Technology (Hardcover)

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"A wake up call for software buyers and sellers. The knowledge gap between business and IT must be closed for organizations to recognize the real business benefits of software solutions. Keller takes a practical 'back to basics' approach to this important issue."
-- BusinessIntelligence.com

"Although not its stated purpose, in reading Technology Paradise Lost, one sometimes gets the impression that the excesses of the bubble are inherent to the technology itself, and the value of the technology is thus called into question. Given the extremes of the era in which Keller participated, however, his cynicism seems entirely apropos."
-- Kevin Parker, Editor, MSI magazine

"One of the best business-oriented information management books I've read."
-- David F. Carr, Senior Technology Analyst, Baseline

Table of Contents:

preface ix
acknowledgments xiii

1 Paradise lost? 1

2 IT spending: a brief history 13

3 Less bang for the IT buck 29

4 Show me the productivity 47

5 Too much of a good thing 68

6 Business󬥡n and simple 90

7 Offshoring: the new trend 116

8 Cutting the IT budget down to size 137

9 The four paths of IT spending 153

10 Reaching the Path of Profits 170

11 It�not business as usual 186

epilogue Stepping back to get ahead 211
 
notes 219
index 233