July 2006 Survey: IT Value, Productivity Metrics Still Not Trustworthy - ' IT executives exaggerate IT'
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Finding 4: IT executives exaggerate IT's impact on productivity. In the first quarter of 2006, productivity in the U.S. grew 3.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, considerably higher than historic levels. According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, among others, information technology is a major reason. However, most IT executives believe technology's contribution to productivity is much higher. Indeed, the mean figure is 22 percent: That's especially the case with IT executives who believe their metrics accurately capture the value of their IT investments. Given the BLS figures, productivity estimates at many companies are probably too high. The danger is not that IT fails to contribute to productivity, but that CEOs, CFOs and other executives will find IT's productivity claims unrealistic. That can only cast doubt on other estimates of IT's contribution to business value.
Research Guide:
Finding 1: Only six out of ten companies measure the business value of IT.
Finding 2: Do CIOs measure business value often enough?
Finding 3: Skepticism about ROI and business value metrics remains high.
Finding 4: IT executives exaggerate IT's impact on productivity.
Finding 5: How best to measure IT's value?
Finding 6: Many technologies and IT services are meeting, and even exceeding, their business value expectations.
Read our previous surveys on ROI and business value:
ROI 2004: How Well Do You Work with the Business?
ROI 2003: Do You Have Any Faith In Your ROI Numbers?
ROI 2002: How Do CIOs Figure ROI?
Related stories:
Roundtable: The Trouble With ROI
Howard Rubin: How to Measure IT Value
Christopher Gardner and Ray Trotta: How to Determine the Value of a Project
What Does Wall Street Think of Your Technology?
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