Lubbe, Sam,  1952- <br/><br/>
IT in developing countries :  an assessment and practical guideline / 
 Information technology in developing countries 
Sam Lubbe. 
 - Hershey, Penn :  Idea Group,  c1999. 
 - 226 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>CONTENTS: Issues of IT Evaluation -- The Need for  Evaluation; IT Implementation and Benefits -- The Process  Model and Benefits Management -- Techniques and  Responsibilities for IT Benefits Realization -- Value of  Information -- The Business Value of IT -- Managing IT  Benefits -- Justifying IT Investments -- IT and Business  Change; Cost-Benefit Analysis for IT Investment -- IT and  Capital Justification -- Hidden Costs and IT Investments  -- IT Investment Measurement -- Case Studies as Research  Strategy; The Significance of Uniformity When Recording  Data -- Information Systems in South Africa -- Practical  Management Guidelines -- Formulation of IT Investments in  Organizations.       
<br/><br/> This work offers an original approach to the assessment of  the effectiveness of IT investment in developing countries.  Topics include: techniques and responsibilities for IT  benefits realization; cost-benefit analysis for IT  investment; and IT investment measurement 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1878289551 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98051687 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Information technology--Evaluation.--Developing countries<br/>Information technology--Developing countries.