Finance for IT decision makers [[electronic resource] ] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / / Michael Blackstaff |
Autore | Blackstaff Michael <1939-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Swindon, : British Computer Society, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.15 |
Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Finance - Management
Corporations - Finance - Management Information technology - Management |
ISBN |
1-78017-050-5
1-906124-37-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Part One Finance for IT Decision Makers""; ""1 Decisions, Decisions...""; ""WHAT IS CASH FLOW?""; ""A FINANCIAL CASE""; ""WHAT IS DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW?""; ""THE COST OF MONEY""; ""PRESENT VALUE""; ""INTERPRETING PRESENT VALUES""; ""OPPORTUNITY COST""; ""'FINANCIAL CASH FLOWS'""; ""INFLATION""; ""2 Financial Cases and Business Cases""; ""COST CASES""; ""FINANCIAL CASES""; ""BUSINESS CASES""; ""WHAT IS A BENEFIT?""; ""CASH FLOW AND PROFIT""
""A BASIS FOR INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING""""3 When is a Benefit not a Benefit?""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN IT FINANCIAL CASE""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: DESCRIPTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: SOLUTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: EXPLANATIONS""; ""WHAT CASH FLOWS ARE RELEVANT?""; ""IS IT A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT?""; ""4 How Financial Cases are Evaluated: Part 1""; ""PRESENT VALUE REVISITED""; ""THE COST OF CAPITAL""; ""WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (WACC)""; ""APPLYING PRESENT VALUES""; ""THE NPV DECISION RULE""; ""PROFITABILITY INDEX""; ""INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN""; ""THE IRR DECISION RULE""; ""NPV, IRR AND RISK"" ""5 How Financial Cases are Evaluated: Part 2""""PAYBACK""; ""PAYBACK AND RISK""; ""DISCOUNTED PAYBACK""; ""RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)""; ""ROI AND RISK""; ""SHAREHOLDER VALUE ADDED""; ""EXAMPLE 5.1""; ""THE METHODS COMPARED""; ""6 The Effects of Taxation""; ""PERSONAL TAX""; ""BUSINESS TAX""; ""CAPITAL ALLOWANCES""; ""HOW DOES TAX AFFECT AN IT FINANCIAL CASE?""; ""AFTER TAX EVALUATION OF AN INVESTMENT""; ""THE RESULTS COMPARED""; ""TAXATION AND LEASING""; ""7 IT Aspects of Depreciation""; ""DEPRECIATION OF IT ASSETS""; ""STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION""; ""REDUCING BALANCE DEPRECIATION"" ""LOSS ON DISPOSAL""""FREQUENCY OF DEPRECIATION CHARGE""; ""DEPRECIATION OF UPGRADABLE ASSETS""; ""8 IT Financing and Leasing""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHAT IS A LEASE?""; ""HOW IT LEASING DEVELOPED""; ""TYPES OF LEASE""; ""FINANCE LEASES""; ""SALE AND LEASE-BACK""; ""HIRE PURCHASE""; ""LEASING AND FINANCIAL CASES""; ""OPERATING LEASES""; ""RESIDUAL VALUE (RV)""; ""WHOSE BALANCE SHEET?""; ""RISK AND REWARD""; ""NON-FULL PAYOUT FINANCE LEASES""; ""EXCHANGE LEASES""; ""RENTAL""; ""INTERNATIONAL FINANCING""; ""'SMALL TICKET' LEASING""; ""THE LEASING CONTRACT""; ""THE FUTURE"" ""9 Outsourcing: Financial Aspects""""WHAT IS OUTSOURCING?""; ""OUTSOURCING IN PERSONAL LIFE""; ""OUTSOURCING IN BUSINESS""; ""FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OUTSOURCING""; ""RISK AND SERVICE LEVELS""; ""FINANCIAL EVALUATION METHODS""; ""SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS""; ""INFLATION""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN OUTSOURCING FINANCIAL CASE""; ""A WORKED EXAMPLE""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: DESCRIPTION""; ""STEP BY STEP TO THE SOLUTION""; ""THE TABLES""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: EXPLANATIONS""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: SUMMARY""; ""OUTSOURCING DECISION CRITERIA""; ""MANAGING THE PROCESS""; ""10 Tasters: Budgeting, Costing and Pricing"" ""BUDGETING"" |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996339086403316 |
Blackstaff Michael <1939->
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Swindon, : British Computer Society, 2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Finance for IT decision makers : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / / Michael Blackstaff |
Autore | Blackstaff Michael <1939-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Swindon, : British Computer Society, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.15 |
Soggetto topico |
Business enterprises - Finance - Management
Corporations - Finance - Management Information technology - Management |
ISBN |
1-78017-050-5
1-906124-37-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Part One Finance for IT Decision Makers""; ""1 Decisions, Decisions...""; ""WHAT IS CASH FLOW?""; ""A FINANCIAL CASE""; ""WHAT IS DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW?""; ""THE COST OF MONEY""; ""PRESENT VALUE""; ""INTERPRETING PRESENT VALUES""; ""OPPORTUNITY COST""; ""'FINANCIAL CASH FLOWS'""; ""INFLATION""; ""2 Financial Cases and Business Cases""; ""COST CASES""; ""FINANCIAL CASES""; ""BUSINESS CASES""; ""WHAT IS A BENEFIT?""; ""CASH FLOW AND PROFIT""
""A BASIS FOR INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING""""3 When is a Benefit not a Benefit?""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN IT FINANCIAL CASE""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: DESCRIPTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: SOLUTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: EXPLANATIONS""; ""WHAT CASH FLOWS ARE RELEVANT?""; ""IS IT A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT?""; ""4 How Financial Cases are Evaluated: Part 1""; ""PRESENT VALUE REVISITED""; ""THE COST OF CAPITAL""; ""WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (WACC)""; ""APPLYING PRESENT VALUES""; ""THE NPV DECISION RULE""; ""PROFITABILITY INDEX""; ""INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN""; ""THE IRR DECISION RULE""; ""NPV, IRR AND RISK"" ""5 How Financial Cases are Evaluated: Part 2""""PAYBACK""; ""PAYBACK AND RISK""; ""DISCOUNTED PAYBACK""; ""RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)""; ""ROI AND RISK""; ""SHAREHOLDER VALUE ADDED""; ""EXAMPLE 5.1""; ""THE METHODS COMPARED""; ""6 The Effects of Taxation""; ""PERSONAL TAX""; ""BUSINESS TAX""; ""CAPITAL ALLOWANCES""; ""HOW DOES TAX AFFECT AN IT FINANCIAL CASE?""; ""AFTER TAX EVALUATION OF AN INVESTMENT""; ""THE RESULTS COMPARED""; ""TAXATION AND LEASING""; ""7 IT Aspects of Depreciation""; ""DEPRECIATION OF IT ASSETS""; ""STRAIGHT-LINE DEPRECIATION""; ""REDUCING BALANCE DEPRECIATION"" ""LOSS ON DISPOSAL""""FREQUENCY OF DEPRECIATION CHARGE""; ""DEPRECIATION OF UPGRADABLE ASSETS""; ""8 IT Financing and Leasing""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHAT IS A LEASE?""; ""HOW IT LEASING DEVELOPED""; ""TYPES OF LEASE""; ""FINANCE LEASES""; ""SALE AND LEASE-BACK""; ""HIRE PURCHASE""; ""LEASING AND FINANCIAL CASES""; ""OPERATING LEASES""; ""RESIDUAL VALUE (RV)""; ""WHOSE BALANCE SHEET?""; ""RISK AND REWARD""; ""NON-FULL PAYOUT FINANCE LEASES""; ""EXCHANGE LEASES""; ""RENTAL""; ""INTERNATIONAL FINANCING""; ""'SMALL TICKET' LEASING""; ""THE LEASING CONTRACT""; ""THE FUTURE"" ""9 Outsourcing: Financial Aspects""""WHAT IS OUTSOURCING?""; ""OUTSOURCING IN PERSONAL LIFE""; ""OUTSOURCING IN BUSINESS""; ""FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OUTSOURCING""; ""RISK AND SERVICE LEVELS""; ""FINANCIAL EVALUATION METHODS""; ""SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS""; ""INFLATION""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN OUTSOURCING FINANCIAL CASE""; ""A WORKED EXAMPLE""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: DESCRIPTION""; ""STEP BY STEP TO THE SOLUTION""; ""THE TABLES""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: EXPLANATIONS""; ""EXAMPLE 9.1: SUMMARY""; ""OUTSOURCING DECISION CRITERIA""; ""MANAGING THE PROCESS""; ""10 Tasters: Budgeting, Costing and Pricing"" ""BUDGETING"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139896703321 |
Blackstaff Michael <1939->
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Swindon, : British Computer Society, 2006 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Finance for IT decision makers : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers and managers / / Michael Blackstaff |
Autore | Blackstaff Michael <1939-> |
Edizione | [1st ed. 1999.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Springer, , [1999] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 214 p. 24 illus.) |
Disciplina | 004.0681 |
Collana | Practitioner series |
Soggetto topico | Information technology - Finance |
ISBN | 1-4471-0609-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Finance for IT Decision Makers -- 1. Decisions, Decisions -- 2. Financial Cases and Business Cases -- 3. When is a Benefit not a Benefit? -- 4. How Financial Cases are Evaluated - Part 1 -- 5. How Financial Cases are Evaluated - Part 2 -- 6. The Effects of Taxation -- 7. IT Leasing - Part 1 -- 8. IT Leasing - Part 2 -- 9. IT Aspects of Depreciation and Budgets -- 2 Finance Fundamentals in a Nutshell -- 10. Finance Fundamentals - Bringing it Together -- 11. Finance Fundamentals - Pulling it Apart. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130587603321 |
Blackstaff Michael <1939->
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London : , : Springer, , [1999] | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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