So, What Does IT Cost?
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- Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
- Author(s) and Contributors:
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Author(s): Angie Milonas Rob Smyser Jerry Grochow
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Research Collection(s): Research Bulletins
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Abstract
In 2004, MIT and Stanford University began the Total Cost of IT project to measure, or at least estimate, the total cost of IT at those two institutions. This bulletin describes the project costing model, processes, and findings and the ways this model can be replicated on other campuses. It explains how to categorize spending, which questions to ask, how to manage and analyze results, and how to extract a meaningful picture of IT spending.