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Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per IT function FTE
This measure calculates the total cost of the IT function, excluding any depreciation/amortization allocated to the fiscal year for capital assets acquired in the current…
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Total IT outsourced cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total annual IT outsourced cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 business entity revenue. Outsourced cost refers to the total cost of…
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Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per business entity employee
This measure calculates the total cost of the IT function, excluding any depreciation/amortization allocated to the fiscal year for capital assets acquired in the current…
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Number of business entity employees per FTE that performs IT processes
This measure calculates the number of business entity employees per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the function, "manage information technology." This…
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Average span of control for the IT function
This measure calculates average span of control for the IT function. Span of control refers to the number of subordinates or direct reports controlled directly by a…
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Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per end user
This measure calculates total annual IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per end user. Total IT Cost or Budget (excluding depreciation/amortization; i.e., based on…
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Number of FTEs that perform the IT function per 1,000 end users
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) who perform the function "manage information technology" per 1,000 end users. IT end users (or IT customers)…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage the business of information technology", including depreciation/amortization, per process FTE
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "manage the business of information technology", including depreciation/amortization, per process full-time…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per process FTE
This measure calculates total cost, including depreciation/amortization, per process full time equivalent (FTE) to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and…
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Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs. Total IT Cost or Budget …
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Personnel cost to perform the function "manage information technology" per IT function FTE
This measure calculates the internal personnel and external personnel costs to perform the function “manage information technology” per IT function full-time equivalent…
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Total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost of the IT function, excluding any depreciation/amortization allocated to the fiscal year for capital assets acquired in the current…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage the business of information technology", including depreciation/amortization, per process FTE
This measure calculates internal and external personnel cost to perform the process group “manage the business of information technology,” including any depreciation…
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Percentage of planned return on investment (ROI) for application development and maintenance projects
This measure calculates the percentage of return on investment (ROI) for application development and maintenance projects. Application development involves end-to-end…
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IT expense, including depreciation/amortization, per employee
This measure calculates IT expense, including depreciation/amortization, per employee. IT expenses include internal/external personnel cost; hardware cost for owned/leased…