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GE Provides Tool for Quantifying the Business Value of Geospatial Network Management Solutions PDF

CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM—January 25, 2011—GE (NYSE: GE) announced today it has published the “ROI Handbook for geospatial network infrastructure management solutions: A structured approach to quantifying and delivering business value.” The ROI handbook is designed to help network operators make fact-based decisions about investments in network infrastructure management solutions, gain buy-in by making the right level and pace of investment and support their business objectives based on a quantifiable return-on-investment (ROI).

Investment prioritization and justification are more relevant than ever as leaders of network operators look to quantify specific and measurable return across all IT investments. As a result, many geospatial technology advocates face significant challenges to secure funding because:

    Senior leaders expect a strong economic (quantitative) business case to
    support all funding/budget requests

    Historic technology investment may not have yielded tangible value that senior
    executives recognize

    Strategic investments are not high enough on the ‘priority stack’ compared
    with tactical initiatives that address short-term issues

    Network infrastructure solutions are viewed as only relevant to the engineering
    department, with a lack of awareness of the value and benefit of exploitation
    through all parts of the business

    Recognizing these challenges and that technology innovation, competition and
    customer demands are driving the need to exploit network infrastructure more
    effectively, GE has collaborated with PA Consulting Group and assembled their
    collective insights and experience on how to quantify the tangible business value
    that geospatial network infrastructure management solutions can deliver to
    network operators.

 

 

 

This handbook is relevant across the technology lifecycle including organizations:

Yet to have an established corporate network infrastructure management platform

Prioritizing ‘next steps’ to ensure current platforms fully deliver on their potential value

Upgrading to the latest versions of their software solution

Tools and templates to support the ROI methodology described are available for download from GE’s digital energy website. www.GEDigitalEnergy.com/GIS.htm

About PA Consulting Group, Inc
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