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A Buyer’s Guide to IT Value Methodologies

by Tracy Mayor CIO Magazine, 07/15/2002 This is a fairly comprehensive review of IT valuation methods. Follow the "probabilistic methods" link to go to the section that discusses AIE. It errs in distinguishing a clear line between Real-Options Valuation and AIE (AIE...

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IT Portfolio Management

Joanne Cummings Network World Fusion, 04/01/2002 April 4, 2002 Network World writer Joanne Cummings interviews Doug Hubbard about assessing risk and return in IT portfolios. [view article]

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Containing the Pain of Scope Creep

By Regina Kwon and Anna Maria Virzi Baseline, 3/1/2002 Doug Hubbard provides the authors with a practical example of the costs of adding one more function to software in development. The true costs are probably greater than you expect once a few categories of "hidden...

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The Probability Problem

by Regina Kwon Baseline Magazine, 12/10/2001 This is a practical explanation of the "Calibrated Probability" approach used in AIE. It even has a neat interactive tool. The article is based on an interview with Doug Hubbard. [view article]

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Gauging IT Investments

by Judi Hasson Federal Computer Week, 12/10/2001 This discusses how AIE was used (or will be used, since it was written before the project) at the Census Bureau. [view article]

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Red Light, Green Light

Case Study by Tracy Mayor, analysis by Douglas Hubbard CIO Enterprise Magazine, 10/01/2001 A case study written by Tracy Mayor explains how GM North America uses a color-coded project status tracking method. Doug Hubbard critiques this approach the "Expert Analysis"...

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Do The Math

Scott Berinato CIO Magazine, 10/1/2001 Berinato talks to several IT value experts including Doug Hubbard. [inactive link]

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