Overview

A no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to the areas of finance as they relate to IT. Assuming no prior knowledge of finance, this guide teaches how to construct a financial case for IT projects and covers other areas such as methods of financing, current legislation, cost/benefit analysis, budgeting, costing and pricing. It is designed for both business and non-commercial organisations, and is ideal for managers, practitioners, buyers, sellers and consultants.

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Author:   Michael Blackstaff
Publisher:   BCS Learning & Development Limited
Imprint:   British Computer Society
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.686kg
ISBN:  

9781902505732

ISBN 10:   1902505735
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   01 July 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781780171227
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

PART 1 FINANCE FOR IT DECISION MAKAERS 1 Decisions, decisions 2 Financial and business cases 3 When is a benefit not a benefit? 4 How financial cases are evaluated 5 How financial cases are evaluated: part 2 6 The effects of taxation 7 IT aspects of depreciation 8 IT financing and leasing 9 Outsourcing - financial aspects 10 Tasters - budgeting, costing and pricing PART 2 FINANCE FUNDAMENTALS IN A NUTSHELL 11 Finance fundamentals - bringing it together 12 Different kinds of business and their financial characteristics 13 Finance fundamentals - pulling it apart APPENDICES 1 Discount Tables 2 Lease Accounting Rules 3 Example of UK Local Authority Account 4 Uk Software Tax and Accounting Rules 5 UK Long-term Contract Accounting Rules 6 UK Value Added Tax (VAT): IT Aspects 7 Debit and Credit Further Reading Index

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It is written in plain language and contains many practical examples. --Kybernetes, volume 35 issue 9, 2007

Author Information

Michael Blackstaff is a chartered accountant with over thirty years' finance and marketing experience in the IT industry. He has worked as a financial marketing specialist with IBM, teaching salespeople the finance of selling and advising customers on finance and accounting for IT. He writes and teaches on finance for non-financial professionals.

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