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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>THE CRITICAL FACTORS FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT SUCCESS – JAMES ROBERTSON<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Critical Factors for Information Technology
Investment Success recognizes the extremely high level of Information
Technology Investment failure, catalogues the causes of failure and presents a
structured approach to avoid failure.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Compelling messages the book contains include:</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Only ten percent of Information Technology investments
meet or exceed the original business requirement and seventy percent of
projects fail totally. Only ten percent of Strategic Plans succeed.
Seventy percent of Business Process Re-engineering projects fail.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This book explains why.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Information Technology, Business Strategy and Business
Process Re-engineering are all facets of one composite field of business
improvement which require an integrated holistic approach to achieve results.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Information Technology is not about technology, it is
about people.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>A clear understanding of the strategic driver of the
business is one of the most critical factors that determines Information
Technology Investment success.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Highly structured validation data and codes in a
comprehensive data model represents one of the biggest opportunities for
businesses to secure real benefit using Information Technology.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This book confronts probably the single most
challenging topic confronting business management today – how to apply
Strategic Planning, Business Optimization and Information Technology to support
business effectively, strategically and sustainably.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The “Critical Factors For Information Technology
Investment Success” is available for R500.00 vat inclusive, excluding
postage. If you are interested in purchasing the book, please find attached
order Form.</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Angelene Aylward</span></font></st1:PersonName><span
lang=EN-GB> (SAICE) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tel: +27 11 805 5947/8 Fax: 011 805 5971</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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