cost justification

Invariably, the toughest part of a data management initiative, is justifying in financial terms why funding should be earmarked for a project. Comparisons will be made with other investment options that may offer more apparent, clear cut savings.

Across all industries and organisations, paramount is the need to remain competitive and increase productivity and the "value-add" represents the holy grail for most established commercial enterprises.

Downsizing, rightsizing have been features of industry and commerce for many years. Less people to execute the workload with investment channelled into new capital equipment for production, outsourcing of non-essential core activities, along with the opportunistic purchase of complimentary niche businesses to augment the value of the company.