Business
Look beyond the dollar signs to validate your projects
Innovation is an almost-sacred business pursuit. Unfortunately, many organizations throw up barriers that make it difficult to foster innovation, such as viewing the value of a project only in terms of its ability to generate calculated revenue.
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Innovation is an almost-sacred business pursuit. Unfortunately, many organizations throw up barriers that make it difficult to foster innovation, such as viewing the value of a project only in terms of its ability to generate calculated revenue. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers explains how to identify and demonstrate the value of a proposed project by looking beyond just dollars and cents–an approach that can fuel innovation and position you as a thought leader.
For those of you who prefer text over video, you can read the original article from John McKee that this episode was based on: Costs and benefits of projects: Looking beyond the dollar signs.