Finance for IT decision makers a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers /

Blackstaff, Michael, 1939-

Finance for IT decision makers a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / by Michael Blackstaff. - 2nd ed. - Swindon : British Computer Society, 2008. - xix, 316 p. : ill.; 24 cm

Previous ed.: London: Springer, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1 FINANCE FOR IT DECISION MAKAERS1 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 26 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 NUTSHELL11 Finance fundamentals - bringing it together 12 Different kinds of business and their financial characteristics 13 Finance fundamentals - pulling it apart APPENDICES1 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

9781902505732 (pbk) 1902505735


Business enterprises--Finance--Management.
Corporations--Finance--Management.
Information technology--Management.


Electronic books.

658.15 / BLA-F 2008 11746