Determining Return On Investment (ROI) in the Public Sector
by: David Brandon, PMP, 2005Q3
The following article is provided by the PMI GovSIG as part of collaboration efforts to enhance sharing of knowledge across all components.Government organizations, unlike the private sector, often do not have a choice on whether to initiate a project. Government agencies cannot assess their portfolio and promote or kill projects simply on the Return on Investment (ROI) or the value to the organization. Most public sector projects are prescribed either by law (e.g., parliament, legislature, congress, or other law-making body) or by political influence (e.g., protectionism, state vs. federal funding, or “my boss wants a better ‘so and so.’”)
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The following article is provided by the PMI GovSIG as part of collaboration efforts to enhance sharing of knowledge across all components.Government organizations, unlike the private sector, often do not have a choice on whether to initiate a project. Government agencies cannot assess their portfolio and promote or kill projects simply on the Return on Investment (ROI) or the value to the organization. Most public sector projects are prescribed either by law (e.g., parliament, legislature, congress, or other law-making body) or by political influence (e.g., protectionism, state vs. federal funding, or “my boss wants a better ‘so and so.’”)
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