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	<title>Comments on: How do you measure the success of a software/hardware transaction?</title>
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		<title>By: carlosdl</title>
		<link>http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-you-measure-the-success-of-a-softwarehardware-transaction/#comment-115524</link>
		<dc:creator>carlosdl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In general, I&#039;d say that success can be measured in terms of the relation between the benefit that was obtained vs the cost of the solution, which is usually referred to as ROI, but even if you get a positive ROI,&#160; opportunity costs should also be taken into account.&#160; You still need to figure out an adequate method to measure the benefits and costs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In general, I&#8217;d say that success can be measured in terms of the relation between the benefit that was obtained vs the cost of the solution, which is usually referred to as ROI, but even if you get a positive ROI,&nbsp; opportunity costs should also be taken into account.&nbsp; You still need to figure out an adequate method to measure the benefits and costs.</p>
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		<title>By: TG123</title>
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		<dc:creator>TG123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not SAP. Just a general question to get some input from people in the IT Procurement teams.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not SAP. Just a general question to get some input from people in the IT Procurement teams.</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Tidmarsh</title>
		<link>http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-you-measure-the-success-of-a-softwarehardware-transaction/#comment-115519</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Tidmarsh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible that your answer could be SAP or something related?&lt;br&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it possible that your answer could be SAP or something related?</p>
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		<title>By: TG123</title>
		<link>http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-you-measure-the-success-of-a-softwarehardware-transaction/#comment-115516</link>
		<dc:creator>TG123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean the financial success of a good deal?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I mean the financial success of a good deal?</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Tidmarsh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michael Tidmarsh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to ITKE, TG123! Are you looking for a specific software that you can use to measure different transactions? &lt;br&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to ITKE, TG123! Are you looking for a specific software that you can use to measure different transactions? </p>
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		<title>By: carlosdl</title>
		<link>http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-do-you-measure-the-success-of-a-softwarehardware-transaction/#comment-115514</link>
		<dc:creator>carlosdl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you mean by &quot;&lt;i&gt;software/hardware &lt;b&gt;transaction&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&quot; ?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What do you mean by &#8220;<i>software/hardware <b>transaction</b></i>&#8221; ?</p>
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