Understanding Your CMDB Project's ROI

Targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise Configuration Management Database (CMDB) initiative, this Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) white paper level-sets expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provides basic ROI best practices, and gives readers sufficient insight to move forward with their CMDB project. The paper discusses real-world ROI experiences in the larger context of the CMDB value proposition focusing on the pragmatic choices that must be made. A brief EMA viewpoint discusses the merits of the ASG's MetaCMDB solution for those executives concerned with ROI. <-- A Board Room View: Understanding Your CMDB Project's ROI -->