Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Most TCO analysis is time consuming, difficult, costly and inaccurate. The Standish Group benchmarks your application and system costs through our fast track method. This is accomplished by using the VirtualADVISOR®, an advanced case-based expert system that uses a complex set of formulas and algorithms that sorts and weights this information to produce a comprehensive set of results.

  • Fast TCO
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  • Accurate TCO
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  • Comparative TCO


    • Return on Investment (ROI)

    Like TCO, ROI analysis is time consuming, difficult, costly and inaccurate. The Standish Group unique matching method is used to benchmark the ROI of your applications and systems. For each target resource we will create an estimated ROI and compare it to similar resources. The net result is list of resources each with an ROI in comparison to others in the VirtualADVISOR database.

  • Fast ROI
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  • Accurate ROI
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  • Comparative ROI


    • Risk

    Risk means threats to the organization's success, such as physical, estimating, financial, or political; in quantitative terms, it's the probability of an undesired outcome. For each resource The Standish Group will assign a risk category again by using the matching method to benchmark each risk. The net result is a risk index. We then compare and contrast your environment against the VirtualADVISOR database.

  • Fast Risk
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  • Accurate Risk
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  • Comparative Risk


    • Optimization

    For every application and system, cost, risk and ROI inputs are submitted to The Standish Group proprietary genomic optimizer. The genomic optimizer special patented algorithms and processes, similar to DNA analysis, calculate the best possible combination for you to gain the maximum value. The results show the value of each applications and system.

  • Optimize ROI
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  • Optimize Risk
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  • Optimize Value


    • Deliverable

    The Standish Group's Benchmarking Assessments are produced with comprehensive and unique tools, data and process. This methodology makes our engagements focus on delivering results that meets your specific business requirements quickly and accurately. The Standish Group will deliver the benchmark results in on-site discussions, presentations, and reports. These activities will be done as selected by you, the client. Standish advisors will provide a platform for a discussion of the differences of values between the applications and systems. The report will contain analysis of normalized results with recommendations for improvements.

  • Discussions
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  • Presentations
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  • Reports