Intranet COST–BENEFIT Assessment

In the mid nineties the intranet started as a means of using web technology on the local networks i.e. benefiting from the features of the internet on the local scale. The intranet provided many benefits for the many organizations that implemented this technology such as information publishing, document management, training, etc. One of the basic reasons of using intranet is saving the various costs associated with many activities that incurred high costs such as information printing, distribution and storage.
Initially installing intranet technology, as the case with anything else, needs cost and in many cases this cost can be high especially if there is no network in place.
This paper examines all the possible costs associated with implementing intranet technology based on the assumption that there is no network in place. Hence all associated costs will be considered such as hardware, software, network etc.
Then the paper looks at cost – benefit assessment as a result of utilizing intranet technology, which takes into account all possible costs incurred and benefits gained. A full calculation is done taking Universityas a study case based on a number of assumptions , where the return on investment is calculated as result of the cost – benefit assessment to see if implementing intranet technology is worthwhile or not.

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