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5. E-Business Value Matrix
Matrix has 2
axes and 4 quadrants. Horizontal axis
is the newness of
the idea in the IT project and the vertical axis is the criticality of the project to the
business.
nNew fundamentals: Low-Low=provide a fundamentally new way of working in overhead areas, not
business critical
areas
nOperational excellence: High in criticality
to business-Low in
newness of idea=medium risk because they may involve reengineering work processes
nRational experimentation: Low in criticality
to business-High
in newness of idea=test new technologies and ideas
nBreakthrough strategy: High-High=potentially
have a huge impact on
the company