Ask about ROI numbers for an IT project and you often hear that the benefits are great, but too soft, too intangible to be measured. Doug Hubbard begs to differ. He’s the author of a new book: How to ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Abramovitz, M. (1956). Resource and output trends in the United States since 1870.

How valuable are a company’s IT systems, employee skills, culture? For many, they are worth far more than the physical and financial assets that can be tallied on a balance sheet. Measuring the value ...

As nonprofit leaders, changing the calendar year signals one of the most critical periods in our work: annual reporting on impact and new year goal setting. It's a time when we compile the results of ...

A UC Santa Barbara-led study calls for new methods to assess the societal benefits of Earth science information beyond traditional monetary measures. Researchers argue that intangible values like ...

Discover how cost-benefit analysis helps determine project viability by balancing financial and intangible factors, its benefits, and limitations in decision-making.