Requirements-Driven Waste in IT Spending by Portfolio Mix Average of Level 1 and Level 2 Companies Versus Level 3 Companies 60%
High requirements maturity translates directly to IT spending efficiency. These efficiency advantages become more pronounced as the size and complexity of projects grow. By investing in requirements maturity, organizations can not only improve business analysis capabilities, but also reduce IT spending waste. This means a greater level of certainty and higher success rates for all IT development projects.
50%
40% 30% 20%
10% 0% 0% of Projects over Less than 25% of 25%-50% of 50%-70% of Over 70% of $5 Million projects over $5 Projects over $5M Projects over $5M projects over $5M Million Wastage: Level 1 & 2 Companies
Source: 2009 Business Analysis Benchmark
Wastage: Level 3 Companies
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