Figure 1: Project Analytics

Percentage of the top five strategic IT projects for which the following analyses are performed (weighted average).

	All Respondents	Most Wired	Least Wired
Baseline measurement established for each metric	61%	74%	39%
Definition of financial metrics and targets set	62	75	44
Definition of quality, safety or patient satisfaction metrics and targets set	60	75	41
Formal time set for reviewing project metrics with stakeholders	62	76	39
Specific plan for when project metrics and original business case objectives will be measured and evaluated	56	72	32
Pre-project risk analysis	61	75	38
Pre-project cost benefit analysis	67	78	48

Source: 2006 Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study

This article 1st appeared in the July 2006 issue of HHN Magazine.

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