Evaluating the Benefits of IT Projects Is More Complex Than

question 17

Multiple Choice

Evaluating the benefits of IT projects is more complex than evaluating their costs for which of the following reasons?

• A) benefits are harder to quantify
• B) benefits are often intangible
• C) IT can be used for several different purposes
• D) probability of obtaining a return from an IT investment is based on the probability of implementation success
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Police Power

The capacity of a state to regulate behaviors and enforce order within its territory, often used to maintain the safety, health, morals, and general welfare of its inhabitants.

State Responsibility

The legal and political concept that states are accountable for upholding international laws, norms, and agreements.

Parens Patriae

A legal principle that allows the state to act as the guardian for those who are unable to care for themselves, including minors and the mentally ill.

Police Power

The capacity of a state to regulate behaviors and enforce order within its territory, often used for protecting health, safety, morals, and the general welfare of the public.