| Benefit of an Agile IS | Factor | |||
| 1 (Technology Leverage) | 2 (Strategic Benefits) | 3 (Cost Savings) | 4 (Top Performance) | |
| Use of the latest technologies to avoid technology obsolescence | 0.795 |
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| Business process innovation through use of latest IS technologies | 0.719 |
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| Protection of IS and the organization from vendor induced risks (bankruptcy, etc.) | 0.663 |
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| Increased robustness of changes made to the IS | 0.569 |
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| Enhancement of IS capabilities | 0.483 |
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| Alignment of IS with the business process requirements at all times |
| 0.719 |
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| Use of IS as a strategic business tool |
| 0.652 |
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| Faster development of products and services | 0.449 | 0.541 |
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| Rapid change in business processes |
| 0.488 |
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| Increased financial benefits to the organization |
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| Effective information processing |
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| 0.822 |
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| Efficient information processing |
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| 0.717 |
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| Increase in efficiency and effectiveness of business processes supported by IS |
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| 0.525 |
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| Rapid IS response to security threats like viruses and cyber attacks |
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| 0.726 |
| Fast IS recovery from failures/outages |
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| 0.551 |
| IS can meet the service level agreements (SLAs) for capacity and performance |
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| 0.542 |
| Quick building of capacity for handling peak loads and/or sudden loads |
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| 0.428 |
| IS changes are made in a timely fashion |
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