BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS JAMES ANTLE (717) 705-1378 Fax: (717) 705-5529 CICS: ANTLEJA ******@ BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS PURPOSE: Offers a straightforward method of economic analysis for proposed Information Technology Projects. AUDIENCE: Material designed to help individuals/plete Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) Project Analysis Worksheet. BCA PROCESS SECTION I: Capture Costs and Benefits Current Technology Vs Proposed Technology SECTION II: Benefit/Cost Analysis (BCA) Economic analysis of a proposed IT project BCA OVERVIEW Current Technology Vs Proposed Technology Captures costs of the current method of providing goods and/or services Captures costs of the proposed method of providing goods and/or services Difference of proposed to current (if positive) is benefit of the proposed method BCA OVERVIEW (Cont.) Section II: Benefit / Cost Analysis (BCA) Outlines methods to analyze the economic feasibility of a project Used by EI teams in the Cause Finding and/or Solution Finding Steps of the Six Step Problem Solving Process TIME VALUE OF MONEY Because all Benefit/Cost Analysis is based on the time value of money, this section will explain in simplified terms that concept. We must start with the following simplifying assumptions: What if 5% rate of interest is fixed rate of return at every financial institution Assume no inflation What if you have $100 to invest TIME VALUE OF MONEY (Cont.) At the 5% rate of interest: $100 + [Giving up use for one year] = $100 + $5 [Giving up the use for one year] = $5 Time Value of Money = $5 Stated another way, $100 today is equal to $105 one year from today at a 5% interest rate or equally the present value of $105 (which you would receive 1 year from today) is $100 assuming again the same 5% interest rate. TIME VALUE OF MONEY:PRESENT VALUE EXAMPLE YEARS 0 1 2 3 4 5 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 Present value (PV) of receipts $952 $907 $864 $823 $784 $4330 = Receiving a stream on $1000 a year for the next 5 y