CoSN Publications

• Podcast: Measuring VOI Aussie-Style
• VOI Backgrounder (PDF)
• 2005 CoSN Compendium monograph From TCO to TVO
  Early VOI work contributed by Bill Rust from Gartner. Read “TVO” as “VOI”.
• CDW-G EdTech Focus on K-12 Magazine, March/April, 2006, Measuring the Value of Technology Projects
• CDW-G EdTech Focus on K-12 Magazine, November/December, 2007, “The Importance of Measurable Benefits”

Presentations
Click here for the most current VOI presentation slides. (2 MB PDF)

Other Publications
There is a rapidly growing interest in better determining the value of technology in K-12. As a new area of investigation, CoSN has found minimal work or publications related to VOI, but expect to see much more nationally and internationally in the coming months. The following articles have been identified; please help us to complete this with other articles that you may be aware of by clicking on Contact Us.

• Gauging Technology Costs and Benefits
  PDF by Richard Kaestner
• Value of Investment in Technology: Simple Questions, Difficult to Answer (PDF)
  by Rich Kaestner
  This article originally appeared in the November 2006 issue of School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International. The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates.

Gartner Resources
Recommended Garter Education Research
may require subscription

• Number: G00126261
  A TVO Approach Can Support Education IT Projects
• Number: G00125929
  TVO Portfolio of Frameworks Process Can Pinpoint the Value of IT in K-12 Education
• Number: G00124929
  How to Define the TRV for K-12 Education
• Number: G00124928
  How to Use the TRV to Support High-Priority IT Initiatives
• Number: TU-21-6810
  Introducing the Educational Technology Opportunity Matrix
• Number: TU-22-2913
  Using the Educational Technology Opportunity Matrix

Other US Resources

• techLEARNING news, Does Technology Pay? Investing wisely takes discipline by Michael Simkins, February 15, 2006
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Results that Matter, March, 2006
• School CIO, Measuring Value, One Dollar at a Time

International Resources