Value of Business Systems Analyst Training

Please answer the following questions to calculate the value for your situation
1. How many business systems analysts (FTE) does your group have?

2. How much is your annual

 IT or
Maintenance		 budget (in whole dollars)?
 
    Industry Norm   Calculated Values for Your Organization
# Analyzed Cost Factor Low High Source Low High Average
1 Percentage of your IT budget spent on maintenance projects 50% 75% 3, 4
2 Percentage of maintenance caused by poor requirements 50% 70% 2, 3, 5, 6, 11
3 Percentage of requirements errors caused by poor analysis 30% 50% 8, 10
4 Training Savings Potential annual post-training savings in dollars 15% 34% 11
7 Potential annual post-training savings as a percent of your IT Maintenance budget      
5 One-time cost of training all of your business systems analysts $2000 $5000 FAQ 7
6 First-year savings after deducting one-time cost of training all of your business systems analysts