Enterprise IT value engineering: A proposed method and case study

The paper proposes an IT value engineering method for private sector organization. With defined organization performances and/or strategic directions, the method gives guidance for finding optimal IT resources needed by the organization to reach the organization performances. The method was developed based on the engineering philosophies and concepts that already exist for computer/electronic engineering, software engineering and systems engineering. Literature review and synthesis comprising IT Value research and Resource-Based View (RBV) theory were conducted in method development. We apply the novel IT value engineering method in case study of plantation sector companies in Indonesia to test the proposed method. Discussion and managerial implication are provided.