Budget & Resources

In the Budget & Resources section, enter the nominal return, total cost of ownership, direct and indirect annual revenue, and the average headcount supporting the application.

The owner of the entity and users assigned one or more of the following roles can view the data in this section: Business Owner, Budget Manager, Benefits Manager, and Respondent (when more information is requested). Users assigned one or more of the following roles can edit the data in this section: Business Owner and Respondent (when more information is requested).

Authorized users can access and edit the application's financial summary by clicking the link in the Financial Summary field. For additional information about the financial summary, see the description of the Financial Summary field in Table A-5. Application Budget & Resources fields.

Figure A-5. Application Budget & Resources section

Table A-5. Application Budget & Resources fields

Field

Description

Financial Summary

A link to the financial summary of the application. The financial summary captures monthly forecast and actual costs and benefits.

This link is available only to users designated as the application entity's Business Owner, Budget Manager, Benefits Manager, Respondent (when more information is requested), or owner.

Only application entities and transformation proposals have financial summaries. Each application entity and transformation proposals has its own financial summary.

For more information about financial summaries, see the Financial Management User Guide.

Nominal Return (ROI)

The difference between total planned benefits (revenue) and total planned costs.

Nominal Return = Total Planned Benefits – Total Planned Costs

Total Cost of Ownership

The total cost to own and operate the application, including direct and indirect costs.

Direct Annual Revenue

The amount of annual revenue the application contributes to the enterprise.

Indirect Annual Revenue

The amount of annual revenue that can be attributed to the application through a sharing function.

Resource Count (#)

The average number of resources supporting the application at any one time.