You have a great idea for a new information system. Maybe it will speed up order processing, help managers make better decisions, or make customers happier. But before anyone writes a check, someone is going to ask a simple question: “Is it worth it?” That’s what this chapter is about. We’ll learn how to put a price tag on both the costs and the benefits of a project, even the hard-to-pin-down ones, and then use a few straightforward tools to decide whether the project makes financial sense.