Boston, MA, USA
June 30, 2008

The Business Case for Modern Policy
Administration Systems

Table of Contents

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Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4
  Entering the Modern Policy Administration System Era 4
Building the Business Case 8
  Hard vs. Soft Benefits 8
  Hard Dollar Costs 11
  Hard Dollar Benefits 13
  Putting It All Together 15
  Timing Considerations 17
Vendor Selection Processes 18
  Best Practice Approaches 19
Final Observations 20
 

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