Managing Information Technology

398 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems Instead, many purchasing companies have decided to take the middle alternative in F ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 399 modified because the business practices they support are quite st ...

400 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems firms have developed an expertise in what is referred to as “change management.” So ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 401 example, if an RFP is sent to vendors, a purchasing special- ist ...

402 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems Purchasing Advantages Reduced time to implement Lower overall acquisition costs Re ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 403 The long-term disadvantage is that the organization becomes depen ...

404 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems software, as well as to provide some of the up-front and ongoing consulting service ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 405 a “satisficing” mind-set, as opposed to expecting an “optimal” so ...

406 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems Because the source code is open, it may be easier to interface different open sour ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 407 critical when an organization enters into an ASP agreement. A pur ...

408 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems code of the package is modified, which may be done by the vendor, another outside s ...

Chapter 10 • Methodologies for Purchased Software Packages 409 Bibliography Anthes, Gary H. 2000. “Asking the right questions up ...

410 THE OVERALL GOALS OF SYSTEMS PROJECTS ARE TO IMPLEMENT A QUALITYsystem that meets the needs of the targeted business and its ...

Chapter 11 • IT Project Management 411 Even more common today is a program management office (PMO), also referred to as a “proje ...

412 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems PROJECT DESCRIPTION MAJOR MILESTONES · Project Scope and Approval ·Publish RFP ·Ven ...

Chapter 11 • IT Project Management 413 well as initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing a project. Some project ...

414 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems Initiating: Conduct project selection methods Define scope (understand customer ne ...

Chapter 11 • IT Project Management 415 Project Initiation The first phase of a project life cycle is the project initiation phas ...

416 Part III • Acquiring Information Systems Rank Alternatives Sensitivity Analysis Even if it is not possible to compute explic ...

Chapter 11 • IT Project Management 417 Work breakdownis a basic management tech- nique that systematically subdivides blocks of ...