Software sources
Invitation to tender
Evaluating supplier proposals
The advantage and disadvantage of bespoke and off-the-shelf software
Software contracts and licences
Jaden's Module 3 Assignment - PostSecondary Opportunities
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In today's tech-era, the internet will always remain the second sustaining factor for life after oxygen. We are much affiliated with the proceedings of websites as we continue to live in this modern technology-driven era. We are continuously utilizing the internet and feeding our information on computers and phones. Works that used to take several hours or days can be done with one click now. All these processes have been possible because of cybersecurity analyst specialists. But we are aware of the fact that every credential bears some advantages and negative points. The information fed on computers increases the rate of cybercrimes. Any company or an individual can fall victim to these perpetrators. It is hazardous not only for an organization but also for the nation
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Week 7 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security,.docxhelzerpatrina
Week 7 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery
Sousa, K., & Oz, E. (2015). Management Information Systems, 7th Edition. Cengage Learning.
ISBN-13: 978-1285186139
Read:
· Chapter 13
· Chapter 14
Week 7 Lecture 1 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security
Management of Information Systems
Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security
Systems Acquisition
Options to consider when acquiring a new system are, development in-house, outsourcing, licensing, software as a service (SaaS), and having users develop the system. There are trade-offs to consider for each option. In-house development has several advantages to consider such as a good fit to organizational need and culture, dedicated maintenance, since the developers are accessible within the company, seamless interface, when the system is custom-made for an organization special requirements can be implemented to ensure that it has proper interfaces with other systems, and specialized security, special security measures can be integrated into an application. Additionally, there is a potential for strategic advantage. Some of the disadvantages of in-house development are, high cost, a long wait for development personnel, who might be busy with other projects and the application may be excessively organization specific to integrate with other systems.
Outsourcing
Advantages of outsourcing are improved financial planning sense outsourcing enables a client to know the exact costs of IT functions over the period of a contract. Another advantage is reduced license and maintenance fee discounts. Outsourcing gives businesses an opportunity to increase their attention to the core business by letting experts manage IT. Outsourcing also provides shorter implementation time as IT vendors can in most cases complete a new application in less time than in-house development. A reduction in personnel as another advantage as IS salaries and benefits are expensive. Outsourcing increases access to highly qualified knowledge. Clients can tap into the IT vendor’s knowledge and experience gained by working with many clients in different environments.
Some of the risks of outsourcing IT services are a loss of control, a loss of experienced employees, outsourcing involves transferring organizations employees to the highest vendor, the risk of losing competitive advantage outsourcing the development of strategic systems is the same as disclosing trade secrets. Another disadvantage is high price despite careful pre-contractual calculations companies find that outsourcing cost them significantly more than if they had spent their resources on in-house development.
Licensing
Benefits of licensing software are immediate system availability, low price (the license fee), available support, and high quality. Immediate availability shortens the time from when a decision is made to acquire the new system and when the new system begins to be productive. The product is high qual ...
Jaden's Module 3 Assignment - PostSecondary Opportunities
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In today's tech-era, the internet will always remain the second sustaining factor for life after oxygen. We are much affiliated with the proceedings of websites as we continue to live in this modern technology-driven era. We are continuously utilizing the internet and feeding our information on computers and phones. Works that used to take several hours or days can be done with one click now. All these processes have been possible because of cybersecurity analyst specialists
How to Become a Cyber Security Analyst in 2021..Sprintzeal
In today's tech-era, the internet will always remain the second sustaining factor for life after oxygen. We are much affiliated with the proceedings of websites as we continue to live in this modern technology-driven era. We are continuously utilizing the internet and feeding our information on computers and phones. Works that used to take several hours or days can be done with one click now. All these processes have been possible because of cybersecurity analyst specialists. But we are aware of the fact that every credential bears some advantages and negative points. The information fed on computers increases the rate of cybercrimes. Any company or an individual can fall victim to these perpetrators. It is hazardous not only for an organization but also for the nation
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DentSoftware Series is a comprehensive and Integrated Dental Clinical Management Software designed and developed to meet the demands of running Multi speciality dental clinics, Corporate dental clinics, Dental Colleges, Medium and Small Dental clinics. DentSoftware provides the benefits of streamlined operations, enhanced administration and control, superior patient care, strict cost control and improved profitability. DentSoftware has got its own identity among dentists due to its analytical reports which in turn helps the management to take quick and efficient decisions even when they are out of the office.
Week 7 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security,.docxhelzerpatrina
Week 7 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security, and Disaster Recovery
Sousa, K., & Oz, E. (2015). Management Information Systems, 7th Edition. Cengage Learning.
ISBN-13: 978-1285186139
Read:
· Chapter 13
· Chapter 14
Week 7 Lecture 1 - Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security
Management of Information Systems
Choices in Systems Acquisition and Risks, Security
Systems Acquisition
Options to consider when acquiring a new system are, development in-house, outsourcing, licensing, software as a service (SaaS), and having users develop the system. There are trade-offs to consider for each option. In-house development has several advantages to consider such as a good fit to organizational need and culture, dedicated maintenance, since the developers are accessible within the company, seamless interface, when the system is custom-made for an organization special requirements can be implemented to ensure that it has proper interfaces with other systems, and specialized security, special security measures can be integrated into an application. Additionally, there is a potential for strategic advantage. Some of the disadvantages of in-house development are, high cost, a long wait for development personnel, who might be busy with other projects and the application may be excessively organization specific to integrate with other systems.
Outsourcing
Advantages of outsourcing are improved financial planning sense outsourcing enables a client to know the exact costs of IT functions over the period of a contract. Another advantage is reduced license and maintenance fee discounts. Outsourcing gives businesses an opportunity to increase their attention to the core business by letting experts manage IT. Outsourcing also provides shorter implementation time as IT vendors can in most cases complete a new application in less time than in-house development. A reduction in personnel as another advantage as IS salaries and benefits are expensive. Outsourcing increases access to highly qualified knowledge. Clients can tap into the IT vendor’s knowledge and experience gained by working with many clients in different environments.
Some of the risks of outsourcing IT services are a loss of control, a loss of experienced employees, outsourcing involves transferring organizations employees to the highest vendor, the risk of losing competitive advantage outsourcing the development of strategic systems is the same as disclosing trade secrets. Another disadvantage is high price despite careful pre-contractual calculations companies find that outsourcing cost them significantly more than if they had spent their resources on in-house development.
Licensing
Benefits of licensing software are immediate system availability, low price (the license fee), available support, and high quality. Immediate availability shortens the time from when a decision is made to acquire the new system and when the new system begins to be productive. The product is high qual ...
A vendor, or a supplier, is a supply chain management term that means anyone who provides goods or services to a company or individuals i.e. WEB ERA Company is the vendor for panacea ERP software.
According to the 2013 UK ERP selection guide, we will need to assess the vendors who are most appropriate to our organization and what size of resources, geographic coverage and breadth of product rage we expect them to have.
A presentation on the principles that technology suppliers can adhere to in order to become more responsible. Also serves as a description of behaviours that procuring organisations should look for in their suppliers.
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The SaaS technology stack includes a range of web application frameworks and libraries that support the core software processes in a SaaS organization. The stack should be engineered with security and performance needs in mind, and also support other critical functions such as system monitoring and provisioning.
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Paper presented at the Second Congres International Des Etudes Somaliennes Pour Une Culture De La Paix En Somalie, 25-27 October 1995, Institut du Monde Arab, Paris.
Paper presented at the Second Congres International Des Etudes Somaliennes
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Solutions: Redesigned order and production processes reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve customer service.
At the business level of strategy, the key question is, "How can we compete effectively in this particular market?" The market might be light bulbs, utility vehicles, or cable television.
Important Managerial Questions:
What is strategy?
What is strategic advantage?
Information Systems as a strategic resource
How do we use Information Systems to achieve some form of strategic advantage over competitors?
Types of information systems?
Function of different types of system
Benefits of information systems
The characteristics of types of Information Systems
Also known as Critical Network Analysis
Developed by Dupont and Remington Rand in the late 1950s for managing plant maintenance projects
Uses one duration estimate for each activity
Provides basic framework for project planning and contro
The Meaning of Process
2.2 Software Process Models
2.3 Tools and Techniques for Process Modeling
2.4 Practical Process Modeling
2.5 Information System Example
2.6 What this Chapter Means for You
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1. 1
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Software Source
and
Selection
Lecture 15
Abdisalam Issa-Salwe
Thames Valley University
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Topic list
Software sources
Invitation to tender
Evaluating supplier proposals
The advantage and disadvantage of
bespoke and off-the-shelf software
Software contracts and licences
2. 2
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Invitation to tender (ITT)
Invitation to tender (ITT): A document
that invites to bid for the supply of
specified software or hardware or
both.
Covering letter
Instructions
Detailed software requirements
Details of development
model/methodology
Request for details of the proposed
software contract
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Invitation to tender (ITT) (cont…)
Example, tenders should include:
An outline proposal and project management plan
for the study. This must include details of the
following:
Objectives
Deliverables, including a brief description (or
reference to an example) of the final report. This
will need to be accessible to wide audience,
including non-technical readers, and readily
publishable in electronic media.
Milestones
Principal work packages
3. 3
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Evaluating supplier proposals
Factors to consider:
Organisational needs
Speed
Documentation
Capability
Controls
Modification
Demonstration
Training provided
Support, maintained and updates
Conditions included in the software contract
Supplier size, reputation and customer base
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Evaluating supplier proposals (cont…)
The proposal should be a
comprehensive document that
provides the vendor with the outline,
purpose, scope, description, minimum
requirements, etc for the system.
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Purchasing hardware and software
Software sources
Standard off-the-shelf package: simplest
option.
Amended standard package: some
customised is undertaken so the software
meets the organisations requirements
Standard package plus additions:
additional software that integrates with
the standard package
Bespoke package: programmers write an
application suitable for an organisation
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Choosing an application package
Off-the-shelf package:
User requirements
Processing times
Documentations
Compatibility
Controls
User interfaces
Modifications
Support, maintenance and update
Cost
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Developing a bespoke package
Feasibility and analysis
Design and program specification
Coding
testing
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Software
Computer programs that
govern/determine/control the
operation of the computer
Computer instructions or data
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Software (cont…)
Software is often divided into two
categories.
Systems software includes the
operating system and all the utilities
that enable the computer to function.
Applications software includes
programs that do real work for users.
For example, word processors,
spreadsheets, and database
management systems fall under the
category of applications software.
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Software (cont…)
Operating systems: provide interface
between machine and user
Utilities: designed to perform a task related
activity
Programming tools: designed to help
programmer to create computer instructions
Off-the-shelf applications: software produced
by software house in a form of ready to use
Bespoke applications: tailor made to met the
needs of an organisation
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Software Development Life Cycle (cont…)
Systems Implementation
Product:
Operational System
Systems Investigation
Product:
Feasibility Study
Systems Analysis
Product:
Functional Requirements
Systems Design
Product:
System Specifications
Systems Maintenance
Product:
Improved System
Understand the
Business
Problem or
Opportunity
Develop an
Information
System
Solution
Implement
the Information
System
Solution
Traditional
Approach
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Advantages of Packaged Software
The software tends to be relatively
cheap as the cost of development can
be spread over a large number of
users.
The software can be very sophisticated
(eg Excel of Word) as the revenues
from a very large numbers of users
means that a lot of resources can be
applied to it's development.
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Drawbacks of Packaged Software
The software can be highly complex and will usually
include large sections that you will never use (the
average Word user is reputed to only use about 10% of
the available facilities).
It tends to be a compromise. By it's nature it is
designed for many different types of users, each of
whom will have different requirements.
As the software tends to be large and complicated it
may take a long time to learn properly (some of the
most asked for additions to later versions of Word were
ones that already existed in the previous version - it
was just that the users did not know that they existed
because the application was so big).
You may have to alter the way that you work in order to
fit in with the way that the software has been designed
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Advantages of Bespoke Software
If you do not have the source code you are dangerously
exposed and are wholly dependent upon the developers
continuing existence and good will. To avoid this problem
make sure you choose a developer who provides you with the
source code.
If the software is not developed to professional Best Practice
standards it may be unstable, unreliable and full of bugs (but
then again so is some packaged software!). Selecting a
developer who works to Best Practice should counteract this.
The investment required will usually be much higher than with
packaged software. This is usually the biggest reason for not
going down the custom route - you need to undertake a
business justification excercise and compare the costs against
the expected benefits and commercial advantages.
An unacceptable proportion of developers are either
incompetent, unprofessional or are 'cowboys' and it can be
difficult to sort out the good guys from the bad (the most
reliable method is to take up references and talk to some of
their recent clients).
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Software licences
It is very important that all software to
be used in accordance with licence
conditions associated with the
software package.
Software refers to the computer
programs listed in the chapter Object
of the Contract, both in the present
form and in all other machine-readable
forms; this also includes all updates
and security copies made by the
licensee.
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The software is protected by copyright.