Comprehension
Questions
Why
do companies hire an outside computer company?
What
activities can an outside computer
company
perform?
What
are the reasons that companies have used the outsourcing and on
demand computing approaches?
What
are the disadvantages
to
Use Outsourcing for Systems Development?
What
are the companies that specialize in consulting and outsourcing?
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True
or false
Outsourcing
has also become an important political challenge for companies
that outsource overseas;
The
Coalition for Economic Growth and American Jobs has been formed
to fight the outsourcing backlash
The
United States exports more private-sector jobs from other
countries than it imports,
according to the
U.S. Commerce Department;
Management
consulting is a primary reason for –outsourcing;
When
a company outsources, key IS
personnel
with
three to five years of experience cost$56 per hour;
it
can be difficult to achieve a competitive advantage when
competitors are using the same computer or consulting company;
Some
companies are giving customers the option to outsource work;
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Matching
on-demand
(OD) computing
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a
business transaction
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outsourcing
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is
a full-featured system that automates the entire sales process
from creating a quote to generating backorders.
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backlash
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special
skill, knowledge, or judgment in Internet;
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deal
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is
an increasingly popular enterprise model in which computing
resources are made available to the user as needed.
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private-sector
jobs
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pose
a threat to; present a danger to;
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surplus
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an
antagonistic reaction to a trend, development, or event
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jeopardize
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is
the contracting out of a business process, which an
organization may have previously performed internally or has a
new need for, to an independent organization from which the
process is purchased back as a service
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Internal
expertise
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the
part of the economy that is not state controlled, and is run
by individuals and companies for profit;
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sales
ordering system
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gives
a company an edge over its rivals and an ability to generate
greater value for the firm and its shareholders;
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a
competitive advantage
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is
when there is an excess supply of a product.
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Fill
in the gaps
consulting,
outside, security, bringing,
on
demand computing,
management
consulting,
Many
companies hire an ______ computer company to perform many of
their systems development and operations activities;
Some
companies have used ___________ to increase services and reduce
costs;
Private-sector
jobs include___________, legal work, and related jobs;
When
the outsourcing is done offshore some people have raised
___________concerns;
IBM's
Global Services is one of the largest full-service outsourcing
and _____________services;
In
some cases, companies are _________outsourced jobs back home.
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Questions
for Discussion
Think
over some benefits and some disbenefits associated with IT
outsourcing and explore the case for applying outsourcing to
business intelligence.
Information
Systems Outsourcing Reasons and Risks.
What
are the key strategies for development? What
approaches help companies develop solid, tough systems? The
differences between the traditional systems development life
cycle and the new
lightweight SDLC.
The
Pros and Cons of IT Outsourcing
Panacea
or poison? Advantages and Disadvantages of On Demand Computing.
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