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A 3 page paper discussing points that the IT manager needs to consider in determining whether an IT project is worth pursuing. The primary consideration is whether the result will provide the desired goals. Once the IT manager has determined that a need for a project truly exists, the next consideration should be total costs of the project, including the costs of not pursuing it. Other considerations are whether the project should be undertaken in-house or whether the organization should purchase a packaged product. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KS-ITdecide.rtf
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much in-house IT expertise may never consider purchasing a packaged product, or if it does, it may collectively wonder why it keeps and pays several programmers? There are several
considerations to make when determining whether an IT project will be worthwhile. The primary consideration is whether the result will provide the desired
goals. Will the project favorably affect business processes or provide greater customer service? Will it allow the organization to be more responsive to customer needs? Once the
IT manager has determined that a need for a project truly exists, there are several other considerations that need to be made as well. When Will It Be Needed?
IT is famous for its failed projects, unintentionally expanded projects and slipped development and implementation schedules. Keil and Montealegre (2000) report that a
survey recent to 2000 "revealed that 30% to 40% of all IT projects exhibit some degree of escalation" (p. 55). Most are not brought under control and end up
being implemented well beyond schedule and over budget, if they are implemented at all (Keil and Montealegre, 2000). One way to avoid this problem is to purchase a packaged
product. Another way to avoid or at least minimize the problem is to ensure tight and accurate planning of those services a new
system needs to provide. Changing anything about project specifications beyond the planning stage adds to the cost of the project and to the time needed to complete it, each
of which adds to the projects total cost and ultimately reduces its potential value to the organization, in addition to keeping it unavailable to fill the role for which it
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