BUS 237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Information Technology Management, Project Management Body Of Knowledge, Project Management

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: BUS 237
• Professor: Zorana Svedic

Document Summary

Acquiring information system = large system = millions of dollars. 5 basic options for acquiring software: buy it and use it as it is, buy is and customize it, rent or lease it, build it yourself, outsource it. Acquiring new software is not the same as acquiring new is. New is can not be purchased, and need to be implemented! New software need to be integrated with our old technical infrastructure, data and people/procedure. Time, budget and scope are tri-factors increase in one will lead to increase in others. It department = it operations and it projects. It project = creating new project or adapting the it infrastructure. Need to have wide range of skill sets because they are not limited to do certain task. 2: business success, prepare the future: did it create competitive advantage? (can be short-term) (new vs. existing) 4. it as what its intended to, we"re wasting money.