ECM2431 Week 7 Quiz

Michael Porter's Five Forces model includes the following forces (select all that are applicable):

• Threat of new entrants

• Threat of new customers

• Threat of substitute products or services

• Bargaining power of suppliers

• Bargaining power of buyers

Michael Porter identified the main business strategies. Select these from the following (all that apply):

• Focus

• Lowering Cost

• Lowering Profit

• Differentiation

Select the correct definition. Business/IT alignment is...

• The process of improving the organisational performance.

• The process of buying new computers.

• The process of developing a new business strategy.

• The process in which an organisation uses IT to achieve business objectives.

When a decision between developing or buying an information system is being made, which two factors are the most critical?

• Uniqueness of the application

• The number of users

• Cost of the project

• Complexity of the application

Procuring a new IS as COTS can have the following disadvantages (select all relevant):

• It is typically more expensive than developing a system.

• A COTS system will not potentially address all the requirements.

• Little control over how a COTS system works.

• Vendor may stop supporting the application.

Procuring a new IS as COTS typically has the following advantages (select all relevant):

• It saves time.

• It is less expensive than bespoke development.

• The system is tried and tested.

• We don't need to collect and define the system requirements.

Select the correct definition. What is end-user development?

• Involvement of end users of a new system in its acquisition process.

• Training provided to the end users of a new system.

• Activities and tools that allow end-users (unlike professional software developers) to develop new systems and/or create/modify software artefacts.

• Software development carried out by professionals with active involvement of the end users of the prospective system.

Select the stages of the procurement process for information systems.

• Defining the contract, service levels.

• Providing training for users.

• Defining the requirements.

• Request for Tender.