Responding to external environmental pressures

17. Responding to External Environmental Pressures
Programmer (or
Developer)
Improved Decision-
making & being Data-
centric or Data Driven
Strong Partnerships with
Suppliers
ITIL
Relationship with
Business Strategy
Value Creation through
Technology Use

Type Description
Political & Legal
Cultural
Technological
Economic
18. Challenges in Obsolesce
Factor Description
Time
Scope
Cost (i.e., Resources)
Quality
19. Project Risks
Assessment Description
Risk Assessment
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Vulnerability Assessment
Implementation
20. Managing Project Risk
Response to Risk Description
Acceptance
Avoidance
Sharing
Reduction
Transference
21. Information Management v. Information Technology Management
Concept Description
Information Management
22. Outsourcing and Offshoring
Factors Description
Information Technology
Management
Understanding the impact
on all stakeholders
Complete understanding
of expectations

Identifying Hidden Costs
23. Global Commerce
Approach Description
Global Exporting
Multinational
24. Challenges & Responses
Challenge Description
Legal
Social
Cultural
Impact on the Supply
Chain
Types of Multinationals
(i.e., Franchising,
licensing, or joint venture)
Response: Decentralized
Development
Response: Duplicated
systems Development
Response: Networked
Development

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Example of how the system benefits business
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Examples showing the importance of each issue
How does each contribute to a well run business?
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Pros/Cons
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Pros/Cons
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