Problem 1: A number of benefits are believed to be associated with acquiring packaged software rather than building it in-house, but there are also risks.
- to explain why packaged software should be of better quality than software built by the organisation.
- to explain why there may be less competitive advantage if packaged software is bought rather than built specifically for the organisation.
- to explain why it should be cheaper to buy commercial software than build it specifically for the organisation.
Problem 2: To acquire software organizations may consider different approaches acquire and selection criteria.
- Explain how an organisation can source information about software products and potential vendors.
- Briefly explain two (2) high level criteria that organisations can use to evaluate software.