1. What situations are most appropriate for a custom development design strategy?
2. What are some problems with using a packaged software approach to building a new system? How can these problems be addressed?
3. When is outsourcing considered a good design strategy? When is it not appropriate?
4. What are the differences between the time-and-arrangements, fixed-price, and value-added contracts for outsourcing?
5. What is an RFP? How is this different from an RFI?