Company A is merging with Company B. Company B uses mostly hosted services from an outside vendor, while Company A uses mostly in-house products.
The project manager of the merger states the merged systems should meet these goals:
– Ability to customize systems per department
– Quick implementation along with an immediate ROI
– The internal IT team having administrative level control over all products
The project manager states the in-house services are the best solution. Because of staff shortages, the senior security administrator argues that security will be best maintained by continuing to use outsourced services.
Which of the following solutions BEST solves the disagreement?
A . Raise the issue to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to escalate the decision to senior management with the recommendation to continue the outsourcing of all IT services.
B . Calculate the time to deploy and support the in-sourced systems accounting for the staff shortage and compare the costs to the ROI costs minus outsourcing costs. Present the document numbers to management for a final decision.
C . Perform a detailed cost benefit analysis of outsourcing vs. in-sourcing the IT systems and review the system documentation to assess the ROI of in-sourcing. Select COTS products to eliminate development time to meet the ROI goals.
D . Arrange a meeting between the project manager and the senior security administrator to review the requirements and determine how critical all the requirements are.
Answer: B
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