Overview:
In your position as the IT manager at your local hospital, the medical staff of the cardiac ward would like to build an expert system for diagnosis. Your preliminary review shows that the financial investment would be considerable. Your IT Director asked you to write a 2-3 page white paper that he will review and submit to the executive team.
Instructions:
In this paper, you will need to develop the following points:
• Explain the differences among the alternatives to tailored system development,
which include:
o outsourcing
o licensing ready-made software
o using SaaS
o encouraging users to develop their applications.
• List the business trade-offs inherent in the various methods of acquiring systems.
• Describe which systems acquisition approach is appropriate for the medical staff
of the cardiac ward at your hospital.
Requirements:
• This assignment is a paper consisting of 2-3 pages, using APA formatting and
citations.
• Include two references.