Activity 8-10

Activities 7-10

Activity 7: See Session 5 Lecture Notes for details

http://www.iteconcorp.com/T7EconomicAnalysis.html

(please submit to Assignment Folder only, no need to submit to Turnitin)

Activity 8: See Session 5 Lecture Notes for details

http://www.iteconcorp.com/T8AnalAlts.html

IT INVESTMENT ASSESSMENT RATING MATRIX
Solution Alternative #1	[Delete this note and enter the alternative's name and brief description]
Solution Alternative #2	[Delete this note and enter the alternative's name and brief description]
Solution Alternative #3	[Delete this note and enter the alternative's name and brief description]
Value Assessment Criteria	Criterion Weight	Alt 1 Ratings	Al 1 Weighted Scores	Alt 2 Ratings	Alt 2 Weighted Scores	Alt 3 Ratings	Alt 3 Weighted Scores
ROI and NPV	8
Strategic Match	4
Competitive Response	2
Definitional Certainty	2
Executive Support	2
Quality of Worklife	1
Enterprise Architecture	1
Total Weighted Value Score
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Risk Assessment Criteria	Criterion Weight	Alt 1 Ratings	Alt 1 Weighted Scores	Alt 2 Ratings	Alt 2 Weighted Scores	Alt 3 Ratings	Alt 3 Weighted Scores
Organizational Risk	6
Infrastructure Risk	4
Information Security	4
Complexity Risk	3
External Risk	3
Total Weighted Risk Score
Based on benefits-costs-risks tradeoffs, the best solution alternative from among those above is: _____________[Enter Name of Best Solution]_________________

Template 8. IT Investment Assessment Rating Form

Activity 9: See Session 7 Lecture Notes for details

http://www.iteconcorp.com/T9Value%20Proposition.html

Activity 10: See Session 7 Lecture Notes for details

http://www.iteconcorp.com/T10StrategyStatement.html

Acquisition Strategy Statement

Name of IT Services Acquisition Project: _________________________________________

Submitted by: _____________________________________ Date Submitted: ___/___/___

1. Proposal Summary.

[Under this heading, briefly summarize the entire proposal, including costs, benefits, risks, and schedule. Provide a high-level description of the proposed IT services/products acquisition project, why it is needed, and how the proposed IT services and system implementation will meet that need. Briefly indicate who and/or what will benefit, when the costs and benefits will occur, and how risk will be managed.]

2. System Life Cycle (SLC).

[Under this heading, describe or otherwise present the proposed project's system life cycle (SLC). Do not confuse this with the system development life cycle (SDLC). The SLC, which has roots in systems engineering, covers the system from initiation to disposal. At minimum, the SLC includes these phases: planning, acquisition, implementation, operations, and disposal. Depicting the SLC is usually best accomplished using a graphic with a timeline. It is sometimes (not always) advantageous for the graphic to go a little deeper into the principal phases and show key activities, reviews, and milestones that may be of special interest to executive reviewers. An example could be an acquisition project involving outsourcing and executives might want to know when the outsourcing agreement is scheduled to be signed.]

3. Basic Acquisition Approach.

[Under this heading, provide a summary statement of your basic acquisition approach and then use the subheadings below to give details of the activities. In this summary statement, identify the IT services and products (if included) to be acquired and describe at a high-level the approach that will be used to identify qualified sources of the desired IT services. If the contractor to be selected is to recommend, install, develop, or otherwise provide services related to a product, this aspect needs to be addressed in the acquisition approach. After writing the summary statement, describe the actions that were or are to be followed in each of the below areas identified by subheadings. Include the subheadings in your document.]

Market Research. [Briefly described the market research planned and any results to date.]

Use of Competition. [Describe how competition will be built into the acquisition process to help obtain the best price and/or best value and not exclude potentially qualified IT services contractors.]

Potential Sources. [Identify the potential contractors qualified to provide the services required.]

Contract Type. [Identify the type of contract planned to be awarded and give the reason for its selection.]

Click here to see a description of contract types.

(also check the reference reading of contract types in Session 7)

Contract Incentives and Penalties. [Describe any incentives and penalties that you plan to build into the contract with the IT services contractor.]

Risk Assessment. [Identify important risks, including risks associated with the contract type selected, and how those risks will be managed.]