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BBA 3551-16P-5A19-S3, Information Systems Management

Unit VII

Unit VII Introduction

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In Unit VI, we covered information security and how to secure systems and data.

This week we take an in-depth look at information systems management and outsourcing. While outsourcing may have a bad reputation when people think that jobs are being taken away from someone, it can offer many benefits to all organizations involved. Also, it does not necessarily take away jobs. In many instances, outsourcing simply restructures the organizations within an industry. When you think about outsourcing, remember that it does not always mean hiring workers outside the country. Outsourcing can occur between two organizations in the same city.

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Unit VII Discussion Board

Weight: 2% of course grade

Grading Rubric

Comment Due: Saturday, 05/11/2019

11:59 PM (CST)

Response Due: Tuesday, 05/14/2019

11:59 PM (CST)

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Unit VII Case Study

Weight: 11% of course grade

Grading Rubric

Due: Tuesday, 05/14/2019 11:59 PM

(CST)

Instructions

Define what is meant by outsourcing.

Explain how Peter Drucker’s statement

(covered in the textbook in uCertify)

about how one company’s back room is

another company’s front room pertains

to outsourcing. Use an example.

Summarize the management

advantages, cost reduction, and risk

reduction of outsourcing.

Summarize the outsourcing risks

concerning control, long-term costs, and

exit strategy.

Discuss which company you would

outsource to and why. Does distance

matter?

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As a manager of an organization, you will

often need to find ways to cut costs. One

way to cut costs is to outsource by hiring

another organization to perform the service.

Consider the scenario below.

As a manager for the public outreach

department, you realize that the current

system for managing outreach issues is

outdated. You would like to have a new

outreach system developed using the

Cloudera platform to help manage big data.

However, no one in the organization has the

expertise. You will have to outsource the

project to save on costs and avoid

management problems. Two companies

have sent in a bid—one from Vancouver,

Canada, and one from Mumbai, India. The

bid from India was slightly lower than the bid

from Canada. Compose a response that

includes the elements listed below.

Your case study must be at least two pages

in length (not counting the title and

reference pages), and you must use at least

two references as a source for your essay.

See the Suggested Reading section for

some sample articles on outsourcing. Be

sure to cite all sources used in APA format,

and format your essay in APA style.

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