Development Strategies & Acquisition

2–3 new pages; 8–12 pages total

 Develop 3 proposals for your development strategy, which include outsourcing (buy), insourcing (make), or a combination of both. You will present the pros and cons of each, along with a financial analysis. Finally, you will make a recommendation on which is the best proposal or strategy.

The project deliverables are as follows:

Update the System Requirements, Design, and Implementation Specification title page with the new date.

Update the previously completed sections based on the instructor's feedback.

Development Strategy

Develop a proposal for each of these approaches: insourcing, outsourcing, and a combination of the two.

Present the pros and cons or benefit analysis for each of the 3 proposals.

Perform a financial analysis of the total costs for each proposal that includes ongoing support and maintenance.

Recommend 1 of these proposals and your reason for selection of that proposal.