Week 8 Discussion 1 & 2

Week 8 Discussion 1

"Strategy Methodology" Please respond to the following:

• Analyze the impact of economic factors on the development of IT strategy decisions at the enterprise level of the organization.
• Review IT strategy methodology on page 88 of the Lane text. Explain how the IT strategy methodology can be developed to minimize economic factors. Justify your answer.

Week 8 Discussion 2

"Economic Factors" Please respond to the following:

• Reflect upon the economic factors that would lead a CIO to consider outsourcing or offshoring critical IT segments (i.e., help desk support, software development, and quality assurance) as a viable option for an organization. Analyze three economic factors that could lead the CIO down the path of outsourcing or offshoring.  
• Assess whether or not economic factors lead to the same level of IT outsourcing or offshoring decisions, despite the business or industry. Explain your answer.