What is the difference between tacit and explicit knowledge? From your own experience, describe an example of each.
How might an organization manage tacit knowledge?
BUSI502 Week 7 Discussion 11
What are the trade-offs between cost, quality, and time when designing a project plan?
What criteria should managers use to manage this trade-off?
BUSI502 Week 6 Exam 3
When does cloud computing make sense for a large corporation that already has an IS organization? Give an example of when cloud computing might make sense for a start-up company.
BUSI502 Week 6 Dropbox Assignment 10
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Is crowd sourcing as used by AOL a form of outsourcing? Why or why not?
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What steps do you think Maloney might have taken to ensure that the crowd sourcing would be a success for the inventory project?
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What factors should be considered when deciding whether or not to crowd source a particular part of a business?
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Describe the advantages and disadvantages of crowdsourcing.
BUSI502 Week 6 Discussion 10
The make-versus-buy decision is important every time a new application is requested of the IS group.
What, in your opinion, are the key reasons an IS organization should make its own systems?
What are the key reasons it should buy an application?
BUSI502 Week 6 Article Review 3
Article Review
BUSI502 Week 5 Dropbox Assignment 8 – Kevin Gentry
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What benefits has BIOCO realized from its use of balanced scorecards?
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Do you think the BIDCO Way was useful in helping the IT department align its goals with that of the company? Why or why not?
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Do you think the BIDCO approach could be implemented successfully in large companies? Why or why not? If so, what, if any, adjustments need to be made?
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BIDCO recently was sold and now has a new CEO. Do you think the BIDCI way will be as successful under the new CEO? Why or why not?
BUSI502 Week 5 Discussion 9
The debate about centralization and decentralization is heating up again with the advent of B.Y.O.D. and the increasing use of the Web.
Why does the Internet make this debate topical?
BUSI502 Week 5 Discussion 8
Under what conditions would you recommend using each of these funding methods to pay for information systems expenses: allocation, charge back, and corporate budget?
BUSI502 Week 5 Assignment 9
Read the Case Study 9-1, IT Governance at the University of the Southeast. Answer the following questions:
Describe the IT governance system currently in place at the University of the Southeast using both decision rights and structure as the bases of governance.
The CIO wants to implement a centralized IT governance system. As demonstrated by the case above, what are the advantages of a centralized IT governance system? What are the disadvantages?
In your opinion, what assignment of decision rights would be best for the University of the Southeast? Please explain.
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