Preparing for Trade-Offs

Order Description Situation: Mike's Tees, a relatively large company that prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ints T-shirts, is developin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a system that allows customers to upload their image files on a server and have them prin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inted on T-shirts. The project was drafted and planned to start several months ago; however, the key stakeholders decided that it would have to wait while they remodeled their in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information technology (IT) in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">infrastructure. It is now time to pick up where they left off. Recent budget cuts have decreased the amount of money allocated for this project by 45% from the origin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inal estimates. Also, because of the late start, the development schedule has been shortened by about 40%. The IT manager wants this system fully in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">integrated with the new IT framework. The CEO would like to automate the process as much as possible. The lead programmer thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inks some of the requests are not logically or physically feasible. He is also concerned that the new time constrain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ints are woefully in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inadequate. He proposes licensin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a similar system owned by an IT solutions company, but warns that this system only meets 65% of the key stakeholders' requirements. The Project Manager (PM) has to orchestrate a significant project with little time and money and a small development team of three members. It is a very tough situation, especially considerin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing it is her first job after her promotion to PM. She does not want to let any key stakeholders down by cuttin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing their requirements. Read Chapters 6 & 7 (files uploaded) or download lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inks. Number your document from 1 to 4 and answer the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing based on the situation above: 1. Describe 2 techniques the PM could adopt to successfully complete the project given the reduced budget and time frame. 2. Discuss 2 benefits of licensin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a similar system offered by an IT solutions company. 3. Discuss 2 drawbacks of licensin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a similar system offered by an IT solutions company. 4. Would you recommend licensin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing this system despite the fact that it does not fully meet the key stakeholders' requirements? Explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in or justify your responses. Note: Do not write in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">introduction & conclusion. Do not plagiarize. You can research on the Internet or books/journals & you can add additional references.