Activity 8-10

Activity 8 Instructions 
Perform a comparative value-risk analysis of the two alternatives, using
Template 8 (IT Investment Assessment Rating Form). The template is in the reading from IT Economic Corp. titled Comparative Analysis of Acquisition Alternatives. It is available at: http://www.iteconcorp.com/T8AnalAlts.html  

Use the criteria categories and weights provided in the template to rate your two alternative solutions. Based on the results of your assessments, select the best alternative. In other words, you conclude that it is the best solution to the performance problem because it has the best balance of value and risk for your organization.

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 Activity 9 Instructions
Write a value proposition for the alternative you selected. An explanation of how to write a value proposition is provided in the reading titled Value Proposition, which also gives two examples of value propositions. You can model your value proposition after the examples. The reading and examples are available at: http://www.iteconcorp.com/T9Value%20Proposition.html  

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 Activity 10 Instructions
Develop an Acquisition Strategy Statement for your proposed IT acquisition project (that you selected in Activity 8 and summarized in your Activity 9 value proposition). 
A template for preparing the statement, titled Acquisition Strategy Statement, is available at this location: http://www.iteconcorp.com/T10StrategyStatement.html Please use this template to prepare your Acquisition Strategy Statement. Keep your responses to the various sections of the Acquisition Strategy Statement as brief as possible, while still communicating your key points. As you likely know from your own experience, executives like brief, to-the-point documents, preferably only a page or two. They usually don’t read lengthy acquisition strategy statements.