Developing MIS for National Innovation Foundation: Choosing Process, Product and Vendor

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Abstract

National Innovation Foundation (NIF) was a partner organization of the Honey Bee Network (HBN), which was a networked organization of individuals, innovators, farmers, scholars, academicians, policy makers, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The HBN worked to create a network of grassroot innovators and acknowledged him/her by protecting the IPR of the innovator. It is a Government organization, and hence works under bureaucratic setup. However, it works with non-government organizations as well as, individuals and therefore, should be very flexible. NIF desires to get a web-based information system developed. The challenge are multi-fold: selection the appropriate platform (ERP, Best-of-the-breed, or customized solution), technology (content management systems, frameworks versus coding), software development methodology (classic waterfall model or agile), process (on project basis or work and time based contract). The case helps to compare various alternatives on the above issues. This would achieve their objective. The project team had to take decisions on a number of crucial aspects like deciding which software development methodology and what approach to follow which would suit the unique requirements of the organization. NIF was a dynamic organization and their requirements kept changing. How to determine a pricing policy was another major concern for the project team.

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Product Type Case
Reference No. CISG0133
Title Developing MIS for National Innovation Foundation: Choosing Process, Product and Vendor
Pages 37
Published on Mar 31, 2016
Authors Verma, Sanjay; Sharma, Priyanka;
Area Information Systems (IS)
Learning Objective 1. Comparison between waterfall, agile and other software development methodologies. 2. Understanding where ERP works and where it does fail. Comparing ERP, best-of-the-breed and customized software. 3. Comparing implications of content management systems, frameworks versus coding. 4. Comparing implications of projects based on fixed cost versus work and time basis.
Keywords Project Selection; Vendor Selection; Outsourcing
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