1. How is the evolving field of IS management leading to an increased application of outsourcing?

2. Is management able to estimate the benefit of a revenue-generating system or must the system be built on faith? Why? Offer an example to support your response.

3. It costs more to maintain an internal development staff and keep them trained in state-of-the-art technologies than it does to outsource development. Agree or disagree and why.

4. IT department staffing should become easier and less expensive as technologies simplify and become more mainstream. Agree or disagree and why.

5. The textbook lists seven ways to improve a legacy system. Discuss each element and provide your opinion to its actual usefulness.

Each answer must be a minimum of 200 words and must have a minimum of two sources.