Hello,
I would like to seek help in adding knowledge to my case study in preparation for a job interview I am about to have:
I am writing a case study about a certain company that is considering migrating from an old processing system to a new state of the art custom developed solution. They ask us to help understand the approach of the project. They understand that there are multiple vendors/applications within the market that can potentially help them, but they are unsure if the best approach is to go with one of these systems or with a homegrown tool.
Now.. what I thought that I should do is discuss to them the pros and cons of using homegrown tool and approaching multiple vendors.
For the homegrown tool
Advantages:
Flexibility of retaining key architecture design
Cheaper cost and utilizing own resources
Ability to use open source applications
The company owns the knowledge of the system on every phase
Disadvantages:
Maintenance
Resource concentrating on support will be a problem
For using vendors
Advantages:
There will be dedicated support for the application 24/7
-- basically I am struggling with the part of the advantages and disadvantages of using multiple vendors, as based on my experienced, our office always utilizes homegrown tools whenever we try to migrate our systems. But I am hoping that someone in the industry can help me determine the advantages of seeking help from consultants and using vendors for applications for the case study.
Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I would like to seek help in adding knowledge to my case study in preparation for a job interview I am about to have:
I am writing a case study about a certain company that is considering migrating from an old processing system to a new state of the art custom developed solution. They ask us to help understand the approach of the project. They understand that there are multiple vendors/applications within the market that can potentially help them, but they are unsure if the best approach is to go with one of these systems or with a homegrown tool.
Now.. what I thought that I should do is discuss to them the pros and cons of using homegrown tool and approaching multiple vendors.
For the homegrown tool
Advantages:
Flexibility of retaining key architecture design
Cheaper cost and utilizing own resources
Ability to use open source applications
The company owns the knowledge of the system on every phase
Disadvantages:
Maintenance
Resource concentrating on support will be a problem
For using vendors
Advantages:
There will be dedicated support for the application 24/7
-- basically I am struggling with the part of the advantages and disadvantages of using multiple vendors, as based on my experienced, our office always utilizes homegrown tools whenever we try to migrate our systems. But I am hoping that someone in the industry can help me determine the advantages of seeking help from consultants and using vendors for applications for the case study.
Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you