Project for Chapter 10
Choose either
Option A or Option B to submit through Class Moodle site on the Project 10
link.
Option A
Crowdsourcing is not only used for relatively simple tasks such
as designing a Web site or designing a case for a smartphone. Today, it is
increasingly being used in more complex designs as well. Precyse Technologies
provides supply-chain products and solutions that assist organizations in
tracking their inventories using RFID technology. It was having difficulty improving
the performance and battery life of a particular RFID device; there were not
adequate internal resources to tackle the problem. So, Precyse asked
InnoCentive, a crowdsourcing provider, for assistance, believing that
crowdsourcing would provide quick access to a worldwide talent pool and a
higher return on investment (ROI). Ultimately, the company received more than
300 ideas from global experts for solving its problem. It narrowed the pool
down to three finalists, from which a winner was chosen. The whole process took
approximately four months, and Precyse estimated that it saved the company
$250,000.
Answer the questions in a
two-page paper submitted through Class Moodle site on link Project 10.
1.
What are some typical
applications of crowdsourcing?
2.
What are some advantages of
crowdsourcing?
3.
How could crowd-sourcing reduce
the systems design cost?
4.
Are there certain problems you
would not want to use crowdsourcing to solve?
OR
Option B
After reading the information presented in this module
and other sources, write a two-page paper describing three countries that are
prime candidates for offshore IT outsourcing for systems development projects.
What are the three main criteria that should be considered in choosing a
suitable candidate? Why has India become a top choice for IT outsourcing?
Answer the questions in a
two-page paper submitted through Class Moodle site on link Project 10.