CAS-001 · Question #244
Company A is merging with Company B. Company B uses mostly hosted services from an outside vendor, while Company A uses mostly in-house products. The project manager of the merger states the merged…
The correct answer is B. Calculate the time to deploy and support the in-sourced systems accounting for the staff shortage. The correct answer is B. The core disagreement is between the project manager's preference for in-house solutions and the security administrator's concern that staff shortages make in-house maintenance untenable. The most direct and evidence-based way to resolve this is to…
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Company A is merging with Company B. Company B uses mostly hosted services from an outside vendor, while Company A uses mostly in-house products. The project manager of the merger states the merged systems should meet these goals:
- Ability to customize systems per department
- Quick implementation along with an immediate ROI
- The internal IT team having administrative level control over all
products The project manager states the in-house services are the best solution. Because of staff shortages, the senior security administrator argues that security will be best maintained by continuing to use outsourced services. Which of the following solutions BEST solves the disagreement?
Options
- ARaise the issue to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to escalate the decision to senior management
- BCalculate the time to deploy and support the in-sourced systems accounting for the staff shortage
- CPerform a detailed cost benefit analysis of outsourcing vs. in-sourcing the IT systems and review
- DArrange a meeting between the project manager and the senior security administrator to review
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A21% (5)
- B63% (15)
- C4% (1)
- D13% (3)
Explanation
The correct answer is B. The core disagreement is between the project manager's preference for in-house solutions and the security administrator's concern that staff shortages make in-house maintenance untenable. The most direct and evidence-based way to resolve this is to calculate the actual time and cost required to deploy and support in-sourced systems while accounting for the known staff shortage. This produces concrete data that either validates the project manager's case or confirms the security administrator's concern. Escalating to the CEO (A) avoids the technical analysis. A broad cost-benefit analysis (C) is useful but less targeted. A meeting (D) without supporting data is unlikely to resolve the disagreement.
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