Technology & Information Management
Individual Assignment
Technology & Information Management
Individual Assignment

Introduction
Furntown is in the business of furniture manufacturing and sales. The organisation is currently considering implementing a mobile application for customers. With this new software application problem comes the question on whether to build or buy. The acquisition decision is a difficult one due to many competing interests and the different factors that affect the decision. This report aims to highlight the differences between the build and buy decision by providing an outline of the advantages and disadvantages which are inherent of each and finally deliver a recommendation for the course of action that will be best for Furntown.
The organization choosing the build or buy criteria would make such a choice depending on the size of the business, the complexity of its structure, the demands of its service and how its rendered. Applications differ in use according to how they are built to suit the organizations catered for. Small organizations usually use standardized commercially built software as they work efficiently for their model whereas bigger and more developed ones need specific software uniquely made for them to cater for the complex and more demanding models they serve.
A budget of any organization also forms a fundamental basis from which this choice can be made. Buying an Application from commercial vendors is more cost effective than building one as thorough research from each sector of the bigger organization needs to be made. Extensive research requiring time and professionals usually stretches the budget of any project before any implementation of the finished product is done. Implementation of an application requires test runs to ensure a quality product for the efficiency of the organization.
The Build