SOFTWARE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES: AN INVESTIGATION OF PREFERENCES
Roger L. Hayen · 2004
The early initial applications of computers to business processes required the custom development of application software. Since those beginnings, the alternatives for acquiring application software have expanded greatly with numerous alternatives now available. Acquisition approaches by business organizations were investigated to determine current preference for acquiring their application software. A survey was conducted and analyzed among companies representing a variety of different industry sectors. Respondents from these companies generally agree that the preferences for acquiring software is to first purchase and configure the software and is to last engage in the custom development of software. The results apply across three major software categories delineated in the investigation.