You are an IT manager at a mid-sized company. The company has a large outside sales force and high-volume inventory that must be managed. Company leadership wants to streamline operations through implementing new software. Leadership has asked you to determine whether it is best to purchase packaged software or develop the software in-house. ** Using MS Visio or another diagramming tool, create a flowchart to aid management in the decision making process for selecting whether to purchase packaged software or develop the software in-house. The flowchart should include eight questions to identify and justify the purchase or development of a software solution. **In a 250 word executive summary, discuss the pros and cons of purchasing packaged software versus developing the software in-house. Describe how addressing each of the factors included in the eight questions outlined in the flowchart helped to identify the advantages and disadvantages of both software options. Include discussion of the moral and ethical issues surrounding this make-or-buy decision. Discuss how considering these factors can help the organization reach both long- and short-term business objectives .
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