Throughout this book, many organizations that provide information and advice on IT have been mentioned. Explore the websites of these organizations and the websites of IT-related magazines to find the latest statistics on the different alternatives for obtaining business applications or the use of business applications. Create a PowerPoint presentation to answer the following questions, and express your answers in pie charts:
a. What was the dollar amount spent on IT in your country in each of the past three years, and what percentage of this amount was spent on software acquisition?
b. How was the amount spent on software distributed among in-house development, purchased (or licensed) ready-made software, and outsourced development?
