31. (a) Explain the role of an I. S. in offering competitive advantage to an organization....

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31. (a) Explain the role of an I. S. in offering competitive advantage to an organization. (b) Outline the steps of I. S. acquisition. (c) Identify five symptoms of a failing project. (d) Identify four control measures and/or techniques of rescuing a failing information system project. 32. Study the project schedule represented in the table below. Activity 1 Precedence Duration (days) 6 2 - 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 5 3 4 6 4 1 7 5,6 1 8 7 6 9 8 3 10 11 8 9,10 1 1 (6 mks) (5 mks) (5 mks) (4 mks) (a) Calculate earliest and latest finish time for each activity. (4 mks) (b) Draw a network diagram to represent the activities. (8 mks) (c) Compare information-rich vis--vis information-poor societies in relation to their social-economic development. (8 mks) 31. (a) Explain the role of an I. S. in offering competitive advantage to an organization. (b) Outline the steps of I. S. acquisition. (c) Identify five symptoms of a failing project. (d) Identify four control measures and/or techniques of rescuing a failing information system project. 32. Study the project schedule represented in the table below. Activity 1 Precedence Duration (days) 6 2 - 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 5 3 4 6 4 1 7 5,6 1 8 7 6 9 8 3 10 11 8 9,10 1 1 (6 mks) (5 mks) (5 mks) (4 mks) (a) Calculate earliest and latest finish time for each activity. (4 mks) (b) Draw a network diagram to represent the activities. (8 mks) (c) Compare information-rich vis--vis information-poor societies in relation to their social-economic development. (8 mks)