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Performance based contracting

Performance based contracting is a new way of contracting whereby the contractor is told what problem the buyer has and it is up to the contractor to come up with a bid detailing the proposed solution to that problem. Performance based contracting tries to prevent the buyer from detailing what the proposed solution to a problem is and how the proposed solution to the problem will be carried i.e. it describes the problem but not how the problem is to be solved.... ....

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Leadership

Leadership is the process of influencing others to work willingly towards an organizational goal and to the best of their capabilities. Approaches to the problem of leadership have usually fallen under one of the three general... 

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Motivation Theory

The word motivation is derived from the word motive which means any idea or emotions that prompts a person into action.In the employment context the major concentration for management is the problem of getting the employees to work in such a way that the organization... 

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System Development Lifecycle

The waterfall model also knows as the SDLC was originally published in 1970 by W. Royce. This is a step by step way of developing projects. The waterfall model is broken down into stages and each stage is... 

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IS Prototyping

Prototype is the model of a business that serves as a model for future development. A prototype of a business system may be used to demonstrate its initial performance and the system may be modified to achieve its objective. A prototype may be used to... 

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Project scope management

scope management includes”the processes required to ensure that the project includes all the work required, and only the work required, to complete the project successfully” i.e. what work is to be and what is not to be done in the project. Project scope management includes five areas these are: scope planning, scope definition, creation of a work breakdown structure (WBS), scope verification and scope control. These five areas contribute to the success of a project in different ways ... 

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IS Outsourcing

Those organizations that view IT outsourcing unfavorably are usually those that regard IT services a standard commodity with low strategic value. On the other hand, companies that believe in the strategic value of IT (that IT gives them special leverage) don’t generally like to outsource. ... 

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Marketing Mix

International organizations must decide how much to adopt their marketing strategy to local conditions. At one extreme are organizations that use a globally standardized marketing mix worldwide. Standardisation of the product, advertising and distribution channels promise... 

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Market Research

Before the industrial revolution there was no need for market research. Markets were small, local and customers were few. With industrialization all that changed improve transport and communications made it possible and desirable to expand markets. In order to sell in new markets ... 

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Consumer Behaviour

A consumer is someone who buys goods and services for his or her own household or use. Consumer behavior is the way in which external and internal forces shape peoples exchange activities.A consumer’s buying behaviour is influenced by... 

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Process & Data Modeling

A model is an abstraction, a representation of part of the real world. It may concern a representation of one aspect of the present or proposed Information system. Emphasis in Information System has been placed on process modeling and data modeling. All these modeling techniques help in ... 

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