166) List five types of information that should be included in an information systems plan. 167) You have been hired as a consultant for a nationwide real estate firm, Cross & Deptford, who are...

166) List five types of information that should be included in an information systems plan.

167) You have been hired as a consultant for a nationwide real estate firm, Cross & Deptford, who are interested in achieving better organization between branches by updating their information systems, but are not sure what will suit their needs. What will you recommend they do in order to determine the most effective IT projects?

168) Describe the process of portfolio analysis. In what situations is this evaluation method useful?

169) You have been hired as a consultant to make recommendations for Smarty's, a healthy fast-food chain that is undergoing major expansion and is in need of a supply chain planning system. They are evaluating two commercially available software packages. What systems evaluation model will help them assess and compare the two packages? How does this model work?

170) Differentiate between intangible and tangible benefits and list three examples of each. In what types of systems are intangible benefits more predominant?