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)