3-20.

Cook

Consultants

is

currently

in

the

process

of

completing

the

systems

implementation

activities

for

converting

Samuel

Company's

old

system

to

a

new

one.

Because

of

unexpected

delays

in

performing

specific

implementation

activities,

Jerry

Hazen,

the

project

manager,

is

concerned

about

finishing

the

project

on

time.

The

one

remaining

activity

is

testing

the

new

computer

system

and

subsequently

eliminating

the

old

one.

Jerry's

assistant,

Gary

Fong,

suggests

that

they

can

still

meet

their

completion

deadline

if

they

use

"direct

conversion"

rather

than

"parallel

conversion."

Assuming

that

you

are

the

CIO

of

the

company,

how

would

you

react

to

Gary

Fong's

suggestion?

Discuss