Historically, the management of employee information at Fab Flowersa flower and gift delivery companyhas been two-fold: employees can manage some of their own information, such as submitting vacation requests, in an employee portal, while the human resources department uses a different system to manage such things as employee benefits and vacation accrual and balances.

Management has now identified the need for a new employee system that will allow both human resources and the employee to manage the relevant information in one place. After a full review, and completed requirements gathering, your manager asks you to choose how this will happen; will it be through software acquisition, in-house development, or outsourcing?

Present the pros and cons of software acquisition, in-house development, and outsourcing and offer a recommendation to your manager for the solution you think best fits the company's needs. Explain your decision.

Your paper will need the following elements:

• Title page
• Properly formatted section headers
• Pros and cons of software acquisition, in-house development, and outsourcing
• A recommendation with explanation
• A conclusion
• A reference page

Your paper should be a minimum of 2 pages in length, not including title and reference pages, and must fully address the assignment requirements.

Include at least two credible references in addition to the course textbook.