Group 5 Section B

Pratik Gaokar PGP13105

Patankar Narendrasingh PGP13102
Nikhil Dudhe PGP13100
Deba Pratim Sinha PGP13084
P Swami Sachidananda PGP13101
Neelakshi Borah PGP13098
AGRICO INC :
A Software Dilemma
AGRICO-Why Source code?
AMR- Cant give Source Code
Option 1 : Copy the Code (BIG NO)
Unethical
Spoiled relation with AMR even if
lawsuit is won
S/w Package is complex and impossible
to modify independently
Bad Publicity and Reputational damage
on loss of Law Suit
Difficult to modify/enhanced
functionality with AMR if the law suit is
lost
Option 2 :Search another Vendor(Economically Infeasible)
Only one alternative matching
requirement
Lack of reliability : S/w with other
clients was not moved to production
Mainframe system requiring heavy
system support and operational
expertise
Limited ability to support office
automation
Loss of initial payment to AMR & third
party consultant
Too late to start from scratch
The entire testing cycle will have to be
repeated.
Option 3 : Independent Offsite Escrow
(Recommended)
Resolves AMR apprehension since
its independent and new to both
Resolves AGRICOs apprehension
since its better than personal
bank vault
Win-Win situation for both parties
Easier to maintain version of the
code
Better Privacy
Better Accuracy
Better Security
Version Control ,Risk Management
Portfolio of $500 million at stake
Potential threat of being locked into existing
system with no modification.
Solution to other clients were significantly different
from Agrico's Functional Requirement
Propriety Product (Intellectual property)
Possibility of source code theft
Possible loss on revenues from the modification
of the code