Describe the decision making process of acquiring application software.

The decision making process of acquiring Application Software

Applications are made available in line with business requirements. This process covers the design of the applications, the proper inclusion of application controls and security requirements, and the development and configuration in line with standards. This allows organisations to properly support business operations with the correct automated applications.

Control over the IT process of Acquire and maintain application software that satisfies the business requirement for IT of aligning available applications with business requirements, and doing so in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost by focusing on ensuring that there is a timely and cost-effective development process is achieved by:

· Translating business requirements into design specifications

· Adhering to development standards for all modifications

· Separating development, testing and operational activities 

and is measured by

· Number of production problems per application causing visible downtime

· Percent of users satisfied with the functionality delivered