Whether an administrator buys a piece of computer software depends on a number of factors.
Parameters:
(1) necessity of the software for doing business
(2) economic benefit related to purchasing software over costs (decreased insurance premium, etc)
(3) overall cost, including support
(4) high demand for software by influential users
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Necessity
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Economic Benefit
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Overall Cost
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High Demand
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Decision Scale
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absolute
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NA
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NA
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NA
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1
|
|
NA
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high
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NA
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NA
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2
|
|
NA
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low to moderate
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NA
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NA
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3
|
|
NA
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none
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low
|
NA
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4
|
|
NA
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none
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moderate to high
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Yes
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5
|
|
NA
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none
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moderate to high
|
No
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6
|
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Decision Scale
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Purchase Decision
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Rationale
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1
|
purchase
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need to stay in business
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|
2
|
purchase
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strong economic incentive
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|
3
|
purchase
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economic incentive
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|
4
|
probably purchase
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not worth bother; decision depends on overall cost and level of demand
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|
5
|
possibly purchase
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depends on overall cost and level of demand
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|
6
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probably not purchase
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need a valid reason to purchase
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