Efficient procurement strategies matching type of information systems and type of developers

This is Figure 3 from Saarinen and Vesalainen (1994). I’ll be using it in presentations and blog posts to argue that the Learning Management System (LMS) approach to e-learning is wrong.

In summary, an LMS is a package acquisition. However, I argue that e-learning within universities is not routine. It is and is likely to continue for quite some time, to be speculative.

The diagram suggests that using an LMS to solve a speculative requirement is a high risk strategy.

Timo Saarinen, Ari Vepsalainen (1994) Procurement Strategies for Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, 11(2) 187-208