Graduate School of Management and Technology- University of Maryland
Information Systems Management and Integration 

Reference: “Graduate School of Management and Technology- University of Maryland- Class: Information Systems Management and Integration.

Robert Putrus was quoted by “Graduate School of Management and Technology- University of Maryland-  Class: Information Systems Management and Integration. “The following example looks at an interesting approach for identifying, weighing and synthesizing those factors involved in making an outsourcing decision. For a full treatment of this subject the reader should refer to Putrus [Putrus R.S. "Outsourcing Analysis and Justification Using AHP." Information Strategy: The Executive's Journal 9 p131-36. 1992.]

The individual or group responsible for the source selection would proceed through the following stages of analysis within an agreed timetable.

1. search and establish possible options / alternatives
2. extract criteria for judging those alternatives
3. set up a hierarchical "tree" model
4. do paired comparison or a group comparison to set weights
5. synthesize the results
6. do sensitivity analysis on the results

Robert Putrus, PE, CMC, CFE – is the Principal of THE RobertS COMPANY, LLC.  He has an advanced M.B.A., M.Sc., Computer Engineering, M.Sc., and Systems Engineering, and B.Sc., Electrical Engineering.  Robert is also a certified Professional Engineer (P.E.), Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and Certified Fraud Examine (CFE).  He can be reached at 760.550.2160, e-mail:robertputrus@therobertsglobal.net.