Build vs. Buy Decision Framework
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Practice a structured build-versus-buy product decision framework. The solution compares build, buy, and hybrid options across strategic differentiation, total cost of ownership, time to market, reliability, maintenance, vendor lock-in, data portability, pilots, stakeholder review, and risk mitigation.
Question
Your team needs a new system. Describe how you would decide whether to build it in-house or buy an off-the-shelf solution. Discuss evaluation criteria such as cost, time-to-market, scalability, maintenance, vendor lock-in, and strategic differentiation.
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