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Author Thakurta, Rahul, author

Title Airosonic Travels Private Limited : staying competitive through IT development / Rahul Thakurta (Xavier Institute of Management), Umesh Hodeghatta Rao (Xavier Institute of Management)
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015
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Description 1 online resource (3 pages) : 8 illustrations
Series Emerald emerging markets case studies, 2045-0621 ; volume 5, issue 6
Summary This case presents an organization (Airosonic Travels Private Limited) which was set up in 1988. The organization provided travel-related services (id est ticketing, hotels bookings, car rentals and cruises to exotic destinations) to meet the requirements of corporate users such as organization employees, vendors, dealers and customers. The packages were provided though the portal www.corporatetravels.in/. With cut-throat completion from other vendors, the organization acquired the globally preferred airline reservation system Galileo to gain market share in the computer reservation system market. This acquisition, however, led to a series of deliberations on how the new system could be put to use and integrated with the portal so that it helped Airosonic to achieve efficiency in its day-to-day processes. The integration was necessary, as this would entirely eliminate third-party requirements (such as travel agents) and also make travel planning easy, cost-effective and hassle-free. The different alternatives available to the governing body were to develop and manage the entire thing in-house, outsource the development to a third part, or delegate the entire responsibility to the third party. The analysis of the case takes into account the different risks that are associated with each of these decision alternatives and the possible ways forward for the Airosonic management
Notes The objective of this teaching case is as follows: to understand the different risk elements that influence development of a software initiative, to differentiate between different categories of risks including project development risks and project management risks, to appreciate the differences in the types of risks that influence different project execution scenarios such as in-house development and outsourcing and to understand how an organization can address and manage the risks facing a software initiative
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Bibliography Includes index and bibliographical references
Audience This case is suitable for the students who are enrolled in masters or executive programmes in management. Considering the masters programme in management, the case can be introduced in the MIS course in sessions related to IT project risks. The case will also be appropriate for discussion in elective courses, such as IT project management. Here the case can be introduced in discussions related to understanding IT project outsourcing risks. The case will also fit well with the audience of the executive programme in sessions on IT project risks. The assignment questions provided below are designed from the perspective of teaching this case to a business student audience. The case could certainly be adjusted to fit the needs of students in more technical disciplines
Subject Tourism -- Risk management
Technology -- Risk assessment
Business & Economics -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Tourism industry.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Rao, Umesh Hodeghatta, author