Software Selection: An Approach

by Joseph J. Strub ... Prepare RFP and Rank Selection Criteria. ... Company Background; Hardware, Network, and Software Environment; Application Requirements; ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2003/06/research_notes/TU_TS_XJS_06_25_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-06-25 Summary: Selecting package software can have long-term benefits or long-term regrets. To avoid the latter, your approach needs to be sound, logical, and prudent. It also has to be completed in your lifetime. Read about an approach to software selection that helps an organization get to the primary objective of id

Client References - Still A Valuable Part of Vendor Selection?

by William R. Friend ... functionality, hardware/database compatibility, and user acceptance. The executive sell is based on ROI. The IT staff needs to develop selection criteria and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/11/research_notes/MI_EV_XWF_11_12_03_1.asp - 13k - 2003-11-12 Summary: With application software vendors focusing their sales effort more on the top executives or C-levels (CEO/CFO/COO/CIO) of companies, and less on IT, the establishment of an application software selection methodology in advance of a software purchase becomes crucial. The value in making client reference c

2008 Software Re"solutions" » The TEC Blog

... your implementation is may depend on whether or not you specified in your selection criteria that the solution should fit with your existing hardware. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/12/17/2008-software-resolutions/ - 50k - 2007-12-17

Are ASP Applications Right for You? Part 2: Decision Criteria

by Miles Szczurek ... Performance Criteria. The shared nature of the services means that performance may be an issue. ... ASP Selection. ... What hardware is utilized? ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2001/08/research_notes/TU_TS_XMS_08_24_01_1.asp - 20k - 2001-08-24 Summary: Whether an application is best implemented as an ASP provided application or service, built in-house or purchased, generally depends on the same criteria as what would be used for outsourcing a function or process. This part details that criteria.

Software Evaluation and Software Selection

by TEC staff ... Organizations that select the wrong hardware, middleware, or software will ... Second, when the selection team organizes and ranks criteria and measures ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2007/12/research_notes/TU_TS_STF_12_17_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-12-17 Summary: Organizations are surrounded by ambiguity when making their implementation decisions. Accurate and relevant criteria that are properly weighed against an enterprise’s needs, what-if scenarios, and supporting graphics and reports are essential when making a software selection.

Technology Hardware Maintenance-Acquiring and Managing Cost ...

by P. Hennigan ... major tasks: gathering a complete and accurate hardware inventory and ... everyone with a stake in the selection agree with both the criteria and weighting ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/10/research_notes/GA_EV_PEH_10_23_00_1.asp - 20k - 2000-10-24 Summary: Hardware maintenance can represent a significant information technology cost, but options for managing that cost exist. If you analyze hardware maintenance from an enterprise perspective, you will identify those options and ensure the cost-effective delivery of those services.

Software Selection: A Third Alternative Part One: The Buyer’s ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... with an abundance of product, technology, and hardware combinations and choices. ... Even after the first pass of the criteria and vendor selection, changes in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2008/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_01_21_08_1.asp - 15k - 2008-01-21 Summary: There are two prevailing approaches for selecting enterprise-wide software: the functions and features approach and the business processes approach. Yet a third alternative does exist—one that takes the best aspects of these two to provide the assurances needed by the buyer and the efficiency desired b

Software Selection: A Third Alternative Part One: The Buyer's ...

by Joseph J. Strub ... with an abundance of product, technology, and hardware combinations and choices. ... Even after the first pass of the criteria and vendor selection, changes in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/05/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_05_14_05_1.asp - 16k - 2005-05-14 Summary: Recently, the traditional method of selecting software based on functions and features has come under scrutiny. Some even suggest that this method is unduly drawn out and fails to focus on the critical processes of business. As you might expect, vendors would rather sell you out-of-the-box business proce

Software Selection for Organizations: Are We Becoming Too Web ...

by Murali Chemuturi and Udaya Sundari Chemuturi ... Software Selection for Organizations: Are We Becoming Too Web ... at all so long as the hardware platform on which ... Criteria for Selecting a Platform to Run Software ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2007/11/research_notes/TU_TS_XMC_11_02_07_1.asp - 18k - 2007-11-02 Summary: Web-based software has come of age: it is more robust and stable, and combined with the increased speed of the Internet, businesses have reaped tremendous benefits. Still, Web-based systems may not be the answer for every business.

Enterprise Financial Application Software: How Some of the Big ERP ...

by Steve McVey ... by a lack of a focused corporate hardware strategy and the ... to support multiple platforms was an important criteria at this stage of the selection process. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/12/research_notes/CS_BA_SRM_12_25_01_1.asp - 16k - 2001-12-25 Summary: Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to supply a cost effective solution that satisfies the critical requirements of an organization. In this case study from a recent selection engagement for a large series book publisher, we size up Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Lawson in