Software Acquisition & Supplier Management: …

Software Acquisition & Supplier management : part 1 Product Definition & Supplier Selection Theresa Hunt Senior Consultant The Westfall Team Orlando, FL 32750 Linda Westfall President The Westfall Team Plano, TX 75075 SUMMARY Today s Software intensive products and business practices require companies to approach Software purchases with a well-informed and strategic method. This paper discusses the first seven steps in the Software Acquisition and Supplier management Model illustrated in figure 1, including: Step 1: Planning the Acquisition Step 2: Defining the Software product s requirements Step 3: Determining the Acquisition approach Step 4: Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers (and their Software products) Step 5: Defining the contract requirements Step 6: Selecting a Supplier Step 7: Negotiating and awarding the contract Figure 1 - Software Acquisition and Supplier management Model INTRODUCTION Before the task of purchasing commercially available Software , contracting a Supplier to create a custom Software package, or developing a homegrown Software application can commence, adequate planning must take place.

Software Acquisition & Supplier Management: Part 1 – Product Definition & Supplier Selection Theresa Hunt Senior Consultant The Westfall Team

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