Template/Policy

If the organization does not have a formal purchasing policy, use the OptimizeIT Purchasing Policy Template to document the rules or guidelines for IT purchases when these purchases are sometimes complex and unfamiliar.

Many IT teams approach requirements gathering for software purchasing the same way they approach custom development requirements. It is important, however, to note the differences between these scenarios from the perspective of requirements...

Software markets tend to be crowded places with numerous vendors competing for the same customer groups. With multiple vendors to choose from, organizations need a well-defined plan to manage the decision process. Build requirements elicitation...

Requirements elicitation techniques are critical to the requirements gathering phase of software development and procurement. Choose the right elicitation techniques by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.