Advisory Call Outline: Software Selection Engagement

Selection takes forever. Traditional software selection drags on for years, sometimes in perpetuity.
IT is viewed as a bottleneck and the business has taken control of software selection.
“Gut feel” decisions rule the day. Intuition, not hard data, guides selection, leading to poor outcomes.
Negotiations are a losing battle. Money is left on the table by inexperienced negotiators.
Overall: Poor selection processes lead to wasted time, wasted effort, and applications that continually disappoint.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

Adopt a formal methodology to accelerate and improve software selection results.
Improve business satisfaction by including the right stakeholders and delivering new applications on a truly timely basis.
Kill the “sacred cow” requirements that only exist because “it’s how we’ve always done it.”
Forget about “RFP” overload and hone in on the features that matter to your organization.
Skip the guesswork and validate decisions with real data.
Take control of vendor “dog and pony shows” with single-day, high-value, low-effort, rapid-fire investigative interviews.
Master vendor negotiations and never leave money on the table.

Impact and Result

Improving software selection is a critical project that will deliver huge value.
Hit a home run with your business stakeholders: use a data-driven approach to select the right application vendor for their needs – fast.
Shatter stakeholder expectations with truly rapid application selections.
Boost collaboration and crush the broken telephone with concise and effective stakeholder meetings.
Lock in hard savings and do not pay list price by using data-driven tactics.

Advisory Call Outline: Software Selection Engagement Research & Tools

1. Advisory Call Outline

Info-Tech's expert analyst guidance will help you save money, align stakeholders, and speed up the application selection process.

2. Workshop Overview

Info-Tech's workshop will help you implement a repeatable, data-driven approach that accelerates software selection efforts.

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