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Breakthrough Project Success: 3 of 4, Vendor Selection and Contracts

After the early efforts to develop a meaningful RFP and scoring provisions you move to the next step of deciding on which vendor you will engage to fulfill your technology project requirements.  Before beginning on this phase of your project it is really important to gain a clearer understanding and approach to the selection process before it begins.  Use the Early Processes to Help Educate Yourself Use these early stages of your technology investment to gain useful business knowle...

Business Strategy and IT Strategy to Reproduce Apple Innovation

I recently read a Fortune Magazine article extolling the virtues, or more the impact, of Apple's Steve Jobs on business.  Certainly under Steve Jobs’ guidance Apple has come to represent the best of business innovation for several reasons:  Jobs built Apple as an innovative company After he left Apple the company nearly collapsed He returned and turned the company around from the brink of collapse Jobs at Apple, through his innovative guidance, has transformed three primary...

ERP and SAP Business Case for ROI, Business Benefit, and Success

Your company’s SAP or ERP business case should start before your RFP, and not just at a high level. It is important to take some time up front to get educated and develop some key understanding before ever issuing an RFP.  The more educated you are: The better the quality of the RFP. The better choice you will make at vendor selection (you'll be able to see past sales pitches to the substance). You'll be better able to make a more objective assessment during demonstrations and t...