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Author:   Martin Tate
Publisher:   BCS Learning & Development Limited
Imprint:   BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9781780172583

ISBN 10:   1780172583
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   17 March 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction - purpose and principles 1 Introduction to off-the-shelf solutions 2 Talent management - supplier psychology 3 Initiation - shaping and authorising the project 4 Requirements analysis - capturing the organisationalneeds 5 Requirements document - documenting and agreeingrequirements 6 Trawling the marketplace - establishing the longlist 7 Assessing longlist candidates - selecting the shortlistusing the RFI 8 Detailed evaluation - assessing the shortlistedcandidates 9 Scoring - establishing degree of fit and ranking 10 Demonstrations - proving the best fit 11 Reference sites - real customer feedback 12 Contracts - negotiation and agreements 13 Implementation - preparing the ground 14 Viewpoints by theme 15 Concluding - recommendations and resources Appendices *OTSIS extras - available at http://www.decisionevaluation.co.uk/otsis-extras/

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Martin is the guru of robust decision making. The process he describes in this book combines intuition with rigorous, transparent logic. Good choices are easy to explain, sell and defend whilst spurious bias is left with nowhere to hide. -- Mike Berners-Lee Small World Consulting Ltd

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Martin Tate is founder and principal consultant at Decision Evaluation Ltd, an IT consultancy that has specialised in selecting off-the-shelf solutions for over twenty years. A ‘poacher turned gamekeeper’, he formerly worked for an IT provider and was trained to sell software. BCS awarded him Chartered Fellow status for eminence in IT selection.

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