IT Procurement and Execution Best Practices

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Planning is Crucial on IT Projects

Procuring a new CMMS, ERP, Asset Management, Financial Management, or other FM software can be a big challenge. Worried about becoming another one on the long list of failed IT implementations? The IT industry overall has a 20% success rate, after all! Research has shown that success can be predicted at the time your RFP is created (before you buy!).

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Many organizations overlook the full impact of what is required to deliver a successful software implementation.
There are several important phases of the Software Delivery Lifecycle – and all must be coordinated seamlessly.

The Software Delivery Lifecycle

Recommendations to Make your Next IT Buy Easier

 

  1. Most Important Scope Item: Your Current Conditions!
  2. Use Scripted Verifications (Not Vendor-Lead Demos)
  3. Focus on People: Interview the Implementation Team
  4. Eliminate Marketing Content from Written Proposals
  5. Clarify the Implementation Plan (BEFORE Contract Signing!)
Free Resources

  • White Paper: Expertise-based Approach to IT
    Everyone knows that delivering an Information Technology (IT) project is tough. This white paper examines provides recent data on IT project performance, and the cradle-to-grave view of Software Implementation.
  • Case Study: Capital Project Management Software
    The City of Lawrence, KS went to market for a software solution and implementation services related to project management, tracking, budgeting and analysis of Capital Improvements Projects (CIP)
  • Case Study: GIS Asset and Work Management
    The City of Rochester used Simplar’s XPD process to select an IT services provider to implement an enterprise based, map-centric work and asset management system. The new system allows the city to efficiently manage their growing public infrastructure.

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Work with procurement / purchasing / buyers

Developing a Scope of Work and the RFP

Providing On-Site Training

Streamlining the Evaluation Process

Facilitating planning phase with the vendor

 

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jeff@simplar.com

or (928) 713-0501