Facing A Selection? Try A Knowledge-Based Matchmaker Part 4: User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, Louie Talarico ... Part 1 of this article it was suggested that an effective RFI/RFP process ... TU_BA_PJ_LJT_03_07_02_1.asp" target="_blank">Part 3 - Presents examples of applying ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2002/03/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_LJT_03_11_02_1.asp - 22k - 2002-03-11 Summary: This tutorial identifies the significance of researching technology vendors to both buyers and vendors/VARs. Buyers require research to determine the short list and vendors/VARs can use research to assess the viability of opportunities before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a '

Facing A Selection? Try A Knowledge-Based Matchmaker Part 2: A ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, Louie Talarico ... Part 1 of this article it was suggested that an effective RFI/RFP process ... of the Problem Part 2 - Presents a Solution Part 3 - Presents examples of applying ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2002/03/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_LJT_03_06_02_1.asp - 24k - 2002-03-06 Summary: Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibility, almost every product can win provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors/VARs is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game'. An RFP/RFI selection process can streamline

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Part 5 - User Recommendations

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Part Four Presents Examples of Applying the Solution. ... Issuing a comprehensive Request For Information (RFI) to a number of vendors is an important first ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_27_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-05-27 Summary: This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list and vendors researching the viability of the opportunity before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibilit

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Vendors Part 3 - A Timesaving ...

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... This is Part Three of a five-part tutorial, that presents an effective RFI/RFP process that can ... Part Four Presents Examples of Applying the Solution. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_24_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-05-24 Summary: In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game'

Facing A Selection? Try A Knowledge-Based Matchmaker Part 1 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, Louie Talarico ... asp" target="_blank">Part 2 discusses an RFI/RFP process ... 03/research_notes/ TU_BA_PJ_LJT_03_07_02_1.asp" target="_blank">Part 3 presents examples of applying ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2002/03/research_notes/TU_BA_PJ_LJT_03_05_02_1.asp - 22k - 2002-03-05 Summary: Since a 'one-size-fits-all' product is still not quite a viable possibility, almost every product can win provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors/VARs is to pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game'. An RFP/RFI selection process can streamline

Evaluating Enterprise Software - Business Process or Feature ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, Olin Thompson & Joseph Strub ... Consequently, the traditional function/feature-oriented RFI facilitates this analysis ... special governmental reporting requirements, which are all examples of non ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_10_27_03_1.asp - 26k - 2003-10-27 Summary: There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes has been adequate for the task of selecting complex systems. The record indicates there is much room for improvement. In essence, for complex selections like in the case of ent

Selecting PLM Software Solutions Part 2 - Problem Overview

by Jim Brown & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Part Four Presents Examples of Applying the Solution. ... exorbitant amount of money for a slightly tweaked request for information/proposal (RFI/RFP) document ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_23_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-05-23 Summary: Past experience shows us that the vast majority of enterprise technology evaluations run over time and budget, and once selected, the majority of the implementations fail to meet functional, return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO) expectations. Many companies have consequently been s

LMS Can Help Regulate Good Ethical Practices » The TEC Blog

... In some cases, this criterion may have to do with the employee’s integrity, as the following examples demonstrate. ... LMS RFI. LMS white papers. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/06/05/lms-can-help-regulate-good-ethical-practices/ - 34k - 2008-06-05

Seeking Vendors, the Early Part of Selection » The TEC Blog

... and narrowing down their list of software vendors before going into an RFI process. ... The following three examples show that even if you don’t use a formal ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/10/25/seeking-vendors-the-early-part-of-selection/ - 32k - 2007-10-25

The Lexicon of CRM - Part 3: From R to Z

by Randy Garland ... capabilities. Examples include Oracle's 9i database, Microsoft's SQLServer 2000, and IBM's DB2 and Informix. RFI - Request For Information. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/11/research_notes/TU_CR_RGG_11_02_01_1.asp - 18k - 2001-11-02 Summary: CRM. C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, we continue the Lexicon of CRM