Classify your requirements by Urgency as well as Importance
If you want potential vendors to provide proposals that are highly relevant to your own implementation, it is best to categorise requirements by Urgency, not just Importance.
Thinking about selecting a new system?
We want every organisation to get better at selecting software solutions, not just our own clients.
To help, we share thoughts and tips here so that business people, new project managers, or those who haven't been through a project like this can before can get a better result.
The traditional path to select a new software solution may be well-trodden, but often the nuances of key decisions along the way, and how certain steps in the process are performed, are what makes the difference.
We hope you find this informative and useful, and if you'd like to hear next time we post, please let us know:
Is your selection Strategic, or Tactical?
Deciding whether you will take a strategic, or tactical, approach is fundamental to setting your project up for success.