Evaluate and Determine Sources of Products
Use a formal evaluation process to determine which sources of
custom-made and off-the-shelf products to use.
Factors that may affect the evaluation include:
- Core competencies
- Functions the products will provide and how these functions relate to customer needs
- Availability of on-site support such as responses to queries and problem reports
- Availability of maintenance support after delivery
- Availability of project resources and skills
- Ability to commit to critical delivery and integration dates
- Skills and capabilities
- Licenses, warranties, responsibilities, and limitations associated with the products
- Results of cost-to-benefit ratio analyses, as appropriate
- Determine the feasibility of acquiring custom-made or off-the-shelf
products.
- Determine product life-cycle costs of custom-made or off-the-shelf
products.
- Use the results of these analyses to select a supplier.