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We help you manage your system acquisition project by:
Planning your project
  • Defining project objectives, measurable outcomes and risks
  • Preparing a feasibility analysis
  • Identifying and evaluating options
  • Conducting a stakeholders analysis
  • Developing a project charter
  • Preparing a cost/benefit analysis
  • Creating a project management plan
Defining your needs
  • Preparing user requirements tied directly to your project objectives
  • Defining your needs based on existing Requirement Libraries as examples
  • Creating on-line RFPs including user, technical, contract, administrative and evaluation requirements
Implementing the solution you select
  • Performing Quality Assurance (QA) by defining project management standards or best practices
  • Conducting Quality Control (QC) inspections against project management standards, identifying deviations and defining corrective actions
  • Determining system impact and maximizing your system adoption by using FOUR to compare current and future workflow
Acquiring your solution
  • Collecting vendor proposals using FOUR
  • Assessing vendor proposals based on pre-defined evaluation criteria
  • Recommending a solution meeting your requirements and objectives
  • Identifying contract negotiation strategies, modifications and project management requirements
  • Negotiating vendor contracts, including serving as lead negotiator
  • Resolving vendor disputes
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