Std 009 Procurement: 01 Request for Proposal for Business Systems SolutionThis is the heart of the tender and contains a large number of tough clauses that are directed at ensuring a realistic bid with a robust platform for realistic negotiation and a tough contract that is directed at ensuring performance
There is a more detailed version of this document at the end of this page for larger projects with a more detailed procurement process
Cnf 074 A Moral and Ethical Dilemma -- Systems that FailThe prevalence of IT project failure, the factors that cause failure, the Critical Factors for Success, the problem of IT people who lie, issues of integrity, morals and ethics, the need for a regulatory body and legislation
SNw 049 Strategic Essence: The Missing Link: Part 4 -- The Essence should be the Point of DepartureThe strategic essence of the organization should be the point of departure AND the focal point of every business information systems project -- THIS is the component of the business that should be jealously protected, strengthened and enhanced and it is the part of the business that is most vulnerable to bad decisions and botched projects
SNw 052 Robust Procurement: Part 3 - Exec Engagement, Bid Compliance, Adjudication and other mattersA discussion of the importance of executive engagement, bid compliance evaluation, a structured approach to bid adjudication and other matters