INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information Systems

Information Systems

Selecting Information System

Identify the purpose of implementing a new information system at senior management level. Based on the objectives to formulate the basic functional and technical system requirements. The objectives of introducing the system to ensure the achievement of business objectives. 

Determine the budget for the purchase of an information system and inform the group on the choice of a system or a consulting company before choosing. 

Select the system once. Often, companies go through several iterations, the choice of information system, re-start option, include in the reporting set of systems that have not been considered from the outset. Repetition of the selection process leads to delay the project for implementation of the system, but also affects the quality of choice in the end can be chosen the best solution, but one that was considered last. 

Plan of the selection process. Necessary to develop a project plan for system selection, the Plan may contain the following sections: gathering preliminary information (for a review of IT-solutions), compiling a list of potential systems integrators, preparation of tender documents, gathering information from bidders, information processing, selection of participants for second round of negotiations, the final choice. 

Develop and implement a uniform set of criteria for comparison of information systems at all stages of selection. 

Prepare a quality tender documentation, which will enable IT organizations to make proposals on the timing and cost of the project without conducting due diligence. The company can prepare the tender documents themselves or engage a consulting company. 

Criteria for comparison 

Identification of objects of comparison. In fact, the comparison is not only between policy decisions, but also between software and hardware platforms, software companies, models, life cycle system implementation, deployment architecture. Need to explicitly identify objects of comparison and to determine their possible combinations (platform - a system - the company-integrator - architecture). For each object has its own ...