Solution
The Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Package Selection solution (also commonly called Package Evaluation and Selection or PES) provides an objective approach to selecting a software package solution that best fits the requirements of the client from all dimensions. Our PES process reviews and numerically scores the fit of a number of packages to our clients' needs. Our highly experienced consultants come to you with years of both business and IT experience. They actively work with our clients to assess the following topic areas through the course of a typical end-to-end COTS-PES:
- Identification of vendors that should be considered
- Fit of applications to business requirements
- Fit of applications to technical requirements and existing environment
- Vendor fit
- Evaluation (numerical scoring) of vendors' proposals
- Vendor software demos
- Develop ROI for selected solution
- Develop high-level implementation plan for selected solution
An important differentiator for us is that we can flexibly engage with our clients throughout the entire process or for assistance in specific steps of the selection process.
Client Challenges
- A client seeking a replacement for a home-grown application, from enterprise-wide scope to point-based solution, and needing a formal methodology for making an objective selection
- A client being pressured to upgrade to a major new release of COTS software, and who wants to make an informed decision of upgrading to the current vendor's new release or changing to another package altogether
- A client not receiving satisfactory support from their current vendor
Business Value
The primary value that the COTS Package Evaluation and Selection solution provides to our clients is an objective approach to selecting a software package solution that best fits the business and technical requirements of the client organization. Our process reviews and numerically scores the fit of a number of packages to our clients' needs.
Client Success
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- CountryMark Coop, an oil and gas refinery based in Indianapolis, Indiana
