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Understanding Your Vendor’s Software Architecture

Understanding Your Vendor’s Software Architecture

When building a system or buying a COTS solution, it is critical to ensure that the underlying system architecture will support the intended mission both now and into the future. How can you be certain that the vendor's proposed architecture will meet your Organization's needs? After all, the right choice will lead to a

By Jeff Baich|2019-07-24T02:01:20+00:00May 15th, 2019|Categories: Develop RFP|Tags: Application Architecture, Enterprise Architecture|0 Comments

Use a product roadmap to gauge alignment with your vendor

Use a product roadmap to gauge alignment with your vendor

Let’s assume you are about to spend millions of dollars on a COTS package or a custom-built application. Large scale software acquisition frequently creates a multi-year relationship with a vendor. Your organization, at the end of your acquisition processes, will select the vendor that best meets your requirements today. Before you spend the money, how