Technology Selection

What Is Digital Transformation? A Comprehensive Guide

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August 27, 2024
Digital transformation may seem scary or overwhelming to those accustomed to doing everything manually or are unfamiliar with technology selection. However, the concept means different things to different people.

You have to understand what digital transformation means for your business. This article covers everything from benefits and how to execute a transformation to technological examples and FAQs.

Khaleel HayesWhat Is Digital Transformation? A Comprehensive Guide
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Software Evaluation Using the Lean Selection Methodology

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August 20, 2024
Selecting the perfect enterprise solution is similar to getting a hole-in-one when you’re an amateur golfer; you need the appropriate skills and resources to achieve your desired goal. SelectHub, a software analyst and consulting firm, has developed a nine-step methodology called Lean Selection and created a business book that exhibits all nine steps in a detailed fashion to get yon on the ideal track during your software evaluation.

Khaleel HayesSoftware Evaluation Using the Lean Selection Methodology
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Stakeholder Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide

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July 30, 2024
Undertaking new business projects requires effective communication with relevant stakeholders. But stakeholders vary from coworkers and suppliers to consumers, the press and more. How do you find the right ones? Simple. Conduct a stakeholder analysis.

This article covers the ins and outs of a stakeholder analysis, including templates, vital steps, examples and FAQs.

Khaleel HayesStakeholder Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide
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Top Expert Software Selection Tips to Pick the Best-Fit Software

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July 23, 2024
So, you’re buying business software? Congrats! Welcome to the world of defining hundreds (if not thousands) of requirements and combing through software selection tips left and right. The process also consists of interacting with a dozen or more people needing a say in your selection, a sea of regulatory and financial concerns, a dumbfounding array of software review/evaluation sites, very persistent vendor representatives and more. A walk in the park, right?

Khaleel HayesTop Expert Software Selection Tips to Pick the Best-Fit Software
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Business Requirements Document: A Comprehensive Guide

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June 14, 2024
Whether your project caters to a specific client or for performing technology selection in your department, a strong business requirements document can map out the process and determine your best routes for success.

To alleviate the writing process, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide of business requirements document must-haves, tips and more!

Khaleel HayesBusiness Requirements Document: A Comprehensive Guide
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Navigating Enterprise Software Pricing – What To Watch For

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Getting the right pricing negotiated for an enterprise software purchase is one of the most fundamental requirements as pricing directly ties to the budget allocated to the project. There are a number of variables to consider when comparing pricing across software vendors.

Michael ShearerNavigating Enterprise Software Pricing – What To Watch For
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Business Requirements Gathering for Enterprise Software Selection

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Business requirements gathering (BRG) is a critical and often overlooked step in a software evaluation and technology selection process. Understanding what your systems currently deliver and the key objectives of a new technology acquisition—is essential to realizing a successful IT investment. Here is a best practice approach you can use to ensure proper requirements gathering for your enterprise software selection project.

Dylan PersaudBusiness Requirements Gathering for Enterprise Software Selection
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Agile IT Vendor Selection Cures Organizational Anxiety

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Regardless of whether your reaction is an indifferent shrug to the almost-daily news reports of billions of dollars wasted every year in unused and under-performing software due to flawed IT selection and procurement practices, or whether you spend sleepless nights worrying about the incessant security and compliance issues posed by rogue software purchases across your organization, agile technology selection practices are starting to gain a foothold within both SMBs and large enterprises alike.

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SelectHub Highlighted as Technology Selection Driver in CIO Review

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The July 2015 issue of CIO Review Magazine, focused on IT procurement, highlights SelectHub as the foundation for a user-friendly Technology Selection Management service offered by progressive CIOs.

In his article covering characteristic difficulties in the technology selection process, Rob Meilen, VP & CIO of Hunter Douglas describes the increasing pressures on IT organizations to provide more business benefits, quicker than ever before—but reveals that standard selection and sourcing practices are falling short.

Roy SempleSelectHub Highlighted as Technology Selection Driver in CIO Review
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The Best Way to Screw up a Software Selection Project

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We expect to buy things without screwing up. Just select what you want and pull out your wallet (ahem). Maybe next week. We are blithely optimistic when it comes to buying a new washing machine, or toaster—it’s going to work as expected, maybe better. Even for larger purchases like a new vehicle, juggling requirements like space, performance, and price is not a brain buster—and can actually be fun.

Roy SempleThe Best Way to Screw up a Software Selection Project
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