Application Software Implementation - Selection Processes

Processes descriptions are numbered for ease of access.  These numbers do not necessarily represent the sequence in which they are performed.  Also for ease of access the numbers are prefixed by a letter showing the type of segment or path that it applies to. Below is a list of typical Launch Processes 

L	Launch (Project Launch & Segment Launch)
R	Requirements
S	Selection
D	Delivery
P	Post-implementation (Post-implementation Management, Post‑implementation review, Business Benefits Assessment)
Q	Quality Audit reviews
T	Terminate Project

Ref	Process	Path Templates
S010	Market Review	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S020	Advertise	Selection - Full
S030	Establish “Long List”	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S040	Format Requirements Matrix	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Short Form
S045	Format Requirements Matrix (Hardware Selection)	Selection - Hardware
S050	Design, issue and agree pre-qualification criteria and invitation	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S060	Define and agree selection scoring scheme	Selection - Full
S070	Prioritise Requirements Matrix by criticality	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S080	Prepare, review, agree and issue Invitation to Tender	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S090	Prioritise Requirements Matrix by weights	Selection - Full
S100	Automatic weighting	Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S110	Short List for ITT	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form
S170	Vendor Conference	Selection - Full
S180	Package Fit Study	Selection - Full
S190	Mark Responses	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S200	Identify Issues	Selection - Full
S210	Confer with Vendors	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S220	Consult with reference users	Selection - Full, Selection - Short Form, Selection - Hardware
S230	Agree final marks and issues	Selection - Full
S240	Benchmark	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm
S250	Prepare and agree selection report	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Hardware
S300	Negotiate terms with vendor(s)	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Hardware
S310	Prepare and agree contract(s)	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Short Form, Requirements / Selection Fast Track, Selection - Hardware
S400	Feasibility prototype	Selection - Full, Selection - Confirm
S500	Interview client / customise requirements matrix	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S510	Assess potential vendors	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S520	Get vendors to respond to Requirements Matrices	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S530	Evaluate responses	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S540	Confer with vendors	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S550	Confer with reference users	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S560	Identify and agree preferred vendor	Requirements/Selection Fast Track
S600	Check business critical requirements against package	Selection - Confirm
S610	Prepare, issue and agree selection validation report	Selection - Confirm
S700	Implementation Strategy and Architecture	Selection - Full, Project Model
S710	Define Implementation Strategy	Selection - Short Form, Selection - Confirm, Selection - Hardware, Requirements / Selection Fast Track
S900	Update project materials	Selection - Short Form, Selection - Full, Selection - Hardware