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- What do you do if your enterprise app vendor goes under?
- How do you secure support if your application vendor goes under? How far should you plan in advance? Find out what the experts say.Although it is highly unlikely that SAP, Oracle, or PeopleSoft is going to cease operations, many organizations are looking for ways to protect their enterprise resource planning...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, Matthew Osborn, contingency plan, PeopleSoft Inc., vendor viability, enterprise application, Sharon Ward, ERP, viability
- Technical articles 2000-10-27
Additional Resources
- Vendor Management Skill
- I saw an IT job and it's stated required Vendor Management Skill.What does it mean ?Vendor ManagementThe ability to manage the vendor and the contracted obligations of the vendor to insure delivery. It may also include vendor selection and sometimes, contract negotiations. If there is a transition involved,...
- Tags: nt259, vendor management skill, it management, Vendor Management
- Discussion threads 2006-07-15
- Evaluation Criteria for Team Collaboration Solutions - Level 200
- Choosing a collaboration solution is a complex undertaking. The multitude of considerations, such as vendor viability, core features, and relationship to applications and infrastructure, can be overwhelming. This webcast gives expert advice on the same. This webcast talks about how the organization’s enterprise collaboration strategy can best be addressed –...
- Tags: Team, Collaboration, Webcast, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts
- Video: Use this simple process to improve IT vendor selection
- When it's time to spend a big chunk of your IT budget on a new purchase, you need to systematically map out the requirements of your project or upgrade so that you select the best vendor. Episode #4 of Sanity Savers for IT Executives outlines a simple process to help...
- Tags: Checklist, Information Technology, Video, Vendor Selection, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Vendor Consolidation Delivers Valuable Business Outcomes White Paper
- Maintaining and managing a relationship with one vendor, any vendor takes time, effort, and resources. Many enterprises, however, maintain not one but numerous IT vendor relationships, a dozen, two dozen, even more. Multiply the cost of maintaining one vendor relationship across all the vendor relationships the enterprise maintains, and the...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Consolidation, Relationship, Vendor Consolidation, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Key to ‘Win-Win’ Strategic Outsourcing Relationships
- In this paper HSS proposes a vendor-selection checklist. Outsourcing skeptics claim that an outsider cannot give the same concentration and focus as the in-house team. It therefore becomes imperative to do thorough vendor-scrutiny before entrusting critical technical roadmaps and confidential information on him. Understanding the emphasis of a vendor’s business,...
- Tags: Team, Hughes Software Systems, Vendor Selection, Team Management, Outsourcing, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2003-01-23
- Risk Mitigation: A Strategy for Reducing Risk Through a Single-Vendor Integrated Network
- With the increased reliance on the network for application support, enterprise customers are increasingly focused on the availability of the network. While there are considerations to building a diverse vendor environment, highly available single-vendor architecture is readily achievable. A single-vendor environment also allows the customer to use the network more...
- Tags: Strategy, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Networking
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Vendor Consolidation: An Opportunity to View IT Through a Single Pane of Glass
- IT managers have traditionally avoided becoming "Too involved" with a single vendor, preferring to spread their IT investments among several vendors in order to maintain vendor independence. Reducing the number of vendors necessary to conduct effective IT operations offers the benefits of simplifying both IT infrastructure and the processes needed...
- Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Information Technology, Consolidation, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Develop a vendor viability plan
- It's important to make sure your major vendors will continue to provide you with the goods and services you need. Bob Artner describes how to create your own vendor viability plan.Amid all the turmoil in the tech sector, there are a few companies that deserve extra scrutiny: your vendors. If...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Bob Artner, vendor viability plan
- Technical articles 2002-07-11
- vendor base chart
- Please answer the question: What is a vendor base chart and what is its applicability? Where can I find an example of one?Thanks.Vendor chartshttp://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&q=Vendor+ChartsGo here and check it out. It is included in Office 2007 you can chart your salesyou know vending machines,pop etc. Some make much with vendor...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, bburchjolla@...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-07
- Vendor Master Chaos: Are Material Procure-to-Pay Risks Lurking?
- With Sarbanes-Oxley 404 attestations in full swing, auditors are scrutinizing controls related to the master vendor file. Does a serious material weakness lurk in your vendor master processes? This webcast will show you best practice internal controls for your master vendor files. You will also learn also how business process...
- Tags: Control, Imaging, Vendor, Document Management, Business Process Automation, Sarbanes-Oxley, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting
- Webcasts
- Assessing a vendor product
- In this week's Application Developer Management newsletter, Scott Withrow details what to ask when you conduct a survey to assess a vendor product.What do you ask vendors when you're trying to assess their products? In the future, will you begin your efforts by conducting a survey of the vendor?
- Tags: Newsletter Editor
- Discussion threads 2004-11-16
- IT Vendor Management Tool Kit - ISO
- From sending out RFIs to post project evaluation, there are steps you can take to ensure a successful, on-time, on-budget project. Now you can have these resources on hand to create and develop solid vendor relationships. You'll get tips on how to: * Select the best vendor...
- Tags: Information Technology, Vendor, ISO, Tool, Software Development, Iso standards, Strategy, Process Improvement, Software/Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Management
- Download resources 2005-02-22
- Use this simple process to improve IT vendor selection
- When it's time to spend a big chunk of your IT budget on a new purchase, you need to systematically map out the requirements of your project or upgrade so that you make the best vendor selection. In Episode #4 of Sanity Savers for IT Executives,...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Information Technology, Vendor Selection, Strategy, Management, sanity savers
- Videos 2008-04-29
- Vendor Relationship Policy
- This policy is designed to outline organizational and vendor conduct practices when working with your company. Certain practices or engagements by vendors which pose a conflict of interest between the vendor and organization cannot be allowed. All potential conflicts of interest must be disclosed at the time the...
- Tags: Vendor
- Download resources 2008-10-23
- VoIP Vendor Selection Checklist
- Find out how our Vendor Selection Checklist: VoIP can help you choose the VoIP vendor that's right for your organization. This download is available for free as part of a TechRepublic Pro membership.
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Download resources 2004-03-18
- Developing your 'vendor viability plan'
- It's important to monitor the business performance of your major vendors, just to ensure that they will continue providing you the goods and services that you require. Bob Artner offers tips for creating your own vendor viability plan.Another week, another series of earnings warnings from technology companies. It’s a depressing...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Financial accounting, Investment, Bob Artner, vendor viability plan, IBM Corp.
- Technical articles 2002-06-27
- Preparing for a vendor negotiation
- In this week's Application Developer Management newsletter, author Scott Withrow describes the research he did in order to prepare an employer for a vendor negotitation.How do you approach a vendor negotiation? If you have ever been ill-prepared for a negotiation meeting, what did you learn from that experience? What do...
- Tags: Application Developer Management newsletter, it management, negotiation, Newsletter Editor, vendor negotiation
- Discussion threads 2004-10-05
- Voice Over IP Pack
- The Voice Over IP VoIP Pack includes three Excel workbooks: the Gap Analysis Report, the Vendor Selection Checklist, and the Vendor Reference Questionnaire. These interactive tools are designed to help you identify any gaps in your current telecommunications needs and choose a vendor that will best meet your requirements. ...
- Tags: IP, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking
- Download resources 2005-06-16
- Client Firewalls Pack
- The Client Firewalls Pack includes four Excel workbooks: the Gap Analysis Report, the Vendor Selection Checklist, the Vendor Reference Questionnaire, and the Financial Scenario Planner. These tools are designed to help you identify any gaps in your current security needs and determine a vendor that will best meet your requirements....
- Tags: Gap Analysis, Vendor Selection, Client Firewalls Pack, Microsoft Excel, Firewalls, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Networking
- Download resources 2005-06-07
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