Each Software Assessement report includes two volumes:
The REQUIREMENTS volume (30 pages) provides accurate understanding of the business and IT benefits for proving the investment opportunity to executives. It identifies the useful list of requirements in order to accurately focus the project according to benefits and to score each shortlisted product.
This reference list of functional and technical requirements is practical, in order to evaluate the capacity of the software products to provide an adequate return on investment. It is also proactive, in order to appreciate the upcoming perspectives. It is set according to our ISO 9001:2000-certified methodology in order to be accurate, practical and proactive.
The ASSESSMENT volume (150 pages) provides our selective short list of valuable products with demonstrated commitment of the vendor and useful strengths. It outlines our opinion on each shortlisted product, our final ranking, as well as the detailed comparative assessment.
The detailed assessment of each product is based on the criteria of the corresponding REQUIREMENTS report. It includes accurate tables and comments for detailed comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the products. Each assessment is conducted according to our unique ISO 9001:2000-certified methodology.
MDQ solutions are aimed at ensuring that the data shared by multiple applications is reliable, consistent and comprehensive. MDQ solutions are a key investment in order to attain demanding business agility while mitigating the operational risk associated with information systems.
UBCA solutions are a key investment in order to guarantee effective governance, risk mitigation and compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks. UBCA solutions are essential to mitigate the risk of irregular business operations.
The CMS business case is essential for implementing the service management according to business needs as promoted by ITIL v3 and ISO 20000-1. The concept of CMS (ITIL v3) encompasses the concept of CMDB (ITIL v2). CMS solutions provide advanced functions for effective configuration and change management.
The service catalogue is an essential foundation for managing the IT services according to business needs. ISO 20000-1 and ITIL v3 are designed to guarantee accurate combination and continual improvement of IT services in order to meet demanding business requirements.
The service repository and lifecycle management is essential to leverage the benefits of SOA strategy and mitigate risks tied to SOA projects. It is a key factor for successful service reuse.
OPA solutions will become an essential foundation of the information systems of all businesses with demanding, changing and uncertain operational intelligence issues.
BPAM solutions are a key investment in order to attain demanding business agility while guaranteeing accurate control of business processes and alignment of information systems. BPAM solutions are essential for effective IT governance: they help improve the business value and reduce the operational risks of information systems according to business strategies.
ARDD solutions help understand, capture and organize business needs for projects. They make it possible to conduct fast-paced software development projects, while keeping them aligned on business needs.
SMM solutions are essential components for attaining the business benefits of service-oriented architecture. They ensure the service efficiency in operations. They are a key technical foundation of demanding SOA strategies.
BRDM solutions will become an essential foundation of the information systems of all businesses with demanding operational intelligence or compliance issues.
ADPM solutions allow assessment and optimization of application portfolios. They measure the quality of the code and of the architecture of information systems. They help executives making decisions on application portfolios.
CMDM projects are part of valuable projects to be launched for MDM (Master Data Management). The products demonstrate clear benefits and functional scope.
In the past, BPM mainly focused on automating static processes in order to improve productivity. The challenge is not only operational productivity but also business effectiveness. BPM solutions now focus on increasing the business intelligence and the process flexibility.
SCM solutions are part of the service level management (SLM) segment. SLM is a general term often used by IT vendors and includes various solutions with several functional scopes. SCM solutions are essential for implementing IT service management according to the business needs as promoted by ISO 20000-1 (December 2005) and ITIL v3 (April 2007
COM solutions contribute to compliance with ITIL requirements on change and release management. They drive the change process, from the RFC to compliance checking.