If you’ve ever set out to buy a car or appliance, you know how tough it can be to make an informed choice among just five or six manufacturers that you’ve heard of before. Now imagine you have to choose among ten or twelve vendors whose names mean nothing to you - that’s not unusual when you’re looking for an information technology solution.
Since there is no way to assess the suitability of an information technology solution until you know exactly what it needs to do, MD+A’s Technology Evaluation service employs many of the same methodologies we use to develop applications from scratch. After all, your needs don’t change just because you’re planning to buy instead of build. From strategic planning to requirements development, MD+A will help you to choose the technology that suits your organization, your needs and your budget.
But our Technology Evaluation helps you do more than assess solutions – it assesses the vendors that provide them. There are many questions about vendors that may not be immediately apparent when you are considering a solution: Will the vendor customize its product for you? What kind of support agreement does the vendor offer? Answering these questions will help you to choose a vendor with which you can establish a productive relationship, which will be vital to ensure the long-term success of your information technology strategy.