IT Consulting Services Overview

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 Our role in IT System Selection projects is to be the guarantor of our client’s business challenges by helping and challenging them in the definition of what is required to produce a clear vision of the desired future. This is done via a focus on the key features required, and supporting the process of vendor/partner evaluations via a structured selection process. Our understanding of the market helps to narrow down the options that are most relevant, and our selection process creates a competitive environment for the selected vendors to propose a solution tailored to your business need.

We support you across all phases of System Selection projects:

• Definition, structuring and prioritisation of business needs
• Definition of an effective selection process, tailored to the need of your business
• Pre-selection of solution vendors that meet the identified needs, based on functional benchmarks and a high level evaluation of the solutions 
• Production and release of the Request For Proposal (RFP) documentation to engage the identified vendors
• Management of the response period with vendors, collating and responding to vendor questions in preparation of their response
• Facilitation of structured evaluation of the vendor response to determine those that are best fit-for-purpose
• Coordination of vendor meetings and demonstrations to provide a vision of your proposed new systems in use
• The final selection process, based on the alignment of decision-makers

We understand that every business is unique, which is why we provide tailored solutions to meet the specific needs of our clients. Our solutions are designed to help small businesses optimise their technology solutions and achieve their goals. The following are the typical deliverables for a System Selection Project:

• Identification of key Functional & Non-Functional Requirements and system Use Cases
• Request For Proposal (RFP) documentation
• Vendor Long List – identification of potential vendors that meet the needs of your organisation
• Vendor Short List – vendors invited to participate in the selection
• Evaluation Criteria
• Evaluation Summary document tailored to the needs of your organisation or board
• Completed Scoring for Vendors

We believe that small businesses should have access to high-quality IT consulting services without breaking the bank. That's why we offer affordable pricing options to fit any budget.

The pricing for a System Selection depends on several factors:

• Type of selection process - Comprehensive tends to be the most expensive, with Fit/Gap the least (not always the case)
• Number of staff or users of the potential solution
• Number of stakeholders involved in the requirements gathering process
• Level of complexity in the business
• Level of detail required in reporting
• Number of vendors involved

The typical time taken to conduct a System Selection depends on the availability of your team and required output. You can expect 6-8 weeks on average.