Off-The-Shelf IT Solutions

CONTENTS

List of figures and tables

List of executive perspectives

Authors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and glossary

INTRODUCTION: PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES

I.1 Overall purpose of this book

I.2 Why you should read this book

I.3 How to get the best from this book

I.4 Major guiding principles of the method

I.5 Nature and characteristics of the selection process

I.6 Chapter summary

I.7 References

I.8 Further reading

1. INTRODUCTION TO OFF-THE-SHELF SOLUTIONS

1.1 What you can learn from this chapter

1.2 Introduction to off-the-shelf solutions

1.3 Interaction of strategy and software

1.4 Impetus – the project pre-conditions

1.5 Why buy an off-the-shelf solution?

1.6 Avoiding common pitfalls when procuring off-the-shelf software

1.7 IT consultancy ...