Ask yourself the following questions about your organization:
- Are you partnering with the best vendors for your situation?
- Are you negotiating the best deal possible?
- How do you manage a technology acquisition?
With proven, step-by-step solutions, this unique and practical book shows information technology (IT) project managers how to acquire the right technology from the right vendor at the right price for their business.
There are numerous project management books on how to build technology, but the increase in project failure, limited resources, and accelerated change in systems and platforms has forced IT managers to move from building to buying technology, thereby shifting substantial risks to third parties. Allen Eskelin, drawing on his own experience managing acquisition projects, thoroughly explains each task required to buy technology successfully from outside vendors.
“We all know this, but not this well… Everyone knows how to acquire technology. We buy new cars, computers, and lawnmowers. But Technology Acquisition offers much more than I had anticipated—an interesting, practical roadmap and compass.” —Robert C. Larrabee, www.computer.org
Technology Acquisition covers all facets of technology acquisition management, including the “people dynamics” that can make or break a project. The book offers useful templates, example documents, checklists, and schedules that guide you through the entire procedure, as well as case studies to illustrate the processes described.
Author Allen Eskelin is the founder and CEO of Peak Portfolio. Allen has 20 years of technology management experience at Microsoft, Starbucks, and Gateway.