Software Package Selection training – 3 days – Please call for a quote
Software Package Selection training
This is an innovative Software Package Selection training course presented in two distinct phases. The first two days (phase one) are concerned with developing a framework for package selection and identifying the requirements of a particular case study problem. The participants are then presented with a potential packaged solution and are asked to evaluate this using the framework developed in the course. They undertake this work on day three of the course.
Software Package Selection Training Course Objectives
At the end of this Software Package Selection training course participants will be able to:
- Define a framework for effective software package selection
- Produce a high level UML class model
- Produce appropriate use case definitions of functional requirements
- Develop a checklist of non-functional requirements
- Identify and investigate and assess potential suppliers
- Evaluate a software package solution against defined requirements
- Present recommendations about the fit of the software package to agreed functional and non-functional requirements
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the software package approach to systems development
Software Package Selection Training Course Content
1. Introduction
- Historical perspective
- A framework for package selection
- Fact finding techniques
- Risks of the software package approach
2. User Requirements – Object modelling
- Identifying classes
- Identifying associations between classes
- Modelling the class structure
- Documenting classes and associations
3. User Requirements – Function modelling
- Use Case diagram
- Use Case Descriptions
- Significant input and output requirements
4. Non-functional requirements
- Performance requirements
- Interfaces with other systems
- Security and audit requirements
- Legal issues
- Archiving, backup and recovery
- User interface requirements
- Other issues
5. Identifying and investigating potential suppliers
- Identifying potential suppliers
- Invitations to Tender
- Supplier information questionnaires
- Investigating suppliers
- Supply contracts
- Maintenance and support agreements
6. Evaluating a Software package
- Modelling the software package
- Documenting the functional match
- Documenting the non-functional match
- Summarising the requirements fit
- Presenting a recommendation
7. Advantages and Disadvantages of the software package approach
- Advantages of the software package approach
- Disadvantages of the software package approach
- Tailoring and amending the package solution
- Implementation considerations
- Managing the long-term relationship
Software Package Selection Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this Software Package Selection course.
Software Package Selection Training Recommended Reading
Guide to Package Evaluation and Selection: The R2ISC Method - Nathan Hollander – buy from amazon
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