Select an EA Tool Based on Business and User Need – Phase 2: Shortlist EA Tools

Author(s): Valence Howden , Andy Liu , Zev Skolnik

Find the vendors that best fit your organization based on the prioritization given to the evaluation criteria. This phase will take you through the following activities:

  • Weight each evaluation criteria’s importance in the product capability portion of the assessment.
  • Weight each component’s importance in the vendor characteristics portion of the assessment.
  • Assess and adjust the weighting between product capabilities and vendor characteristics.
  • Determine if the knock-out criteria set by Info-Tech is relevant for your organization.

Use this phase as part of the full blueprint, Select an EA Tool Based on Business and User Need.