Advisory Offer
Vendor & Platform Evaluation
Independent, structured evaluation of technology vendors and platforms based on business fit, architecture, risk and total cost.
Where this sits in a D² engagement
- AssessThis offer
- Architect
- Enable
The challenge
A significant vendor or platform decision is approaching. Every candidate demos well, and internal opinions differ. The organization needs an independent, structured basis for the decision.
What D² delivers
An independent evaluation framework and assessment: requirements grounded in business capabilities, architectural fit analysis, security and risk review, cost modelling and a defensible recommendation.
Typical activities
- Requirement and capability definition
- Evaluation framework design
- Vendor and platform assessment
- Architecture fit and integration analysis
- Risk and total-cost analysis
- Recommendation and decision support
Expected outputs
- Evaluation framework and scoring
- Architecture and integration fit analysis
- Risk and cost findings
- Defensible recommendation with rationale
Ideal client profile
- Organizations making major platform commitments
- Leaders seeking independence from vendor incentives
- Teams needing a defensible selection process
Engagement format
A structured evaluation engagement sized to the decision's scale and risk.
Discuss whether this engagement fits your situation.
Scope, depth and format are right-sized in the first conversation, before any commitment.