Third Party Software Validation

New Software

Before buying new software the following aspects must be checked:

Evaluation	Result
Reasons / Goals / Opportunities
Advantages of new software
Disadvantages of new software
Risks to be considered
Alternative solution
Supplier comparison (investment form)	ATTACHED
Fullfilled goals
Unfullfilled goals
Manual black box testig	Successfull
Support by vendor available
Investment costs (investment form + offer)
Annual fees (investment form + offer)
Estimated required resources for implementation
Estimated time until operation
Estimated effects on work efficiency per year in days
Effects on work effectiveness
Estimated cost savings (one-off/annual)
Estimated ROI in years
Opinion project manager