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                                                                     EXHIBIT 3.7

                               MRO SOFTWARE, INC.
                       NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Agreement is made between MRO Software, Inc. (the "Company")
and the undersigned Optionee as of the date indicated below (this "Agreement"),
pursuant and subject to the Company's Amended and Restated 1999 Equity Incentive
Plan as amended through the date hereof (the "Plan").

1.    Purpose and Scope of this Agreement, the Plan and Schedule A.

      a.    This Agreement is entered into pursuant and subject to the terms and
            conditions of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the
            terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall take
            precedence. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
            have the meanings given in the Plan.

      b.    The Optionee may be granted one or more stock options under this
            Agreement. The specific number of shares, the vesting schedule,
            provisions for early exerciseability (if any), the exercise price
            and other terms specific to each option granted under this Agreement
            will be set forth on one or more Schedule As, executed by the
            parties, referencing this Agreement, incorporated herein and made a
            part hereof.

2.    Term. Each Option shall take effect on the date of grant as indicated on
      the particular Schedule A, and expire ten years from the date of grant (or
      such shorter period of time as may be specified in a particular Schedule
      A).

3.    Exercise Price and Payment for Shares. The exercise price of each Option
      shall be as indicated on the applicable Schedule A. The exercise price
      shall be paid in cash at the time that an Option is exercised, or in any
      other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Committee
      on terms determined by the Committee.

      a.    Tax Withholding. The Optionee shall satisfy any federal, state or
            local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise of each
            Option by tendering a cash payment to the Company at the time of
            exercise, or, at the Company's discretion, out of proceeds from the
            sale of shares issuable upon exercise of the Option, as provided in
            Section 3(b) below.

      b.    Procedure. The Company may establish such procedures as it deems
            appropriate for the exercise of Options, and the Company may
            require, before an Option is exercised, that exercise forms be
            completed and internal confirmations be made with respect to the
            number of shares outstanding and status of an Option and the
            Optionee. Payment of the exercise price and the taxes to be withheld
            may, at the Company's discretion, be made out of the proceeds from
            the sale of shares issuable upon exercise of any Option, in
            accordance with such procedures as may be adopted by the Company
            from time to time. Under such procedures, such shares may not be
            issued until all funds are received by the Company.

4.    Transferrability. All Options shall not be transferable except by will or
      by the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during
      the lifetime of the Optionee only by such person. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing:

      a.    the Optionee may designate in writing a third party who, in the
            event of the death of the Optionee,

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            shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option; and

      b.    a Nonstatutory Stock Option may be transferred upon such terms and
            conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion,
            including (without limitation) pursuant to a "domestic relations
            order" within the meaning of such rules, regulations or
            interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission as are
            applicable for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or to
            family members, or to trusts or other entities maintained for the
            benefit of family members.

5.    Vesting. Each Option shall "vest" and become exercisable as to such number
      of shares at such times as specified in the applicable Schedule A. Each
      Option may at any time be exercised with respect to some or all of the
      shares as to which the Option has become vested but was not fully
      exercised. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on
      the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on
      performance or other criteria) as specified in the applicable Schedule A.
      Once fully vested, each Option may be exercised from time to time with
      respect to any shares then remaining subject to the Option during the
      remainder of the term of the Option (if its term extends beyond the end of
      the vesting period). The provisions of this subsection are subject to such
      administrative restrictions as the Committee may adopt regarding the
      minimum number of shares as to which an Option may be exercised.

6.    Termination of Board Status as a Director. If the Optionee's term as a
      Director of the Company terminates for any reason except death or
      Disability, such Options as are vested but unexercised on the date of such
      termination may be exercised within a period of three months after the
      termination date. If the Optionee dies during the Optionee's term as a
      Director of the Company, such Options as are vested at the time of death
      are exercisable by the deceased Optionee's personal representatives, heirs
      or legatees within a period of one year after the Optionee's death. If the
      Optionee's term as a Director of the Company is terminated by reason of
      Disability, such Options as are vested at the time of termination may be
      exercised by the Optionee within a period of one year after such
      termination. The foregoing notwithstanding, under no circumstances will an
      Option be exercisable after the expiration of the ten year term of the
      Option. In all cases (including death and Disability): (a) all Options
      which are not vested and exercisable at the time of termination of the
      Optionee's term as a Director of the Company shall be forfeited to the
      Company and the shares covered by such Option(s) shall revert to the Plan,
      immediately upon such termination; and (b) all Options which are not
      exercised within the applicable time period specified in this Section 6
      shall be forfeited to the Company and the shares covered by such Option(s)
      shall revert to the Plan, immediately upon the expiration of such time
      period.

7.    Change in Control and Other Corporate Transactions. This Option is subject
      to those provisions in the Plan relating to Change in Control and other
      corporate transactions (including mergers, acquisitions, reeorganizations,
      liquidation and others) contained in Section 16 of the Plan. Certain
      additional terms apply to Optionees who are Company Directors, as provided
      in Section 16(f) of the Plan.

8.    Miscellaneous.

      a.    Notice hereunder shall be given to the Company at its principal
            place of business, and shall be given to the Optionee at his or her
            address set forth on the most recent Schedule A, or in either case
            at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the
            other party in writing.

      b.    This Stock Option does not confer upon the Optionee any rights with
            respect to continuance of employment by the Company or any of its
            Affiliates, or restrict or limit the right of the Company or any
            Affiliate to terminate the employment of the Optionee, with or
            without cause.

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      c.    Neither an Optionee nor any person to whom an Option is transferred
            shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of
            a holder with respect to, any shares of Company Common Stock subject
            to such Option unless and until such person has duly exercised the
            Option.

      d.    The provisions of the Plan, this Agreement and all Options shall be
            governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of
            the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to any applicable
            conflicts of law principles thereof.

      e.    Status as an Incentive Stock Option. Each Option granted to a
            Director is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option,
            and shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Company
            makes no representation as to the tax treatment upon exercise of
            this Option or sale or other disposition of the shares covered by
            this Option. The Optionee should consult with his or her own tax
            advisors regarding the tax effects of all Options.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed in its
name and on its behalf as of the date first written above.

                                       MRO SOFTWARE, INC.

______________________________         By:   _________________________________
Craig Newfield, Clerk                        Norman E. Drapeau, Jr., President
(Seal)
                                       Date: _________________________________

This foregoing Agreement and the terms and conditions hereof are hereby accepted
and agreed to by the undersigned. I understand that this Agreement is subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan, and acknowledge that I have received a
copy of the Prospectus which describes the Plan together with this Agreement,
and that a copy of the Plan is available from the Company at any time.

Date:_____________________      Optionee's Signature:___________________________

                                Optionee's Name:________________________________

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