IT Procurement Handbook for SMEs
Publisher: British Informatics Society
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Swindon
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781906124427
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Management; Information technology; Business; Small business; Purchasing & Buying; Purchasing
Description: A guide for Small to Medium Enterprises looking to purchase IT products and services. It covers topics involved in the procurement cycle, from identifying and managing the changing IT requirements of the business, through the evaluation and bidding process, to managing suppliers and the delivery of their IT products and services.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; IT Procurement Handbook for SMEs; The British Computer Society; IT Procurement Handbook for SMEs; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Author; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Procurement Lifecycle; 2 Managing a Procurement; 3 Needs and Business Cases; 4 Risk and Procurement; 5 Bid Documentation; 6 Bid Evaluation; 7 Quality Assurance; 8 IT-specific Issues; 9 Suppliers; 10 Negotiation; 11 Legal Issues; References and Further Reading; Useful Websites; Organisations List; Index; Back Cover.