Oct22Std 015 Procurement: 07 Bid Compliance Checklist Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:11:46 PM
The Bid Compliance Checklist is designed to ensure that bid docum...
Read More..
Oct22Std 020 Procurement: 11 Schedule of Reference Documents Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:50:15 PM
A key component of the approach is to assemble a pack o...
Read More..
Oct22Std 010 Procurement: 02 Laboratory Approach to be Applied Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 1:53:22 PM
The Business Simulation Laboratory is a fundamental com...
Read More..
Sep10Std 004 Procurement - 00a Approach and Instructions for Completion Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 5:00:30 PM Overview of the procurement approach and instructions for completing the tender document pack
Read More..
Oct22Std 016 Procurement: 08 Bid Adjudication Score Sheet Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:18:09 PM
The Bid Adjudication Score Sheet is a set of weighted factors des...
Read More..
Aug26Std 001 Simulation Laboratory Standards Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 3:45:14 AM Comprehensively configure and break the configuration until it cannot be broken any more and then c...
Read More..
Sep12Std 009 Procurement: 01 Request for Proposal for Business Systems Solution Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 9:53:26 AM This is the heart of the tender and contains a large number of tough clauses that are directed at e...
Read More..
Oct22Std 011 Procurement: 03 Business Information System Requirements Definition Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 2:20:47 PM
The Business Requirements Specification is a strategica...
Read More..
Sep12Std 025 The Engineering Approach to Business Information Systems Defined Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 3:56:29 PM Throughout this website I make reference to The Engineering Approach. The Engineering Approach is ...
Read More..
Oct22Std 012 Procurement: 04 Procurement Timeline and Diary Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 2:29:16 PM
The procurement timeline is a relatively simple Gantt C...
Read More..
Sep10Std 008 Procurement: 00e File Table of Contents Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 6:20:09 PM The tender documents are issued in one or more large files, this is the table of contents for the f...
Read More..
Oct22Std 014 Procurement: 06 System Procurement Bill of Services Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:01:43 PM
The Bill of Services is directly comparable to the Bill...
Read More..
Sep10Std 005 Procurement: 00b Invitation to Bid Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 5:40:07 PM A simple invitation letter which you can tailor and elaborate on as you see fit
Read More..
Oct22Std 017 Procurement: 08b System Procurement Gut Feel Factors Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:26:22 PM
A rating sheet that takes account of the softer, gut feel issues ...
Read More..
Sep08Std 003 Example General Ledger Manual Created by James Robertson on 9/8/2014 2:49:13 PM A redacted version of an actual manual for a JARandA Chart of Accounts for a small manufacturing co...
Read More..
Sep12Std 019 Procurement: 10 Certificates for Use on the Project Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 11:06:29 AM A selection of tough Certificates designed to focus ALL parties attention on accountability for out...
Read More..
Sep12Std 026 Old Software IS Viable Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 4:36:57 PM Many business information system projects are motivated on the basis that the existing systems are ...
Read More..
Oct22Std 022 Procurement: 13 Skeleton Agreement Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 4:09:12 PM
This is a broad framework for a contract. The exact contract wil...
Read More..
Oct22Std 024 The ART of Strategic Business Information System Project Leadership Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 10:03:32 AM The general tendency is to think in terms of Project Management for business information systems pr...
Read More..
Sep10Std 006 Procurement: 00c Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement Created by James Robertson on 9/10/2014 5:49:27 PM A simple confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement which you can tailor and elaborate on as you...
Read More..
Oct22Std 018 Procurement: 09 Table of Contents of Submission Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:35:23 PM
The Table of Contents of the Tender Submission is prescribed in d...
Read More..
Oct27Std 027 COBOL – old software CAN be retained (with reference to Bridgestone) Created by James Robertson on 10/27/2014 10:10:04 AM Many organizations replace COBOL systems because they have been told they are obsolete, this articl...
Read More..
Aug26Std 002 Standards for Custom Software Specification Created by James Robertson on 8/26/2014 3:36:06 AM A set of outline standards for the specification of custom software
Read More..
Oct22Std 023 Procurement: 01 Large Project -- Request for Proposal for Turnkey Solution Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 4:22:12 PM
This is the RFP for larger projects referred to above, the docume...
Read More..
Oct22Std 013 Procurement: 05 Software Schedule Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 2:35:10 PM
The software schedule is a list of all functional softw...
Read More..
Oct22Std 021 Procurement: 12 Information required from Third Party Software Suppliers Created by James Robertson on 10/22/2014 3:59:54 PM
In some cases bidders may need information from third party softw...
Read More..
Sep12Std 028 Why Regular Communication between the Project Leader and the CEO is Vital Created by James Robertson on 9/12/2014 5:08:25 PM A business information systems project that extends across the full ambit of the organization is al...
Read More..