Score the product that exists unless the commitment is specific, dated, funded, and enforceable. If the feature is material, put delivery, acceptance, delay notice, remedies, and a…

Record the renewal and cancellation dates, notice method, authorized decision maker, funding conditions, performance review, price changes, and data-exit lead time. Use internal re…

Make a separate responsibility check using current evidence. Review financial resources, capacity to meet the delivery schedule alongside other commitments, performance and integri…

Define the permitted use, affected decisions, users, data, and consequences of an error. Test representative cases for accuracy, harmful output, privacy, security, accessibility, h…

Define the minimum acceptable outcome first, then weight the differentiators that matter above that threshold. Compare evaluated life-cycle cost, not just subscription price, and s…

Identify every document that will govern and set a clear order of precedence. Confirm who may use the software, permitted devices and environments, contractor and affiliate access,…

Transition costs are real. How can evaluators factor them in without turning them into an automatic incumbent advantage?