Candidate Vendor Analysis

Definition

Candidate Vendor Analysis

the component product acquisition task during which candidate vendors are analyzed for their suitability to provide components for incorporation into the system or application architecture

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Candidate Vendor Analysis is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Concrete
• Superclass: Task
• Subclasses: None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of the Candidate Vendor Analysis task are to:

• Determine if candidate vendors are suitable for providing components for incorporation into the system or application architecture.

Preconditions

Candidate Vendor Analysis can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The initiation phase has begun.
• The component product acquisition team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in Candidate Vendor Analysis.

Completion Criteria

Candidate Vendor Analysis is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• TBD.

Steps

Candidate Vendor Analysis typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Component Product Acquisition Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

Candidate Vendor Analysis can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

Candidate Vendor Analysis typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• TBD

Guidelines

• This task is typically needed whenever the system or software application may contain Off-the-shelf products.