Vendor and Tool Selection

Definition

Vendor and tool selection is the environments engineering task of selecting the proper vendor organizations and their tools to be deployed to the environments.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the vendor and tool selection task are to:

• Select the best tool vendor organization(s).
• Select the best tool(s) for inclusion into the environments.

Preconditions

The vendor and tool selection task can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The environments team is adequately staffed and trained in vendor and tool evaluation.
• The vendor and tool evaluation task is mostly complete.

Completion Criteria

The vendor and tool selection task is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The vendor organization(s) for environment components have been selected.
• The tools for the environments have been selected.

Steps

The vendor and tool selection task typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Environments Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

The vendor and tool selection task can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

The vendor and tool selection task typically results in the production of the following work products:

• Environments Set:
  • Product Selection Report

Guidelines

• TBD