Task: Perform Solution Vendor Analysis

Analyze vendor market for possible solutions.

Disciplines: Enterprise Architecture Management Discipline

Relationships

Roles

Primary Performer:

Solutions Architect

Additional Performers:

Business Analyst
Information Architect
Infrastructure Architect
Integration Architect
Security Architect
Stakeholder

Inputs

Mandatory:

Project Artifacts
Vendor Artifacts
Vendor Artifacts Reviewed

Optional:

None

Outputs

Architecture Consultation Questionnaire
Conceptual Architecture Diagram
Vendor(s) Scored

Main Description

Analyze vendor market for possible solutions. Identify the top candidates that can provide adequate resources to fill business and technological needs.

Steps

Complete consultation architecture questionnaire

Review existing business and technical capabilities

Explore vendor landscape and identify top candidates

Identify key vendor capabilities and prepare weighted vendor score(s)

Schedule vendor meetings for solution review

(Optional) Schedule and participate in vendor demonstrations

Document conceptual architecture

Version and Release

Unified Life Cycle (ULC): 5.1, November 3, 2014
Phase Gates: 1.1, May 27, 2014
Process Engineering Process (PEP): 1.1, May 27, 2014