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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139871203321

Autore

Nickson David

Titolo

IT procurement handbook for SMEs / / David Nickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Swindon, : British Computer Society, c2007

ISBN

1-78017-055-6

1-906124-42-6

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

658.72

Soggetti

Information technology - Purchasing

Small business - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Author; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Procurement Lifecycle; 2 Managing a Procurement; 3 Needs and Business Cases; 4 Risk and Procurement; 5 Bid Documentation; 6 Bid Evaluation; 7 Quality Assurance; 8 IT-specific Issues; 9 Suppliers; 10 Negotiation; 11 Legal Issues; References and Further Reading; Useful Websites; Organisations List; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A guide for small to medium enterprises looking to purchase IT products and services. It covers topics involved in the procurement cycle, from identifying and managing the changing IT requirements of the business, through the evaluation and bidding process, to managing suppliers and the delivery of their IT products and services.