Selecting a vendor
The renewal date is close, the incumbent is adequate, and no one has compared the alternatives on the same terms.
What this decision usually turns on
- Fit against actual requirements
- Total cost including migration
- Switching cost and lock-in
- Support and reliability record
- Security and compliance posture
These are a starting point. The first thing Phronexia does is help you decide which of them actually matter here, and what weight each one carries.
Who should be in it
- Operations lead
- Budget owner
- Security
- Primary users
Related decisions
Build or buy
Compare building in-house against buying, with the assumptions about maintenance and lock-in made explicit.
Changing a process
Decide whether to change a working process, weighing disruption against the problem it is meant to fix.