17 Ways can provide help with technology evaluation and acceptance. We can review technology proposals, rate and score potential solutions, advise on implementation, and look at integration and architectural fit.
We can carry out a detailed review of your potential technology solutions for best fit for the needs of your business.
Technology Evaluation and Acceptance
Request For Proposal (RFP)
We can build, run, score, down-select and implement the entire process.
While the decision is always ultimately up to our clients, we can provide an independent process and advice that helps satisfies boards and other stakeholders.
Licensing and Vendor Negotiations
17 Ways have had significant exposure to licensing and vendor negotiations. If this is something you don't do often it can be quite intimidating and confusing.
17 Ways can provide the independent advice and negotiation skills to help you get the best outcome with your vendors while helping you maintain your vendor relationships.
Offshoring and Outsourcing
Offshoring your technology teams or even outsourcing functions to a third party can offer real benefit to your company if it is done properly but real risk if it is done badly.
Before you head down this path talk to us. We have done it before, both building and operating our own captive centres in low cost locations and through outsourcing with partners.
We've even lived overseas to run it.
Talk to people who have real experience of what works and what doesn't and who can help you to get it right.
Technology Trends and Directions
Should you use AWS or Azure? Should you adopt SSDs as standard? Is Java right for your project or would Python or Ruby be better? Should you use Agile or waterfall?
We have seen hundreds of different technologies come and go. We can help you to make the right technology decisions based upon your own particular circumstances. Let us
help you to get it right.