Where to start the system selection process

Congratulations on starting the process of system selection. Knowledge is power. At this early stage it is critical to ensure you understand why conducting a thorough system selection process is important, as well as the potential risks not only to the outcomes and results but also to the process. Below is some good information to get your selection process off to a solid start, including a general understanding of some of the critical success factors, other factors which will affect the success of your system selection project and a jump start for the initial communication process.

The 10 critical success factors for a system selection:

We sat down, considered all our experiences with system selections and came up with the top 10 factors we believe are the critical success factors for a selection project. These are factors which will make or break the project, do not under estiamate them and we recommend reading them once a week during the project and making them available to all project team members on a regular basis.

Top 10 critical success factors

Key factors affecting system selection

When starting a system selection process, there are a number of things that should be in place to make the selection process a success. This include things like the business case, stakeholder engagement and setting clear objectives upfront. Understanding the key factors affecting the successful outcome of a system selection project is important to all team members and responsible managers and executives.

Factors affecting system selection

Initial project communication

Communication is critical in any project, more so in system selection projects, given the personalities and stakeholders sometimes involved. Use the following document to assist with upfront communication about the system selection project. This document is in pdf and ready to download, and includes the key messages to communicate to your organisation re the system selection process and its objectives.

Project communication document

Once you have read and understood these documents and what communication to share with the organisation you will be well placed to start your system selection project.