Vendor Evaluation & Technology Selection
An honest read on the vendor shortlist
Organisations are drowning in AI vendor pitches. Every platform claims to solve everything. Marketing promises don't match technical reality. Internal teams lack time or expertise to properly evaluate options. Wrong choices waste budget and time.
Vendor Evaluation & Technology Selection provides independent assessment of AI vendors, platforms and tools. We evaluate capabilities against your specific requirements, design POCs, review contracts for gaps between promises and reality, and recommend build vs buy based on your context - not vendor incentives.
For organisations evaluating multiple vendors, weighing build vs buy, or needing a second opinion after bad vendor experiences.
What you get
Independent vendor assessment with clear recommendations based on your requirements, not vendor relationships. Our customers use this to cut through marketing noise, avoid costly mistakes and choose technology with confidence.
- Timeline:
- 2-4 weeks per evaluation
- Deliverable:
- Vendor assessment report, capability gap analysis, POC design and evaluation criteria, contract review findings, build vs buy recommendation with rationale
How it works
Requirements Definition
Document your actual needs, technical capabilities, integration requirements, scale, budget, timeline, not wishlist features.
Vendor Research & Shortlisting
Identify relevant vendors, assess marketing claims against technical documentation, shortlist 2-4 candidates worth deeper evaluation.
POC Design & Evaluation
Design proof-of-concept tests that reveal capability gaps, evaluate vendor performance against your data and use cases, not vendor demos.
Contract & Capability Review
Review contracts for gaps between sales promises and legal reality, identify lock-in risks, assess support and SLA commitments.
Build vs Buy Analysis
Compare vendor solutions against custom development, cost, timeline, flexibility, risk, with clear recommendation and rationale.
What's required
Clear requirements (even if preliminary). Access to vendor documentation and trial accounts. Stakeholder time for evaluation criteria input. Realistic timeline - proper evaluation takes 2-4 weeks, not 2 days.
We're independent and platform-agnostic. No vendor relationships, no commissions, no bias.
"The evaluation saved us from a £200k mistake. The vendor that demoed best would have been a nightmare to integrate."
CIO, Professional Services Firm (Global)
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