Phase 2 · ExploreWeek 08
Technology evaluation
Structure a build or buy decision beyond the sticker price: total cost, dependency, risk, value.
Challenge
Compare two competing vendor proposals and defend a recommendation in front of the group.
Deliverable
Technology Decision Memo
Organisations rarely lose money because the technology was bad. They lose money because the technology decision was badly made.
This week closes the second phase. You build a decision matrix covering business fit, total cost of ownership, security, integration and vendor dependency, then defend your recommendation to peers who are explicitly allowed to attack it.