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Selecting new technology and partners is a critical step and often one of the riskiest in delivering a digital project.  Every integration comes with promises of simplicity, every roadmap seems flexible and every demo is seamless.

In this session, you’ll learn how to define clear requirements avoid long “wish lists” run procurement with confidence, evaluate partners beyond features (looking at integration, security, scalability, future fit), and build a documented selection trail that your board can trust. we’ll reveal the patterns we see across the sector where partner pitches gloss over complexity, the hidden costs.  We will show you the questions to ask that reveal whether a solution will truly work for your organisation, now and in the future.

Who is this for?

Project managers, IT/technology leads, business analysts, procurement champions and any stakeholder responsible for technology procurement and partner selection.

Key Insights You’ll gain:

  • Define and prioritise business, functional and technical requirements in a clear and structured way.
  • The questions that expose hidden costs, dependencies, and delivery risks
  • Construct and manage a fair, transparent partner selection process.
  • Evaluate technology platforms and partners not just by features but by fit: cost, scalability, security, culture, support and roadmap.
  • How to translate organisational needs into a partner-ready specification.
  • What boards and senior leaders expect to see behind a technology decision