Software Selection & Evaluation Process Templates : RFP, Requirements & Features List, Comparison Reports

 
Gain access to some of the most comprehensive enterprise software evaluation tools and datasets available on the market with Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC).

TEC works with businesses to help them identify best-fit enterprise solutions through a data-driven approach. In fact, we maintain the largest database of feature-and-function support data in the industry—an asset we’re pleased to leverage on behalf of our clients.

Our software evaluation tools are designed to save you time and effort while increasing accuracy no matter where you are in your process.

Just starting out? TEC’s Software RFP Templates provide a complete list of functionality and features for most major software categories.

Ready to examine a specific solution’s performance? Our Software Modules and Features Lists tell you to what degree a product does or doesn’t support all expected features in that category of software.

Interested in comparing two or more front-runners? Our Software Comparison Reports provide side-by-side analysis for the full set of functionalities in each category.

Companies from every industry save time and effort by capitalizing on our carefully designed evaluation tools that include highly detailed performance data for hundreds of software systems on the market. Many of these organizations have since hired TEC to help facilitate their complete selection projects. Others have helped themselves move forward with one or more of our most popular software evaluation tools.
 

 
Companies can organize their software selection process through our request for proposal (RFP) templates for business solutions. You can use this type of template to learn about available features, identify your company’s biggest priorities, and organize your requirements with efficiency and transparency.

Possessing a detailed list of your unique business requirements will guide your interactions with vendors and help you proceed through the data gathering and product demo stages. A single, clear RFP document allows you to complete an apples-to-apples comparison as you engage multiple vendors. When you’re ready to invite vendors to demonstrate their solutions, the RFP document helps you create scripts for vendor demos to follow, so each presentation stays focused on the features most important for your business – instead of the features that vendors want to push.

From discovery and outreach to demo scoring and final decision-making, a TEC RFP Template can form the backbone of your selection project.
 

 
Most software selection projects have core contenders from the start – but it pays to find out as early as possible how well a specific solution supports your requirements.

TEC’s Software Modules and Features Lists reveal precise support ratings for every line item of functionality for the solutions of your choosing. Support ratings are divided into eight important categories, such as “fully supported”, “requires customization”, or “not supported,” and all possibilities in between. These are important distinctions because they have implications on cost and ease of implementation.

In some cases, you’ll quickly realize that one of the solutions on your shortlist doesn’t provide the functionality you need. In other scenarios, you might discover software features that you weren’t aware of—including those that elevate the performance of important business processes.
 

 
Whether you want to directly compare two new solutions feature-by-feature, or you need to calculate the delta between your current system and a potential replacement, performing an accurate, apples-to-apples comparison of multiple enterprise solutions requires a ton of time and effort for most companies. Since TEC regularly updates our own software features database, we’re able to run detailed comparisons of thousands of features within a single business day.

Similarly to TEC’s software modules and features list, our ratings reveal eight different support levels. There are significant differences between “fully supported” and lesser statuses, such as “future development” or “requires customization”, making it worth your while to discover the exact level of support offered.

All you need to do is pick the vendor solutions you want to compare—we perform the rest of the heavy lifting. Our software feature comparison templates are designed to be easy to use for everyone involved in your selection project, quickly reporting key differentiators between multiple solutions in the same software category.
 

 
Technology Evaluation Centers provides extensive information for the following types of business software: