Concorde develops technical and/or functional requirements for new systems.  Requirements are developed based on the business case, technology audit and redesign plan and are eventually incorporated into a Request For Proposal (RFP).

Appropriate vendors are solicited or selected, based on these requirements. Each vendor then submits a proposal addressing the functional and technical requirements for evaluation 
Clients benefit the most from Concorde’s consulting when they select a vendor following the initial study or process improvement study. During these stages, we identify the system features required by the client. The features determine the appropriate vendors from whom we solicit bids or proposals

Technology and Vendor Selection

• Identify technology requirements and potential vendors
• Develop request for quotation or proposal 
• Analyze selected vendor proposals
• Vendor matrix analysis and recommendation
• Vendor contract negotiations

Detailed Design

• In this part of the project Concorde acts as a liaison between the users and the vendor to support the client in system design. Through various methods such as prototyping we translate how the new system functionality will impact employee’s jobs and make sure the right functionality is put into the system.
• These prototyping sessions involve employees from various functional areas within a department as well as employees that will be using the system outside the department. Input from the employees is important to the success of the system.