How to evaluate "corporate" platforms?

Question

I have been commissioned to evaluate the "enterprise" platform for the next version of the product. Currently, we are considering two “types” of platforms - RAD (workflow mechanism, integrated user interface, small kernels of “technology plug-ins” for workflows, automatic state saving ...), for example SalesForce.com/Service-Now.com and "cloud" (EC2 / AppEngine ...).

While I have a few ideas on where to start, I would like your opinions - how do you rate the platforms for the corporate product suite? What factors do you consider? How would you eliminate weak options fast enough to focus on a few strong ones?

It’s also interesting how you would compare RAD (a proven technology that is rapidly developing, but, as a rule, looked just like the competition), cloud technology (a lot of “buzz”, and not many competitors - easy to justify management, but, probably lacking (?) corporate tools and experience).

As already mentioned, I have several ideas, but I would like to see some answers before I post my posts, so I would not discuss them in a specific place.

RB.

Answer 1

Creating a software evaluation scorecard will greatly facilitate technology assessment for your enterprise solutions.

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                             System A | System B | System C    | MoSCow RANK
High Level Requirement*--    --------------------------------------------
1. Must enable MultiUser              |          |             |
2. Single Sign On                     |          |             |
3. Development Tools IDE              |          |             |
4. Depolyment Tools                   |          |             |
5. Commercial Licensing               |          |             |
6. Support Layering                   |          |             |
TOTAL                         --------------------------------------------

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                            System A | System B | System C    | 
High Level Requirement*--    --------------------------------------------
1. Must enable MultiUser             |          |             |
2. Single Sign On                    |          |             |
3. Development Tools IDE             |          |             |
4. Depolyment Tools                  |          |             |
5. Commercial Licensing              |          |             |
6. Support Layering                  |          |             |
TOTAL                         --------------------------------------------

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                            System A |   System B | System C   | 
High Level Requirement*--    --------------------------------------------
1. Must enable MultiUser             |            |            |
2. Single Sign On                    |            |            |
3. Development Tools IDE             |            |            |
4. Depolyment Tools                  |            |            |
5. Commercial Licensing              |            |            |
6. Support Layering                  |            |            |
TOTAL                         --------------------------------------------

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