Tools Manager™ How to Select the Right Management Software

Software is the fastest-growing expense in IT and among the top five business expenses, yet choosing the right product can be a daunting and complicated task with far-reaching consequences. How to Select the Right Management Software is a step-by-step method for evaluating software, with handy checklists and worksheets to steer both novices and veterans through the maze of tools and products offered. Adaptable to projects of various sizes, it is structured for both technical and business-focused users. 94 pages with worksheets and forms. Available in PDF file format.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Study Initiation
Preliminary Evaluation
Detailed Functional Evaluation
Operational Performance Evaluation
Selection and Installation
Planning Guidelines
Appendices:
  Forms completion procedures
  Request for evaluation
  Characteristics checklist
  Glossary
  Worksheets and Forms

About the Author
Irv Brownstein is a management consultant and principal with The Productivity Group Inc., specializing in IT performance-measurement and -improvement programs. Mr. Brownstein has more than 30 years experience in the information industry with particular expertise in software tool evaluation and installation, productivity improvement and cost reduction, quality assurance and project management. He created a SAM cross-platform project-plan template and assessment program, and has conducted numerous software inventory, usage and management assessments. Contact the author at Metrics-R-Us.com.