Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish business requirements
- Identify vendor products and equipment
- Investigate a representative range of vendor products and equipment
- Identify and document interdependencies
- Specify and document technical alternatives available to the business
- Determine and document availability of products and equipment
- Ensure vendor products and equipment meet Australian or other standards
- Test vendor products and services
- Develop valid and reliable test regime with appropriate measurements
- Establish test environment, including calibrated measuring equipment
- Undertake testing of products or equipment and document results
- Undertake revised testing where initial tests are inconclusive or where alternative product configuration may meet business requirements
- Evaluate vendor products, services and equipment
- Prepare evaluation report