1. Dept of IT-CAPE

2. Introduction Doing it yourselves-attractive Potential suppliers –flexible planning Dept of IT-CAPE

3. Types of contract Completed software application Bespoke Off-the shelf Customized off-the shelf Payment calculation Fixed price contracts Time and material contracts Fixed price per delivered unit contracts Dept of IT-CAPE

4. Fixed price contracts Adv: Known customer expenditure Supplier motivation Disadv Higher prices to allow for contingency Difficulties in modifying Upward pressure on the cost changes Thread to system quality Dept of IT-CAPE

5. Time and material contracts Adv: Ease of changing requirements Lack of price pressure Disadv: Customer liability Lack of supplier Dept of IT-CAPE

6. Fixed price per unit delivered contracts Dept of IT-CAPE

7. Fixed price per unit delivered contracts Adv: Customer understanding Comparability Emerging functionality Supplier efficiency Life cycle change Disadv: Difficulties with s/w size measurement Changing Dept of IT-CAPE

8. Based on contractor selection Open tendering Restricted negotiated Dept of IT-CAPE

9. Stages in contract placement Requirement analysis OR Mandatory Desirable Dept of IT-CAPE

10. Sections in requirement document Dept of IT-CAPE

11. Evaluation plan Draw up plan acc to proposals Opposed to off the shelf application Mandatory requirements are identified Value for money Dept of IT-CAPE

12. Invitation to tender Needs requirement doc with supporting letter Memorandum of agreement(MOA) ISO12207 Dept of IT-CAPE

13. Evaluation of proposals Dept of IT-CAPE

14. Typical terms of a contract Definitions Forms of a agreement Goods and services to be supplied Services to be provided Ownership of the software Dept of IT-CAPE

15. Contn.. Environment Customer commitments Acceptance procedures Standards Project and quality management Timetable Price and payment method Miscellaneous legal requirements Dept of IT-CAPE

16. Contract management Decision points Incremental delivery Agents Dept of IT-CAPE

17. Acceptance Acceptance tests Internal test plans Pitfalls Very short warranty period Dept of IT-CAPE

18. Summary Dept of IT-CAPE