Things to consider
- What would an ideal solution look like (before we build or buy it)
- What is the strategic advantage of this thing
- How much would it cost us to build and maintian this ourselves
If you buy, what should you consider
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What are the indicators of success, what would need to go wrong to kill the project or exit
- Is this vendor alinged in values with our company
- Will they listen to us
- How do we sit in terms of importance with them
Other things
- What are the things that would make us revisit the build vs buy decision
- Does open source change things - consider cost to support it, is it fully secure
References
Leaddev Build vs Buy - weighing up the pros and cons of build vs buy
