IT resources, including people, hardware, software and services, need to be procured. This requires the definition and enforcement of procurement procedures, the selection of vendors, the setup of contractual arrangements, and the acquisition itself. Doing so ensures that the organization has all required IT resources in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Control over the IT process of Procure IT Resources that satisfies the business requirement for IT of
improving IT’s cost-efficiency and its contribution to business profitability
by focusing on
acquiring and maintaining IT skills that respond to the delivery strategy, an integrated and standardized IT infrastructure, and reducing IT procurement risk
is achieved by
Obtaining professional legal and contractual advice
Defining procurement procedures and standards
Procuring requested hardware, software and services in line with defined procedures
and is measured by
Number of disputes related to procurement contracts
Amount of reduction of the purchasing cost
Percent of key stakeholders satisfied with suppliers
Management of the process of Procure IT Resources that satisfies the business requirement for IT of improving IT’s cost-efficiency and its contribution to business profitability is:
1 Non-existent
2 Initial/Ad Hoc
3 Repeatable but Intuitive
4 Defined
5 Managed and Measurable
6 Optimized