You also can obtain information from independent
firms that benchmark various software packages and
sell comparative analyses of the results, as shown in
Figure 7-23 on the next page. The Transaction
Processing Performance Council (TPC) is an example
of a non-profit organization that publishes standards
and reports for its members and the general public,
while InfoSizing is an IT consulting firm that offers
analysis of performance benchmarks.
Finally, you should match each package against the
RFP features and rank the choices. If some features are
more important than others, give them a higher weight
using an evaluation model similar to the one shown in
Figure 7-18 on page 304.