Netw250 Week 1 Ilab

Name: You Name Here

Professor: Professors Name

Date: 3/10/2013

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1. Complete the table in order to decide the winner of your RFP. Assign points to each vendor based on how they meet your requirements for each part of the RFP. This is subjective, but be able to justify your point assignment. (Points in the % in your RFP column add up to 100 to make this easier for you to analyze.) (10 points)

 Item | % in your RFP | Avaya | Genesys | Interactive Intelligence | Mitel | Siemens |

Experience and Connectivity (40%) |

Experience of the company | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |

ACD based on Windows | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |

Call Center includes 400 agents | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

Connectivity to current Avaya PBX | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Multimedia Support (40%) |

Email | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

Chat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

Voice Mail | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |

IVR | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |

Outbound dial | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

CTI integration | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |

URL Browsing | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

CRM support | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |

Cost (20%) |

Total Cost | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |

Total Points | 100 | 51 | 49 | 41 | 30 | 37 |

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Your selection is: _____Avaya___________.

2) Evaluating RFPs is a subjective process. Why is this so? What were some of the reasons behind how you chose to evaluate many of the business goals outlined in your evaluation matrix. (5 points)

You want to choose the correct RFP for your company. In the end of the selection process, it’s all about what your company needs and what’s the best fit. This is why the correct research and analysis of every available option is crucial when selecting a RFP.

3) Costs are important, but they are not everything. Some people might say just take the lowest possible cost. Is this a valid approach? What are some of the hidden costs? What did you...