Select and prepare
AI Tool and Vendor Selection
Improve the purchase decision by comparing fit, cost and unresolved supplier claims.
- Fixed fee
- $4,500
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Typically bought by
- CIO, CTO or procurement sponsor
AI Journey Advisory service sheet: https://ai-journey-advisory.pages.dev/services/ai-tool-and-vendor-selection/
Overview
A purchase or renewal needs an independent comparison of three vendors.
- Decision it enables
- Choose among three vendors using requirements and total cost.
- Included scope
- 1 business unit within 1 legal entity; up to 2 functions; 3 vendors compared; 1 discovery workshop.
| Deliverable | Format | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Three-vendor scorecard | Workbook | Feature, cost, risk and fit comparison across three vendors. |
| Three-year cost model | Workbook | TCO including licensing, implementation and ongoing costs. |
| Recommendation and acceptance criteria | Editable memo and PDF | Preferred option, trade-offs, conditions and criteria for client or vendor validation. |
Source: Written scope for this service. Materials are handed over in the formats shown.
How we deliver it
Confirm one use case, business requirements and scorecard weights.
Review evidence from up to three vendors and attend at most two demo calls.
Build the three-year cost comparison with explicit usage and implementation assumptions.
Flag unsupported claims and questions for client security, legal and technical specialists.
Hand over the recommendation, conditions and acceptance criteria before purchase approval.
How you will know it is complete
- The same weighted criteria are applied to each shortlisted vendor.
- Costs and assumptions are traceable; unsupported claims are marked.
- The decision memo records conditions that must be resolved before commitment.
Why it is worth the fee
- Decision it enables
- Choose among three vendors using requirements and total cost.
- How to measure value
- Track mandatory requirements supported by evidence and unresolved purchase conditions for each vendor.
- Starting evidence
- Record current proposals, quoted prices and requirement gaps.
- Who tracks it, and when
- Procurement and business owner; client resolves purchase conditions before signing.
These are proposed follow-up measures. The fee covers the listed advisory outputs; realised benefits depend on implementation.
Requirements and boundaries
What we need from you
Defined use case; vendor documentation and pricing; access to demo sessions; client procurement and technical reviewers.
Scope boundary
The advisor reviews evidence. Client specialists validate security, legal and technical claims; contractual negotiation and procurement execution are excluded.
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Next step
Scope AI Tool and Vendor Selection for your organisation.
Share the decision and your deadline. We confirm fit, the written scope and the fixed fee before any work starts.