Ch6 Agreement Processes Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Acquisition process?
To obtain a product or service in accordance with the acquirer’s requirements.
What is the purpose of the Supply process?
To provide an acquirer with a product or service that meets agreed requirements.
How are Agreement processes defined?
The activities necessary to establish an agreement between two organizations.
When is it possible to define the parameters of an acquisition and supply relationship?
Once a need is perceived and resources are committed to establish a project.
Give 3 examples of acceptance criteria that could be established between parties in an agreement process.
1) percent completion of the SyRS;
2) requirements stability and growth measures;
3) Percent completion of each contract requirements document (SOW, RFP…).
Why are acceptance criteria important to define?
To protect the acquirer from being coerced into accepting a product with poor quality and the supplier from the unpredictable actions of a fickle or indecisive buyer.
Which management process closes an acquire/supply agreement?
The portfolio management process, which manages the full set of systems and projects of the organization.
What are the inputs of the Acquisition process?
- Organization strategic plan
- Acquisition need
- Enabling system requirements
- Acquisition reply
- Acquired system
What are the activities of the Acquisition process?
- Prepare for the acquisition
- Advertise the acquisition and select the supplier
- Establish and maintain an agreement
- Monitor the agreement
- Accept the product or service
What are the outputs of the Acquisition process?
- Acquisition strategy
- Request for supply
- Acquisition agreement
- Accepted system or system elements
- Acquisition payment
- Acquisition report
- Acquisition record
What are the inputs of the Supply process?
- Organization strategic plan
- Request for supply
- Supply payment
- Validated system
- Disposed system
What are the activities of the Supply process?
- Prepare for the supply
- Respond to a tender
- Establish and maintain an agreement
- Execute the agreement
- Deliver and support the product or service
What are the outputs of the Supply process?
- Supply strategy
- Supply response
- Supply agreement
- Supplied system
- Supply report
- Supply record
