IDG Contributor Network: Knowing when a full software evaluation project is worthwhile

With more than half of all IT projects still failing, this article by Sharon Florentine  suggests the odds are not in your favor when making a major software purchase. Software evaluation and selection projects are an enormous amount of work for any organization because there are so many factors to consider. It can take months from the start of the project to making the selection and purchasing the software. Is it worth doing all this work up front, either internally or by hiring outsi