System integration

摘要

Experienced system integrators know the questions that prospective clients should be asking them during the interview process. Two are often overlooked. For more, see the March, May and July 2008 installments of this column. What canyon do for me, and what am 1 going to have to do myself The scope of work that an integrator agrees to undertake figures into the end user's risk. The more responsibilities the integrator assumes, the lower the end user's risk. Unfortunately, not all with technical skills and domain knowledge," says Zeigenfuse. "Hiring individual contributors may cost less than other options, but all the risks of success fall back on the client. Still, if you are committed to managing the risk yourself, then you probably should go for staff augmentation." If not, Zeigenfuse recommends moving up the totem pole when selecting an integrator. At the next level are service providers who offer not only staff augmentation, but the processes and practices for organizing the technical aspects of the project.