Strategic Recommendations and Planning Overview
CobbleStone Systems recommends using the following outline as a guide for successfully planning and implementing your organization's Contract Insight application.  Each task line item is also a link to be directed to the task's Wiki page for a further breakdown of the task item.  In addition, a PDF copy of the full Strategic Recommendations and Planning Guide has been attached at the bottom of this Wiki page for printing convenience.
    
        
            | Strategic Recommendations & Planning | 
        
            | Sequence | Task | Objective | 
        
            | 1 | Establish Contract Management System (CMS) Phase 1 Implementation Scope | Drives scope of Tactical Activities for initial implementation of Contract Management System (CMS) | 
        
            | 2 | Configure CMS | CMS configured for initial implementation | 
        
            | 3 | Establish Solicitation Management Module (SMS) Phase 1 Implementation Scope | Drives scope of Tactical Activities for initial implementation of Solicitation Management Module (SMS) | 
        
            | 4 | Configure SMS | SMS configured for initial implementation | 
        
            | 5 | Establish Vendor Client Gateway (VCG) Phase 1 Implementation Scope | Drives scope of Tactical Activities for initial implementation of Vendor Client Gateway (VCG) | 
        
            | 6 | Configure VCG | VCG configured for initial implementation | 
        
            | 7 | Configure Global Application Settings | Global Application Settings configured for initial implementation | 
        
            | 8 | Develop Test Plan, Scenarios, Expected Results | Establish Metrics for Success | 
        
            | 9 | Execute Test Plan  | Validate & Verify Metrics for Success | 
        
            | 10 | Adjust Configurations as necessary | Align solution with Metrics for Success | 
        
            | 11 | Initial Implementation Rollout | Solution Initial Implementation in Production |