ITPEC IP October 2024 Question 100
A company planning the development of a business information system decided to present an RFP to SIers. Which of the following must be described in the RFP at a minimum?
Explanation
The functions to be implemented in the system — what the ordering company requires, which vendors need before they can propose anything.
An RFP (request for proposal) is issued by the ordering company to vendors such as SIers, asking them to propose a solution. It must state what the company needs: the purpose, an overview of the system and, above all, the functions the system must provide. Without the required functions a vendor cannot design a solution or estimate its cost, and the proposals cannot be compared.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — the detailed development schedule is proposed by the vendor; the RFP may state a deadline, but the schedule is not its minimum content
- •(c) — how to achieve the system (architecture, technology, method) is exactly what the vendor's proposal answers
- •(d) — the project team is organized and presented by the vendor in its proposal
Key rule: The RFP states what is needed; the vendor's proposal states how, when and with whom.
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