This document provides guidance on conducting a successful technology assessment by outlining key steps such as identifying organizational resources, linking those resources to mission strategies, prioritizing the top 5-10 technologies, and avoiding common missed assumptions like focusing on a specific product or system or assuming implementation will be too expensive. The assessment process should determine integration needs, avoid asking questions that could bias the results, and focus on reducing costs while increasing quality of the technology solutions identified.

1. Getting the Most Out of a
Technology Assessment
Adam Roth
May 22, 2012
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6. Pre-Engagement 70%
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7. Minefield of Dreams
Common Missed Assumptions
 We need a
specific brand,
product, or
system.
 Software and
hardware tools
should integrate.
 Implementing a
technology
solution is
enormously
expensive
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8. No More Assumptions – Follow the Plan
Resources
Identify Key Organizational Resources
Strategy Link Resources to Mission Strategies
Prioritize Identify the Top 5-10 Prioritize Technology
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9. Priority Mapping
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Complexity
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10. Engagement 30%
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11. Integration Definition
 Single System – Single
Data Structure
 Separate Systems – Full
Integration
 Separate Systems –
Export/Import
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 Single System – Single
Data Structure
 Separate Systems – Full
Integration
 Separate Systems –
Export/Import
Turn the priority upside down

13. The 4 Questions to Avoid
1 Can’t we build this ourselves?
2 What do they use?
3 Can’t you just tell us what we need?
4 Don’t we need this on our servers?
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14. Reduce Cost – Increase Quality
 Have the
priorities
determined
 Build Integration
from Bottom-up
not Top Down
 Do not Get
Hung-up on
Specific Systems
 Don’t ask the 4
Questions
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