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Align, Plan and Organise<br />

98<br />

: ENABLING PROCESSES<br />

APO10 Process Practices, Inputs/Outputs and Activities<br />

Management Practice Inputs Outputs<br />

APO10.01 Identify and evaluate supplier<br />

From Description Description To<br />

relationships and contracts.<br />

Identify suppliers and associated contracts and<br />

categorise them into type, significance and criticality.<br />

Outside COBIT Supplier contracts Supplier significance and<br />

evaluation criteria<br />

Internal<br />

Establish supplier and contract evaluation criteria and<br />

Supplier catalogue BAI02.02<br />

evaluate the overall portfolio of existing and alternative<br />

suppliers and contracts.<br />

Potential revisions to<br />

supplier contracts<br />

Internal<br />

Activities<br />

1. Establish and maintain criteria relating to type, significance and criticality of suppliers and supplier contracts, enabling a focus on preferred and<br />

important suppliers.<br />

2. Establish and maintain supplier and contract evaluation criteria to enable overall review and comparison of supplier performance in a consistent way.<br />

3. Identify, record and categorise existing suppliers and contracts according to defined criteria to maintain a detailed register of preferred suppliers that<br />

need to be managed carefully.<br />

4. Periodically evaluate and compare the performance of existing and alternative suppliers to identify opportunities or a compelling need to reconsider<br />

current supplier contracts.<br />

Management Practice Inputs Outputs<br />

APO10.02 Select suppliers.<br />

From Description Description To<br />

Select suppliers according to a fair and formal<br />

practice to ensure a viable best fit based on specified<br />

requirements. Requirements should be optimised with<br />

input from potential suppliers.<br />

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development plan<br />

Supplier requests for<br />

information (RFIs) and<br />

requests for proposals<br />

(RFPs)<br />

BAI02.01<br />

BAI02.02<br />

RFI and RFP evaluations BAI02.02<br />

Decision results of supplier<br />

evaluations<br />

EDM04.01<br />

BAI02.02<br />

Activities<br />

1. Review all RFIs and RFPs to ensure that they:<br />

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3. Select the supplier that best fits the RFP. Document and communicate the decision, and sign the contract.<br />

4. In the specific case of software acquisition, include and enforce the rights and obligations of all parties in the contractual terms. These rights and<br />

obligations may include ownership and licencing of intellectual property, maintenance, warranties, arbitration procedures, upgrade terms, and fit for<br />

purpose, including security, escrow and access rights.<br />

5. In the specific case of acquisition of development resources, include and enforce the rights and obligations of all parties in the contractual terms.<br />

These rights and obligations may include ownership and licencing of intellectual property; fit for purpose, including development methodologies;<br />

testing; quality management processes, including required performance criteria; performance reviews; basis for payment; warranties; arbitration<br />

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6. Obtain legal advice on resource development acquisition agreements regarding ownership and licencing of intellectual property.<br />

7. In the specific case of acquisition of infrastructure, facilities and related services, include and enforce the rights and obligations of all parties in the<br />

contractual terms. These rights and obligations may include service levels, maintenance procedures, access controls, security, performance review,<br />

basis for payment and arbitration procedures.<br />

Personal Copy of: Mr. Dong Hong Wang

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