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Workflow overview
Reference · liveworkflow:vendor-evaluation-extended
Vendor Evaluation (Extended) overview
Conducts deep vendor evaluation for critical infrastructure or platform decisions -- technical proof-of-concept, security review, compliance assessment, cost modeling over 3-year horizon, reference checks, SLA negotiation, and executive buy-in. Produces vendor scorecard, TCO analysis, and recommendation memo. Excludes contract execution.
Attributes
displayName
Vendor Evaluation (Extended)
workflowKind
operational
triggerType
on-demand
typicalCadence
per-vendor
complexity
cross-team
description
Conducts deep vendor evaluation for critical infrastructure or
platform decisions -- technical proof-of-concept, security review,
compliance assessment, cost modeling over 3-year horizon, reference
checks, SLA negotiation, and executive buy-in. Produces vendor
scorecard, TCO analysis, and recommendation memo. Excludes
contract execution.
Outgoing edges
applies_to_domain2
- domain:software-engineering·DomainSoftware Engineering
- domain:operations·DomainOperations
involves_role3
- role:staff-engineer·RoleStaff Engineer
- role:security-engineer·RoleSecurity Engineer
- role:engineering-manager·RoleEngineering Manager
requires_skill_area2
- skill-area:solution-architecture·SkillAreaSolution Architecture
- skill-area:threat-modeling·SkillAreaThreat Modeling
triggers_responsibility2
- responsibility:vendor-evaluation·ResponsibilityVendor Evaluation
- responsibility:vendor-management·ResponsibilityVendor management
Incoming edges
None.