@article{hyman2017bridging,
  title = {Bridging the Gap between RFP and SDLC: How to Meet the Challenge with a Software Development and Implementation Plan (S-DIP)},
  author = {Harvey Hyman},
  year = 2017,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/JSSD/2017/171474/},
  journal = {Journal of Software and Systems Development},
  volume = 2017,
  pages = 11,
  doi = 10.5171/2017.171474,
  abstract = {This paper presents a discussion on addressing the gap that exists between the drafting of a Request for Proposal (RFP) and the successful delivery of a system that meets the expectations of stakeholders and the needs of end-users. The Software Development and Implementation Plan (S-DIP) framework is proposed as a solution to the problem by applying the theory stages of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to the RFP documentation. The framework supports a regimented vetting process to provide a better translation of stakeholder’s goals and end-user needs to the RFP document and improve alignment between RFP with SDLC, project management execution, and stakeholder expectations. A study of the S-DIP framework across five organizations has found it to provide better insight into the end-users’ needs for the proposed system, better clarity in terms of priorities and consequences in managers’ decision making, and improvement in both quality and satisfaction in the final delivery of the system, especially on the enterprise level.
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  keywords = {Request for Proposal (RFP), Project Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Enterprise Systems, Business Process Reengineering (BPR).},
  note = Article ID: 171474
}