Sourcing Readiness Checklist

A sourcing process should start with a clear requirement and a viable route to market.

Use this checklist to test both before launching a sourcing event.

 

Enter a test requirement or a course case. The tool assesses make-or-buy factors, business and technical requirements, stakeholder alignment, and the time available before the need-by date.

It then recommends a sourcing route and explains what is ready and what still needs work.

 

The lead times are planning assumptions you can adjust.

A short deadline does not, by itself, justify single sourcing or a contract extension. Use the result to support a sourcing decision and the required governance review.

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Once your requirement is ready, use the AI Sourcing Strategy Generator to develop the sourcing approach, commercial priorities, and negotiation levers.

Practice IT procurement negotiations in the five-round simulator.