DAPT Framework
Our DAPT™ Framework Is Technology Agnostic
While ProcurePro has deep expertise across the technology domains listed, our proprietary DAPT™ Framework is designed for complexity.
Whether you are sourcing an ERP platform, cybersecurity solution, managed services provider, cloud environment, payment platform or industry-specific application, our methodology helps organizations make informed technology decisions while reducing risk and improving long-term outcomes.
D | DEFINE
What We Do
We establish the foundation for a successful technology selection initiative by defining business goals and success criteria, developing clear functional and technical requirements, assessing the vendor marketplace, identifying potential solution providers, and establishing a structured evaluation framework.
Key Activities
- Define business goals and success criteria
- Develop functional and technical requirements
- Conduct technology market research
- Identify potential solution providers
- Establish objective evaluation criteria and scoring methodology
- Develop the business technology sourcing strategy and project plan
Outcome
- Documented business goals and success criteria
- Comprehensive functional and technical requirements
- Agnostic technology market assessment
- Structured evaluation and scoring framework
- Actionable sourcing strategy and project plan
Go / No Go Decision
Launch Supplier Evaluation Process
A | ASSESS
What We Do
We manage a structured supplier evaluation process to objectively assess and score vendor solutions against your functional and technical requirements.
Key Activities
- Launch and manage vendor evaluation process
- Evaluate supplier responses
- Facilitate realistic supplier demonstrations and workshops
- Assess core solution capabilities against internal requirements
- Consolidate cross-functional stakeholder feedback
- Develop supplier recommendation
Outcome
- Objective, defensible data-driven vendor evaluation
- Demonstration and workshop capability assessments
- Internal stakeholder alignment and consensus
- Recommended supplier solution
Go / No Go Decision
Enter Contract Negotiations
P | PROTECT
What We Do
We protect the organization's operational and financial interests by negotiating the entire contractual framework before execution, covering all commercial, technical, security, privacy, and operational layers.
Key Activities
- Develop a targeted commercial and technical negotiation strategy
- Negotiate commercial, technical, pricing, core fees, and risk boundaries
- Review and negotiate Master Services Agreement (MSA)
- Define milestones and negotiate Statement of Work (SOW)
- Establish performance metrics, and negotiate the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Review and optimize pricing, one-time and recurring licensing and fee schedules
- Finalize the complete contract package
Outcome
- Reduced contractual vendor, and operational risk exposure
- Favourable, optimized contract terms
- Finalized and aligned MSA, SOW, SLA, and fee schedules
- Contract package ready for executive execution
Go / No Go Decision
Execute Contract
T | TRANSFORM
What We Do
We support post-signature implementation governance to help ensure successful project delivery, operational adoption, and a seamless transition to your daily business operations.
Key Activities
- Implementation kick-off alignment
- Establish a robust supplier governance framework
- Validate system configuration progress and data migration steps
- Support system testing and internal go-live readiness reviews
- Monitor, log, and mitigate ongoing deployment risks
- Support executive oversight during the transition to production go live operations
Outcome
- Structured accountable implementation governance
- Verifiable go-live readiness and minimized deployment risk
- Successful operational transition with vendor accountability
- Realization of expected technology performance and business outcomes
Go / No Go Decision
Production Go-Live
| Evaluation Area | Typical IT Consulting Firms | ProcurePro |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Focus | Focus primarily on software functionality, supplier demonstrations and pricing comparisons. | Focus on selecting the right technology solution, the right supplier and the right contract to support long-term business success. |
| Independence | May generate revenue from software resale, implementation services, supplier relationships or referral arrangements. | 100% independent and vendor agnostic with no software resale, implementation revenue or supplier commissions. |
| Lifecycle Support | Support only part of the technology selection lifecycle. | End-to-end support from planning and requirements through implementation and go-live. |
| Requirements Expertise | Often focus on technical or functional requirements only. | Comprehensive expertise across business, functional, technical, operational, security, privacy and commercial requirements. |
| Technology, Contracting & Risk Expertise | Technology, procurement, contracting and risk disciplines are often managed separately. | Technology sourcing, supplier evaluation, contracting and risk expertise in a single advisory partner. |
| Privacy, Cybersecurity & Risk Management | Limited expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, AI governance, data residency and third-party risk considerations. | Deep expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, AI, data residency, third-party risk and supplier accountability. |
| Contracting Support | Primarily focused on pricing and standard commercial negotiations. | Comprehensive contract support including privacy, security, AI, data protection, service levels, accountability, governance and risk protections. |
| Procurement & Negotiation Expertise | Limited sourcing and contract negotiation expertise. | 35+ years of deep technology sourcing, supplier evaluation and contract negotiation experience. |
| Post-Selection Support | Engagement often ends after supplier selection or contract execution. | Continued client-side oversight, governance and supplier accountability through implementation and go-live. |
What to Look for in a Technology Selection Partner
When evaluating technology selection partners, consider whether they provide: