Appreciative Inquiry is a way of being and seeing. It is both a worldview and a process for facilitating positive change in human systems like organizations, groups, and communities. Its assumption is simple: every human system has something that works correctly, things that give it life when it is vital, effective and successful. AI begins by identifying this positive core and connecting to it in ways that heighten energy, sharpen vision and inspire action for change. As Innovation Partners International consultant Bernard J.

RFIs are used when we think we know what we want, but we need more information to verify it. RFIs help you define and/or improve your scope of work for the RFP. The questions we initially ask suppliers will help create better technical and business requirements.

 

There is often a need to perform some due diligence work before and during the purchase process. Due diligence can be considered anything from creating a business case for purchase to completing market research via a Request for Information (RFI). In our menu tree to the left, you will find self-help templates that will assist you in making your purchasing journey easier.

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Learning who is involved with making a technology purchase and seeing the overall process can help set the requester up for success. This visual helps outline the entire technology purchasing process from identifying a need to paying an invoice. It includes swim lanes to show who is responsible for navigating each layer of the purchase.

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