Software Development Partner Evaluation Checklist.xlsx

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1		https://leobit.com/services/custom-software-development/?utm_source=evaluation_checklist&utm_campaign=software_development_partner	https://leobit.com/services/custom-software-development/?utm_source=evaluation_checklist&utm_campaign=software_development_partner
2	Evaluation Criteria		Company 1	Company 2	Company 3

3	Basic Information	Company Name
4		Website URL
5		Company Size
6		Offices Location
7		General Contact Details
8		Sales Person Included Name, email and link to the Linkeind account
9	Company Expertise and Reputation	Years on the Market
10		Services Offered Confirm the services offered by the company match those you require
11		Technologies Match The company can work with your current tech stack and possesses skills and expertise that fit your requirements.
12		Industries Match Company has expertise in your industry (successful projects, awards, conferences participation, etc)
13		Link to the Portfolio Request to see their portfolio of past projects (note specific features, tools, etc.)
14		Reference Contact Request contact information for a previous client to obtain a reference.
15		Clutch Rating	☆☆☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆	☆☆☆☆☆
16		Does Not Operate in Countries Under Sanctions (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria)	yes	yes	yes
17	Project Details	Project Time Estimation Obtain a detailed time estimation for the completion of your project.
18		Partnership Models
19		Dedicated team
20		Fixed price
21		Time and materials
22		Rates for
23		Senior specialist
24		Middle specialist
25		Junior specialist
26		Cost Estimation Obtain a detailed cost estimation for the completion of your project.
27		Proposed Team Composition Roles and experience levels of team members (e.g., senior, junior, specialist). Evaluate if the proposed team structure aligns with project requirements.
28		Post-Launch Support What kind of post-launch support and maintenance do they offer?
29	Certifications and Compliance	ISO Certifications
30		ISO 9001: Quality Management Standards
31		ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management
32		other specific ISO sertifications
33		Tech Certifications
34		Microsoft
35		AWS
36		Designate Compliance Professional (DCP)
37		IBM
38		Specific Industries Compliance
39		HIPAA (Healthcare)
40		PCI-DSS (Finance)
41		FERPA (Education)
42		other industries compliances
43		GDPR Compliance (for EU) Ensuring data protection and privacy compliance
44		CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) Any industry handling California residents' personal data
45	Additional questions	Communication and Project Management Tools Used (Jira, Asana, Trello, etc)
46		Development Process Approach What is their development process and methodology
47		Scrum
48		Kanban
49		other
50		Timezone Difference
51	Additional Comments	Vendor Strengths
52		Vendor Weaknesses
53		Questions for the Next Call
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