A Request for Proposal (RFP) is far more than a purchasing
activity to get the best price, it’s the catalyst for focusing stakeholders on
purpose and requirements.
The Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS),
managed by the OMG Retail
Domain Task Force (RDTF) offers 13 template RFPs
to accelerate and focus your process and ultimate success.
- Master Agreement for
Standard RFPs
- Business Intelligence
- Cloud Computing Solutions
- Distributed Order
Management (DOM)
- LP Exception Reporting
- Master Data Management
- Payment Solutions for
Retail
- Point of Service (POS)
- Price Optimization
- Signature Capture and
Online/Offline Debit Solutions
- Video Analytics Solutions
for Retail
- Warehouse Management
Systems
- Workforce Management
Software
Under Richard
Halter’s leadership each of these RFPs were jointly created by
Retail buyers and solution sellers, therefore each RFP reflects real world
needs and available options.
In addition to the OMG Retail RFPs above, we have developed
additional drafts for topics including eCommerce, ERP, Foodservice, HR, and
Product Content Management. Stay tuned for additional details or email here.
Because each situation is unique, and each retail sector
evolves differently, customization is needed. To bypass much of the complexity,
Thematix can apply its expertise to assist you and accelerate your
understanding of each RFP and the points of modification through 2 major activities:
1.
Business
Architecture to better define requirements. Our analysis highlights
existing capabilities and what is needed to reach a future state through the purchase
of new products/services as defined in the RFP. This will further help expose
any gaps which may be needed outside of the core RFP requirements.
2.
ARTS
models and specifications to expose additional architectural structures
and relationships, specifically we have expertise in:
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UnifiedPOS™
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Operational Data Model™ (ODM™)
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Data Warehouse Model (DWM)
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XML Schemas
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Retail Business Process Models
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The Business Process Model & Notation™
(BPMN™)
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OMG Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®)
-
Data residency
By defining requirements using Business Architecture, you
can inform and leverage the appropriate ARTS models, and accurately customize
the RFP template.
You will benefit from the alignment of multiple constituents
and achieve increase time to value.
Vendors will be able to understand and reply faster and more
accurately since they are likely to be familiar with the standard RFP
templates.
Our Retail at Speed Program will Accelerate your RFPs
Connect with us for more details and discussion on how we
can move forward.
Larry Smith
Richard Halter
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 from
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (EST) / 9 AM - 10 PM (PST)
