Auswahl von Standardsoftware, dargestellt am Beispiel von Programmen für das Projektmanagement

The implementation of new commercial software packages is generally accompanied by multiple, user-specific objectives. The question is which program should be chosen in order to meet the goals as best as possible. On behalf of project management programs, this article shows exemplary how the choice of commercial software can be supported by means of multi attribute value theory. A hierarchy of objectives, a general value function, and general weights are developed. On this basis, seven commercial software packages for project management are compared and a sensitivity analysis is performed. Furthermore, any potential buyer can derive individual decisions by defining specific weights and value functions.