How to Calculate Oracle Pricing and Related Costs
… Applications
Typically, for more complicated applications that take more implementation time, it is standard for the software vendor and their consulting partner to underestimate the implementation costs to speed up the purchase. After the purchase, few companies will back out of using the software. It’s essential that the software vendor’s estimate not be accepted without independent verification. Getting this independent input is very difficult because even consulting firms that state they are independent are usually partners with the software vendor and have financial conflicts. This is a significant reason the vast majority of IT projects are significantly …