Technology Investment and Vendor Management Questions

Covers the end to end process of proposing, justifying, funding, and managing technology investments. Candidates should be able to build a compelling business case that articulates strategic alignment, expected benefits, costs, risks, timelines, and measurable success metrics. Topics include calculating return on investment and total cost of ownership, comparing build versus buy options, creating cost benefit analyses, prioritization frameworks, budgeting and forecasting, and procurement processes. Also includes vendor selection and relationship management practices such as request for proposals, vendor evaluation criteria, contract negotiation, service level agreements, vendor performance monitoring, and governance to ensure value delivery. At senior levels this may include profit and loss responsibility, capital allocation trade offs, stakeholder alignment, and post implementation measurement and optimization.