The evaluation scorecard for adopters
The businesses section has a general vendor evaluation scorecard. This page adapts it for an adoption of Exponential and says where the evidence for each criterion comes from.
Contents
How to use it
- Give each criterion a weight from 1 (nice to have) to 3 (essential) for your organization.
- Score each criterion from 0 (not met) to 3 (fully met) from evidence, not from impressions.
- Multiply, add up, and note the evidence next to each score.
The scorecard
| Criterion | Weight (1 to 3) | Score (0 to 3) | Evidence to collect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content model fits our content | Proof of concept with real content types | ||
| Editors can work alone | A future editor's notes from the test installation | ||
| Pages can be laid out by editors | Two pages built with Exponential Layouts | ||
| Languages and sites we need | Languages, a test with two languages | ||
| Commerce, if needed | A test checkout (Online stores) | ||
| Integrations (REST API, single sign-in, feeds) | A read through the REST API; the integration list | ||
| Hosting we can run or buy | Hosting and database choices | ||
| Security practices | SECURITY.md, Security hardening | ||
| Accessibility | Accessibility checklist for editors | ||
| Total cost over several years | Budget worksheet | ||
| Support available to us | Answers from 7x, partners or hosts (Questions to ask) | ||
| Longevity of the project | Longevity and support | ||
| Migration effort | A sample migration (Migrating) | ||
| Total |
Reading the result
- Any essential criterion scored 0 is a stop, whatever the total.
- A low score with a known workaround is a risk to record, not a stop (Risks and how to weigh them).
- Compare totals only between systems scored with the same weights and the same kind of evidence.
Related pages
- Evaluating Exponential
- Vendor evaluation scorecard
- Requirements checklist
- Writing the decision
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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