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How Do Leaders In Government Decide Whether To Buy Or Build? Do They pick GOTS or COTS?

For decades government leaders have had to wrestle with questions of building solutions vs buying existing solutions. The needs of government enterprises have shifted over the decades, but so have the capabilities of commercially available products. It is critically important that executives in government frame their build vs buy/COTS vs GOTS questions correctly so they make optimal decisions. To help in this framing we are launching a new study designed to capture lessons learned and best practices in federal IT build vs buy decisions.

We would love your inputs on this study!

Please give us your thoughts at: The CTOvision COTS vs GOTS Study

The questions there were designed to be short and sweet to enable you to provide your inputs quickly. You can also reach out to us with your comments by replying to any of our newsletters.

Thanks in advance for your inputs!

Find the survey at: The CTOvision COTS vs GOTS Study

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