Download this Acquisition Plan template (16 pages MS Word and 3 MS Excel spreadsheets) to manage software projects that involve acquiring software and bringing products and services in-house.

An Acquisition Plan also help you plan how you to take possession of a business, service or software that you plan to acquire, for example, during a merge or when partnering with another software company.

Use this Acquisition Plan template (16 pages MS Word and 3 MS Excel spreadsheets) when managing software projects that involve acquiring software and bringing products and services in-house.

An Acquisition Plan also help you plan how you to take possession of a business, service or software that you plan to acquire, for example, during a merge or when partnering with another software company.

Benefits

• Manage the acquisition of hardware, software, and services
• Define key acquisition dates; identify hardware and software specifications
• Prepare an approach to contract management
• Ensure the availability of funding; provide Evaluation personnel with data for evaluating proposals
• Ensure that vendors have adequate data for preparing bids

MS Word Template: Table of Contents

The table of contents is as follows:

1    Introduction

1.1 Objectives

1.2 Background

1.3 Scope

1.4 Acquisition Plan Thresholds

1.5 Assumptions

1.6 Constraints

2 Procurement Approach

2.1 Acquisition Strategy

2.1.1 Approach to Sourcing

2.1.2 Acquisition Method

2.1.3 Regulations

2.1.4 Funding

2.1.5 Lead Time

2.1.6 Consideration

2.1.7 Sources

2.2 Evaluation and Award

2.3 Procurement Activities Key Dates

3.5 Support Services

3.6 Site Preparation

4 Software Specifications

4.1 Required Capabilities

4.2 Capacity

4.3 Documentation

4.4 Maintenance Features

4.5 Sources

4.6 Impact

5 Contact Management

5.1 Vendor Orientation

5.2 Change Management

5.3 Deliverables Management

5.4 Invoice Management

5.5 Dispute Resolution

5.6 Contract Closeout

5.7 Tools

6 Appendix A

6.1 Glossary Of Terms

6.2 Acronyms And Abbreviations

Template Contents

The template pack includes the following:

- 2 x Acquisition Plan Templates - 16 pages x MS Word
- 5 Year Acquisition Plan - 1 x MS Excel
- Acquisition Plan Capital Funding - 1 x MS Excel
- Acquisition Process Timeline - 1 x MS Excel

Product Specifications

File Format: The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel (.docx and .xlsx) format.

File Size: The zip file is 2 MBs.

Opening the Files: You don’t need any special software to unzip the files. To unzip: right click on the file, click Extract, and save to your computer.

Images: All images in the templates are copyright free.