| less than 20 employees |
| 20 - 49 employees |
| 50 - 99 employees |
| 100 - 249 employees |
| 250 - 499 employees |
| 500 - 999 employees |
| more than 1000 employees |
| less than 5 |
| 5 - 19 |
| 20 - 49 |
| 50 - 99 |
| 100 - 249 |
| more than 249 |
| up to ca. 1.000 Euro |
| up to ca. 10.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 25.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 50.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 100.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 250.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 500.000 EURO |
| up to ca. 1.000.000 EURO |
| more than ca. 1.000.000 EURO |
| < 3 months |
| 3-12 months |
| 12-24 months |
| > 24 months |
| not clear yet |
| Functional fit of the software |
| Suitability for middle-sized companies |
| User guidance, ergonomics |
| Customisability / Flexibility of the software |
| Release-ability of the software |
| Modern, future-oriented technology |
| Availability of a certain technolofy (e.g. iSeries, Linux) |
| Prevalence of the software |
| Low acquisition costs |
| Low operation costs |
| Adherance to dates during implementation project |
| Budget adherence during implementation project |
| Competence and behaviour of the vendor |
| Vendor's competence with regard to industries |
| Vendor's references |
| Vendor's location(s) |
| International orientation of the software (e.g. available language / country versions |
| Personnel resources or the vendor |
| Project implementation methodoloy |
| Vendor's training concept |
| Available operating/price models (Software as a Service, Software on Demand) |
| Market leadership / strong market position of the vendor |
| Survivability of the vendor |
| OnPremise (Licence purchase) |
| Private Cloud |
| Public Cloud |
| Rental model |
| Open Source |
| Germany |
| Austria |
| Switzerland |
| Germany / Austria / Switzerland |
| not relevant |