Best Practice Report

How To Measure Fit And Value When Considering SaaS

Introducing The Forrester SaaS Readiness Model

August 10th, 2021
Liz Herbert, VP, Principal Analyst
Liz Herbert VP, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Lauren Nelson , Alessia Stewart

Summary

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) usage continues to grow across categories because of its ability to power innovation and speed. However, strategy for SaaS is often an afterthought — which can create risk and poor business benefits versus expectations. Technology executives need to be able to quickly identify whether their application teams are headed in the right direction or if there are gaps/pitfalls ahead. This report contains a self-test for evaluating your SaaS decision across five key areas: category fit, technical fit, application development maturity, governance maturity, and sourcing maturity as a means to identify and remedy potential problems.

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