What answers do you need to select the right tool for your organization, program or project? We are collecting the questions with some rationale for WHY they have been found important so you can decide WHEN they are important. As the number of questions grow, we will reorganize this section.

1. Does the tool support your required output formats? If you cannot extract information from the tool in ways your users consumes it, there is additional work to convert your output which slows down your process and increases resistance to its use.
2. Does the tool support importing your existing data? Re-entering the data is painful. Deciding not to take it along is painful. If the answer is 'no' expect pain.
3. Which life cycle activities are you digitizing?
   1. What formats are needed to support your life cycle?
4. Do stakeholders in all stages of you life cycle have the same needs?
   1. Will all stakeholders need the same training?
5. Do you know what functions you need from your tool(s)?
   1. Will one tool support your needs or will multiple tools be needed?
   2. if multiple tools are needed Do all tools support data exchange?