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Are there any completely objective and truly authoritative guidelines for evaluating a control system integrator?

Yes. Two good ones. And, you can download a free copy of these great publications: Guide for Selecting a Control System Integrator, and Guide for Working With a Control System Integrator.

These guides will help you:

Identify criteria for CSI selection
Develop RFPs and evaluate proposals
Manage projects efficiently

...plus much, much more.

You'll thank us for telling you about these two volumes.

These two volumes represent two major parts of our mission: (1) To provide Control System Integrators a means to evaluate and improve their practices by developing sound industry "benchmarks", and (2) To allow potential users of CSI services to apply these benchmarks as a reliable guide for selecting and working with a CSI.

Incorporating the "life lessons" of several major CSI firms, as well as today's most thorough and accurate evaluation procedures, these volumes will prove invaluable to anyone involved in the process of designing and building a new automated system.

You could pick a CSI from the phone book. Or, you could rely on our authoritative and completely objective guidelines to help identify the one who is a perfect fit for your needs.

What can you gain from using this information?

Become acquainted with standardized terminology used by the industry.
Learn the step-by-step process of choosing and working with a CSI.
Investigate who will be the best fit for your organization.
Separate the wheat from the chaff through real analytical tools, not by guesswork.
Discover the simple steps to becoming your organization's source of unbiased, objective analysis for making CSI choices.
Refer to these binders regularly throughout a project to check progress against plan.

You'll find in-depth coverage on each of the following major points of selecting a CSI:

Determining the CSI's Qualifications
Scoring the Candidates
Evaluating the Organizational Structure of a CSI
Reviewing Their Project Planning & Methodologies
Assessing Their Technical Qualifications

After you have arrived at your short list, these volumes will guide you in:

Preparing Your RFP
Reviewing the CSI's Proposal
Issuing the Purchase Order
Managing the Project
Testing the Installation
Startup of the Site
Acceptance/Sign-Off
Training of Your Staff
Warranty/On-Going Support

Prepared with the participation and support of:

ConAgra, Inc.
DuPont
Eaton Corporation / Cutler-Hammer
General Electric Automation Services
Graco Children's Products, Inc.
National Instruments Corp.
Siemens Moore Process Automation, Inc.

Two Volume Guides for Selecting and Working With a Control System Integrator

Get these volumes in electronic PDF format free.

Volume 1 - Guide for Selecting and Working with a Control Systems Integrator

Volume 2 - Guide for Selecting and Working with a Control Systems Integrator