<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10000357" mdate="2015-01-03 00:00:00"> <author>Andreas Jede and Frank Teuteberg</author> <title>Managing the Cloud Procurement Process &amp;ndash; Findings from a Case Study</title> <pages>378 - 388</pages> <year>2015</year> <volume>9</volume> <number>2</number> <journal>International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10000357</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/98</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>Cloud computing (CC) has already gained overall appreciation in research and practice. Whereas the willingness to integrate cloud services in various IT environments is still unbroken, the previous CC procurement processes run mostly in an unorganized and nonstandardized way. In practice, a sufficiently specific, yet applicable business process for the important acquisition phase is often lacking. And research does not appropriately remedy this deficiency yet. Therefore, this paper introduces a fieldtested approach for CC procurement. Based on an extensive literature review and augmented by expert interviews, we designed a model that is validated and further refined through an indepth reallife case study. For the detailed process description, we apply the eventdriven process chain notation (EPC). The gained valuable insights into the case study may help CC research to shift to a more sociotechnical area. For practice, next to giving useful organizational instructions we will provide extended checklists and lessons learned. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 98, 2015</index> </article>