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class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text align-middle"> <h2 class="h1">A Platform for Collaborative Decision-Making</h2> </div> </div> <div class="section-challenges cell"> <ol class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y align-center"> <li class="cell bg-border medium-3 bg-white"> <div class="grid-x grid-padding-x grid-padding-y"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text align-middle"> <div class="product-icon"> <i data-icon="chart-board-hand" data-icon-size="xxl"></i> </div> <p class="h5 fs-uppercase"><b>Step 1</b></p> <p>Generate and prioritize requirements from IDC research</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <div role="none" aria-hidden="true" class="cell medium-1 flex-container align-center"> <div class="grid-x align-center-middle"> <div class="cell"> <i class="show-for-medium" data-icon="arrow-head" data-icon-size="xl"></i> <i class="hide-for-medium" data-icon="arrow-head-down" data-icon-size="xl"></i> </div> </div> </div> <li class="cell 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[https://cdn.idc.com/research/tech-buyer/techmatch/RESOURCES/IMAGES/video-L.png?guid=7954e12a-41e2-49d6-94ac-0bae0556980b, large]" data-cell-image-video ></div> <button data-modal-trigger="video" data-link="primary" data-icon-before="arrow-head">Watch the product overview video</button> </div> <div data-modal="video" data-modal-video data-modal-sharable aria-label="TechMatch Overview Video" data-modal-iframe-url="https://play.vidyard.com/cs1yFeHHYEoghger9t6pJd.html"></div> <div class="cell large-8"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x grid-margin-y"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text"> <h3>Match your requirements to vendor capabilities</h3> <ul> <li>IDC TechMatch鈥檚 personalized recommendations rank each vendor鈥檚 fit for your organization using your defined requirements and IDC research</li> <li>Base decisions on unbiased research collected by 1,300+ researchers globally, made accessible by AI</li> <li>Comprehensively compare feature-by-feature with Vendor Profiles and discuss with teammates</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text"> <h3>Accelerate evaluation & decision-making聽</h3> <ul> <li>Start with requirements generated from IDC research</li> <li>Research your options in a fraction of the time; IDC TechMatch鈥檚 AI evaluates how well vendor capabilities meet your requirements</li> <li>Drive your team toward a decision with support from the chatbot and the QuickStart Requirements</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text"> <h3>Align decisionmakers with data</h3> <ul> <li>A single source of truth for software evaluation team members to get up to speed and stay on the same page聽</li> <li>Control access with centralized permissioning</li> <li>Commercial guides prepare you for vendor negotiations</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div data-scroll-target="faq" class="grid-root"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-x align-center"> <div class="cell large-10"> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-y align-center"> <div class="cell"> <div class="cell-text align-middle text-center"> <h2 class="h1">FAQ</h2> </div> </div> <div class="cell large-8"> <div data-accordion data-accordion-icon-position="after"> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item="active"> <h3 data-accordion-header> Who can benefit from IDC TechMatch? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>IDC TechMatch helps organizations source software faster and more easily. This is essential for IT leaders, but is also important for procurement and executives. Streamline your process with a collaborative intelligence platform that drives the evaluation team toward a collective decision.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item=""> <h3 data-accordion-header> What data is the platform trained on? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>The platform is trained on proprietary data from IDC MarketScape and ProductScape research. This ensures that the vendor data in the platform is reliably validated by IDC researchers. You can learn more about the rigorous methodology behind MarketScapes and ProductScapes <a href='/about/research-methodologies' data-link=secondary>here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item=""> <h3 data-accordion-header> Can I invite my team to the platform? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>We encourage you to invite team members to the platform. There is no cost associated with adding additional users into the platform. Administrators can determine user access for each project. This allows for colleagues to participate without disrupting the process.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item=""> <h3 data-accordion-header> Are the capabilities verified by the vendors? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>Vendors review and validate the findings of our ProductScape reports. These ProductScape reports inform the system鈥檚 understanding of vendor capabilities to match against your requirements.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item=""> <h3 data-accordion-header> How do I find pricing for vendors I shortlist? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>There are Commercial Guides within Vendor Profiles that guides your team on expectations and best practices for negotiating contracts with key vendors. This information will prepare your team to maximize the value of your investments.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-border" data-accordion-item=""> <h3 data-accordion-header> How is artificial intelligence (AI) used in the platform? </h3> <div data-accordion-panel> <div class="cell-text"> <p>The role of AI within TechMatch is primarily data transformation. The insights are from IDC research created by analysts. The AI retrieves and summarizes insights for users. 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