<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
is	O
a	O
method	O
for	O
managing	O
procurement	O
processes	O
of	O
Information	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
three	O
books	O
:	O
a	O
reference	O
manual	O
,	O
a	O
dictionary	O
and	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
annexes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
's	O
first	O
release	O
was	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
European	O
project	O
ordered	O
and	O
funded	O
by	O
DGIII	O
(	O
Industry	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
has	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
organisations	O
with	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
effective	O
information	O
systems	O
and	O
related	O
services	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aims	O
of	O
Euromethod	B-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
is	O
best	O
used	O
at	O
a	O
contractual	O
level	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
customer	O
and	O
the	O
supplier	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
its	O
full	O
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
whoever	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
or	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
an	O
information	O
system	O
and	O
related	O
services	O
should	O
use	O
Euromethod	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
management	O
should	O
enforce	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Euromethod	B-Application
by	O
their	O
executives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
and	O
service	O
managers	O
should	O
use	O
Euromethod	B-Application
techniques	O
whenever	O
appropriate	O
and	O
should	O
be	O
familiar	O
with	O
Euromethod	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
appreciate	O
and	O
recognise	O
the	O
needs	O
on	O
the	O
contract	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
and	O
service	O
actors	O
should	O
understand	O
the	O
Euromethod	B-Application
terminology	O
to	O
avoid	O
misunderstandings	O
between	O
themselves	O
and	O
their	O
managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
of	O
acquisitions	O
and	O
their	O
suppliers	O
can	O
both	O
potentially	O
benefit	O
from	O
using	O
Euromethod	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
considering	O
the	O
whole	O
information	O
system	O
–	O
not	O
only	O
software	O
–	O
Euromethod	B-Application
helps	O
to	O
provide	O
solutions	O
that	O
fit	O
business	O
needs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
organisational	O
and	O
technical	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
framework	O
within	O
which	O
methods	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
method	O
may	O
potentially	O
be	O
used	O
together	O
with	O
Euromethod	B-Application
in	O
an	O
acquisition	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
is	O
open	O
to	O
structured	O
techniques	O
,	O
object-oriented	O
techniques	O
,	O
business	O
process	O
engineering	O
techniques	O
,	O
IT	O
infrastructure	O
techniques	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
condition	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
familiar	O
with	O
Euromethod	B-Application
terminology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bridging	O
dictionaries	O
translate	O
the	O
specific	O
terminology	O
of	O
the	O
method	O
into	O
Euromethod	B-Application
terminology	O
and	O
specify	O
in	O
which	O
situation	O
the	O
techniques	O
proposed	O
by	O
the	O
method	O
are	O
suitable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
at	O
the	O
contractual	O
level	O
by	O
acquisition	O
management	O
–	O
especially	O
within	O
contract	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
proposes	O
different	O
strategies	O
to	O
perform	O
projects	O
and	O
services	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Euromethod	B-Application
proposes	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
typical	O
situational	O
factors	O
.	O
</s>
