A method where you purchase the best product for each application, often from different software providers. The intent is to get the best functionality for each process regardless of where you purchase it. For example, if the HRMS is purchased from one vendor, the recruiting system form another and a performance management system from yet a third vendor. A term used in relation to software products from different vendors. Usually used to describe options at the enterprise level and implies the integration of the best products within a market segment. For example, the best financial system, the best HR system, etc.
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