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Complete operation film: Global HCM Vendor Selection: Full RFP, or a Fast, Evidence-Bounded Screening First?

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Decision evidence in this film

Decision owner
Global Chief HR Officer, in an independent training simulation
Current judgment
Recommend launching a fast, evidence-based screening with clear deadlines and stop conditions first, establishing a global common-baseline requirement and comparison criteria before deciding whether a full RFP is needed; this path is reversible, lower cost, and allows early cut-off of losses when evidence is insufficient
Next evidence step
The decision-maker assigns an owner to complete the fast evidence screening within the set deadline, clearly listing comparison criteria and stop/reversal conditions before reporting back for final sign-off
Evidence that would change the decision
If the fast screening cannot converge on credible global common-baseline and regional-difference comparison criteria within the set deadline (i.e., U1 remains unresolved), or if critical regulatory/integration constraints are found to have been overlooked (the risks indicated by F2, C1 materialize), the fast screening should be terminated and a full RFP launched instead

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