| Possible Alternatives | Feasible Alternatives | Viable Alternatives | Final Viable Alternatives | ||
| Solution Delivery Framework | Howc | ||||
| On-Premisea (Non-Cloud) | SQ | Ind | Ind | Ind | Ind |
| USQ | Ind & Int | Ind & Int | |||
| COTS | Ind & Int | Ind & Int | |||
| GOTS | Ind & Int | Ind & Int | |||
| SIPS | Ind & Int | Ind & Int | Int | Int | |
| CB | Ind & Int | Ind & Int | Int | Int | |
| 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Off-Premise (Cloudb) | SaaS | Private, Community, Public, Hybrid | Private, Community | Private | Private (COTS ) |
| Paas | Private, Community, Public, Hybrid | Private, Community | Private | Private (SIPS), Private (CB) | |
| IaaS | Private, Community, Public, Hybrid | Private, Community | Private | Private (SIPS), Private (CB) | |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Total | 23 | 17 | 6 | 8 | |