At what stage of your engagement do you sign an NDA with a vendor you are evaluating? Day 1? POC? Never?

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Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer & Head of Cybersecurity in IT Services2 years ago

It is signed on the day when you are asked to share any information.

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Chief Information Officer in Education2 years ago

It depends. 

If we are doing something proprietary or a new competitive business initiative then on day 1.  

If we are doing something more in the I&O space then at POC.  

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VP of IT2 years ago

Before sharing any information about the company, it could be on Day 1, POC, contracting, or before implementation. But it must precede sharing any information about the technology or security stack of my company.

Director of Network Transformation2 years ago

When the talks get serious about the tech.  Or there is a confidential use case.  But never day 1.  

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CIO in Hardware2 years ago

The day I start having business discussions.. It could be just after the first meeting.. 

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