Euromethod is a method for managing procurement processes of Information Services. It focuses on contract management. Euromethod consists of three books: a reference manual, a dictionary and a collection of annexes. Euromethod's first release was in 1996. It has evolved in ISPL (Information Services Procurement Library), which has published a set of manuals. History Euromethod is the result of a European project ordered and funded by DGIII (Industry) of the European Commission. It has been achieved by a consortium containing Sema Group (France), BT Group (UK), Cap-Volmac (The Netherlands), CGI (France), Datacentralen (Denmark), EMSC (Consortium of Bull-Olivetti-Siemens), Finsiel (Italy), INA (Portugal), Indra (Spain), and Softlab (Germany). The project Director was Marcel Franckson. The reference version has been written in English. It has been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and Danish. Domain of Euromethod Information SystemFranckson, M. and Verhoef, editors (1999), ‘Introduction to ISPL’, Information Services Procurement Library, ten Hagen & Stam, Den Haag, The Netherlands, Commission Centrale des Marchés et Ministère de l'Industrie, 1995, Eurométhode: un projet pour de meilleurs systèmes d'information, France, Franckson M., june 1991, 'Le Projet Eurométhode', in Normatique. Information that is timely, relevant and easy to access is a cornerstone of modern organisations. The aspect of the organisation that provides, uses and distributes that information, together with the associated organisational resources such as human and technical, is called an Information System (IS). All organisations have information systems to help them manage their activities. These IS are key to the success – and often the survival – of organisations. The dynamics of the modern world force continual change on the business activities of all types of organisations (including public administrations). Coping with this change demands ever more powerful and flexible information systems. Acquiring an information system to meet new business needs is not a trivial task. It includes deriving the Acquisition Goal, developing a strategy for its implementation, contracting for parts of the acquisition goal, integrating the parts into the complete information system and into the business processes of the acquiring organisation. Properly addressing these issues during acquisition significantly increases the likelihood of a successful outcome. Managing risksFranckson, M. and Verhoef, D., editors (1999), ‘Managing Risks and Planning Deliveries’, Information Services Procurement Library, ten Hagen & Stam, Den Haag, The Netherlands, The evolution of technology contributes to increased opportunities but also to increased risks that have to be managed. ‘Complexity’ and ‘uncertainty’ are important