This guide is designed to be a clear answer to that question — how do I find the right technology to collect, manage, use, and share data across various systems in our CIE? Our hope is that it will inform a clear process that replaces what is typically a mess of web searches, vendor pitches, and comparing CIE technology struggles with other communities. There is no one-size-fits-all CIE technology solution, which makes sense given how each community and effort is different — though there are many lessons to be learned from past efforts about “right-sizing” the role that technology should play in CIE development, enabling you to have the language and tools you need to select the technology that’s best for your CIE.