252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Intelligent IT Outsourcing enables practitioners to focus in on the essential issues that need to be addressed so that the fundamental structure of their sourcing strategy and its implementation is sound. The authors provide insight into the challenges likely to be faced and give detailed advice on how to pre-empt and manage these. IT and outsourcing continue to be problematic, not least... Read more
Introduction; About this Book; Why the Need for a Building Block Approach?;The Outsourcing Lifecycle - Eight Building Blocks for Success; Architect Phase: The First Building Block - Discard the Myths: Gather Acumen; Discard The Myths...; Determine Benefits Expectations; Collect Market Intelligence; Conduct the Comparative Assessment; The Second Building Block - Get Equipped: Prepare The Strategies; High Level Sourcing Decision Models; Determine The Organization's Strategic Preferences; Decide the Outsourcing Approach; Identify the Outsourcing Lifecycle Competencies Required; Prepare the Communications Strategy; The Third Building Block - Identify the Right Activities: Target the Services; Select the Suitable Services; Profile the Target Services; Prepare the Base Case; Conduct the Feasibility and Impact Study; The Fourth Building Block - Ensure the Results: Design the Future; Vision the Attributes of the Future Arrangement; Develop the Service Level Agreement and Key Performance Indicators; Formulate the Pricing Model; Draft the Contract; Model the Relationship Behaviour; Plan the Future Management;
Engage Phase: The Fifth Building Block - Commercial Mating: Select the Supplier(s); Selection is NOT the First Block - Ensure the ITO Foundation has been Laid; Gating and Refining via Staged Competitive Tendering; Getting the Right Perspectives - the Evaluation Team; Determining the Decisive Factors - the Criteria; Exhibiting Fairness - Probity; Preparing the Market Package; Successful Selection - ITO is not an Auction; Due Diligence Investigations; Negotiation; Finalising the Contract; The Sixth Building Block - The Starting Gate: Make The Transition; Key Transition Activities; Staff Transitions; Managing the Transition Project; Govern Phase: The Seventh Building Block - Get the Results: Manage The ITO; ITO Critical Success (and Failure) Factors; Key ITO Management Activities; Relationship Management; The Eighth Building Block - Do it Again: Reconsider the Options; Termination Triggers; Options; Assessments; Preparing for a Handover from an Incumbent Supplier;
Conclusion; References And brief further reading.
Engage Phase: The Fifth Building Block - Commercial Mating: Select the Supplier(s); Selection is NOT the First Block - Ensure the ITO Foundation has been Laid; Gating and Refining via Staged Competitive Tendering; Getting the Right Perspectives - the Evaluation Team; Determining the Decisive Factors - the Criteria; Exhibiting Fairness - Probity; Preparing the Market Package; Successful Selection - ITO is not an Auction; Due Diligence Investigations; Negotiation; Finalising the Contract; The Sixth Building Block - The Starting Gate: Make The Transition; Key Transition Activities; Staff Transitions; Managing the Transition Project; Govern Phase: The Seventh Building Block - Get the Results: Manage The ITO; ITO Critical Success (and Failure) Factors; Key ITO Management Activities; Relationship Management; The Eighth Building Block - Do it Again: Reconsider the Options; Termination Triggers; Options; Assessments; Preparing for a Handover from an Incumbent Supplier;
Conclusion; References And brief further reading.
Biography
Sara Cullen
