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Effectively Blueprinting Your Vendor Management Office

White Paper | Category:   Transition & Governance  IT Infrastructure & Applications  Business Processes...

Although organizations have been establishing Vendor Management Offices (VMOs) to facilitate their ITO arrangements for many years, few succeed in effectively running their outsourcing activities as a business.

The problem is that there are no industry standard reference models available to help address the unique challenges associated with managing these complex relationships.

This white paper explores elements found in organizations that have developed mature vendor management practices and highlights the framework and associated processes they apply in order to deliver value to their business constituents.

How to Build a Performance-Based F&A Outsourcing Contract

White Paper | Category:   Strategy & Business Case  Transition & Governance  Benchmarking...

Sound statements of work, service level agreements, resource units and governance are critical components of a sustainable F&A outsourcing relationship. Properly constructed and linked together they form the basis for a performance-based deal.

However, the details and work associated with structuring these are complex. This white paper discusses the four key steps to include in your sourcing strategy in order to create a solid foundation for a sustainable provider relationship.

Remote Infrastructure Management Comes of Age

White Paper | Category:   Strategy & Business Case  Transition & Governance  IT Infrastructure & Applications...

As firms scour the landscape for ways to maintain their competitive edge, more and more emphasis is being placed on wringing out costs and adding value to the IT spend. Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) is recognized as one of the most significant value drivers in IT outsourcing today.

Cloud Trends 2011: What You Need to Know

eSeminar | Category:   Strategy & Business Case  Provider Selection  Transition & Governance...

With 50-60 percent of organizations expected to embrace cloud computing over the next five years, CIOs and senior IT executives are feeling the pressure to move to the cloud. This evolution will require significant changes in the way IT is acquired and managed from both a business and legal perspective, leaving senior executives with many questions that must be addressed before starting on the journey.

Join thought leaders, Ben Trowbridge, CEO of the market leading consultancy, Alsbridge. Inc., and author of “Cloud Sourcing the Corporation,” along with Milton Whitfield, Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, and author of "The Arrival of Cloud Sourcing: Implications from a Legal Practitioner," as they answer some of the most pressing questions about cloud sourcing including: how to measure the opportunity, how to manage the legal implications associated with moving to the cloud and which providers are going to prevail in this brave new world?

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