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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Align Your IT Services Strategy With The Business

May 03, 2012

By Stephanie Moore with Chris Andrews, Kelsey Stone

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Why Read This Report

Third-party IT services providers are in increasing demand as IT and business executives seek to optimize and innovate. While a few large multinational and Indian vendors tend to dominate the IT services provider landscape, there is a growing appetite for specialist or niche providers to provide best-of-breed solutions or services. This makes selecting an IT services provider even more challenging and requires that companies use a structured yet flexible approach to vendor evaluation. This document will help clients evaluate potential suppliers using a multiphased approach that focuses on company risk, people, service capability, and ease of doing business.
Tags: Contract Negotiations, IT Management, IT Services, IT Talent Management, Multisourcing & Multiprovider Strategy, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Tech Sector Economics, Technology, Technology Pricing & Licensing, Vendor Management
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Getting The Right Mix Of Vendors Is A Challenge
  • Base Evaluation Criteria: Making Sure Your Services Provider Is Legit
  • Now It's Time To Evaluate The People: Human Capital Management
  • Can The Provider Satisfy Your Business And Technical Needs?
  • The Ease Of Doing Business

  • RECOMMENDATIONS

    Map Your Evaluation Criteria To Vendor And Service Type

  • WHAT IT MEANS

    More Service Provider Types Are Required
  • Supplemental Material
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