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Tim serves Application Development & Delivery Professionals. He leads Forrester's research on intranets/employee portals and the emerging next-generation information workplace, as well as portal server technologies and globalization practices, including machine translation. Tim also covers web content management and Microsoft SharePoint as a content and collaboration platform.
Tim comes to Forrester with a powerful combination of experience in teaching, advising, and software marketing and strategy. Most recently, he was director of international marketing and strategy for FatWire, a leading WCM provider, where he managed all marketing, competitive intelligence, and vertical market programs outside of North America. Earlier, Tim was a professor at the University of Rochester and New York University.
Tim has a B.A. in political science from Oregon State University and a Ph.D. from the Humanities Center at Johns Hopkins University.
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Benchmarks: The Services Sourcing Playbook
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Preparing To Reorganize Work Is Key To The Effort
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Performance Management: The Services Sourcing Playbook
Performance management is one of the most essential aspects of services governance, yet also one of the most challenging. It consists essentially of tracking vendor performance against established...

Ongoing Management: The Services Sourcing Playbook
The market for IT services is evolving rapidly, and the tactics that sourcing and vendor management professionals use to select, negotiate, and manage supplier relationships must evolve with it. The...

Conventional wisdom says that customers should never skimp on outsourcing governance, but what does this simple admonition mean in practice? Far too many companies expect a higher level of service...
Interest in managed service models and outcome-driven engagements continues to be a significant priority for buyers of IT services. A primary driver for the transition from traditional sourcing...