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Report:Unifying Vendor Management Activities

How Procurement And Vendor Management Organizations Can Work Together To Effectively Manage Suppliers

Effective vendor management is the combination of two sets of activities that are increasingly performed by two different organizations: procurement and vendor management organizations (VMOs). Both...

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Report:Case Study: How Merck Cut Costs And Improved Value By Investing In Vendor Management

Very few IT organizations have complete control over the corporatewide IT investments that are spent with external services providers. In Forrester's Forrsights Budget And Priorities Tracker Survey,...

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Client Inquiry:VMO Responsibilities

What are additional roles/responsibilities of the VMO?

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Report:Strong Vendor Management Requires New Performance Measurements

Focus On A Supplier's Market Performance, Not Just Its Delivery Performance

The increasing importance of innovation and strong vendor management to most sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals is having a major effect on the dynamics of sourcing strategy. In...

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Client Inquiry:What Are The Dos And Don'ts In Setting Up A VMO?

What are the dos and don'ts in setting up a vendor management office (VMO)?

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Client Inquiry:Vendor Segmentation For A VMO

What is the industry framework for vendor segmentation for a VMO?

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Report:FAQs About Services Procurement Solutions

How To Source VMS And MSP Solutions Today

Forrester clients ask us many questions about services procurement software tools such as dedicated vendor management systems (VMSes) for contingent labor and broader services procurement tools for...

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Report:Best Practices For Streamlining Sourcing Life-Cycle Governance

Aligning Key Stakeholders With Sourcing Process Increases Value

Forrester defines different generations of outsourcing capabilities within firms based on the level of experience. Companies starting on their outsourcing initiatives are defined as "first...

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Report:Find Out How Risky Your Suppliers Are: Introducing The Vendor Viability Index

This Report Is The First In A Series On Vendor Viability

Today, third-party spend accounts for more than 70% of the total budget — everything except personnel costs. Sourcing and vendor management (SVM) professionals must make sure that they spend...

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Report:Using Life-Cycle Governance To Create An Agile IT Portfolio

Most smart sourcing professionals know that making smart sourcing decisions can result in a significant competitive advantage for their business. Yet in the face of rapid tech market changes,...

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Report:Aligning Vendor Management Responsibilities To Your IT Organization's Mandate

IT Archetype Serves As The Foundation For Effective Organizational Alignment

Although most companies understand the need for a more strategic vendor management office (VMO), many of these companies don't know where to organize their vendor management activities. Because...

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