Best Practice Report

How To Create Lasting Value From Your Software Partnerships

Strong, Value-Aligned Relationships Are Vital For Long-Term Digital Business Success

Duncan Jones
 and  two contributors
Aug 09, 2022

Summary

The choice of platform — and the service provider that will configure it — are strategic bets for a digital business leader. Increase your chances of success by laying the foundations for enduring, mutually successful partnerships with them. Evaluate relevant qualities such as trust, transparency, and excellence in the selection process. Create a partnership charter to summarize its scope, how you will work together, and expected behaviors. Don’t leave commercial negotiations to procurement: Stay involved to ensure that you get a balanced deal that is compatible with the partnership charter. Then monitor performance and act quickly to resolve issues before they undermine the partnership.

Log in to continue reading
Client log in
Welcome back. Log in to your account to continue reading this research.
Become a client
Become a client today for these benefits:
  • Stay ahead of changing market and customer dynamics with the latest insights.
  • Partner with expert analysts to make progress on your top initiatives.
  • Get answers from trusted research using Izola, Forrester's genAI tool.
Purchase this report
This report is available for individual purchase ($1495).