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Sourcing & Vendor Management (S&VM) professionals spend most of their time dealing with the "here and now" of their jobs. Contract negotiations, vendor scorecards, and request for proposals dominate the S&VM professional's daily responsibilities — leaving little time to consider the long-term role that very technology sourcing can and should play in the business.
Long-term trends in the technology industry are, however, dramatically changing the requirements of sourcing professionals. As business professionals recognize greater strategic value from technology and the "consumerization of IT" continues, S&VM professionals will often be frontline decision-makers for how technology is consumed by business professionals. As a result, Forrester believes that that the most strategic sourcing departments will look vastly different five years from now.
In this teleconference, we discuss a five-year outlook for the role of strategic sourcing departments. We consider the major trends that are shaping the technology landscape and discuss implications for the focus, responsibilities, and skills of S&VM professionals.
This teleconference runs as a hosted discussion. Throughout the call, we welcome feedback from S&VM professionals about the future of their sourcing departments.
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The power of sourcing and vendor management (SVM) groups will grow as the focus on cost control continues throughout 2010. In 2009, SVM teams gained credibility with their executives by driving down costs through aggressive supplier consolidation and gain
