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CIO
October 10, 2008
Diane Frank |
How to Renegotiate an Outsourcing Contract CIO tips for getting what you want from the vendor.   |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Carrie Mathews |
How to Improve Outsourcer Relationships A panel of IT professionals shares tips and insights on improving outsourcing relationships. |
Wall Street & Technology
June 13, 2006 |
Spending More Can Be Satisfying Research from an outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm reveals a direct correlation between an organization's satisfaction with its outsourcing efforts and how much it invests in outsourcing management and governance. |
CIO
January 1, 2002
Tom Field |
How to Get In and Out of an Outsourcing Deal How to structure IT outsourcing deals. |
CIO
February 1, 2004
David Clarke |
The Dangers of Outsourcing (and What to Do About Them) You may have just inked a fabulous outsourcing deal. But as the CTO of the Red Cross has learned, you have to be prepared for the end game. |
CIO
June 13, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
No. 1 Gripe with Outsourcers: Lousy Service An outsourcing survey finds CIOs need to improve vendor management. |
CIO
March 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do When your outsourcing relationship is on the rocks, here's how to manage the split. |
CIO
September 15, 2005
Michael Schrage |
Contract Sadness Too many CIOs cut enterprise software deals that look fabulous to the CEO and CFO but commit the people who do the real work to a nightmare of unrealistic expectations. |
CIO
April 17, 2008 |
The Vendor Management Bible Whether you're new to vendor management or a seasoned negotiator, these expert tips can help you learn more about the process, add value to your deal with any vendor and put you in the driver's seat. |
CIO
August 1, 2002
Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Upward and Onward with Outsourcing Companies are expanding the range of IT services they outsource. Internal staff shortages and cost constraints are primary drivers of outsourcing decisions, but CIOs are finding that they can also improve quality and delivery time of IT projects with the right outsource provider. |
CIO
November 1, 2003
Elana Varon |
Getting the Best from Your Vendors (What Really Works) It may be tempting to squeeze vendors for every dollar. But research shows that lowball tactics eventually boomerang into poor service and support. |
CIO
November 1, 2000
Tracy Mayor |
Our Vendors, Ourselves - Interview: Frank Casale Frank Casale wants you to love your outsourcer as yourself... |
CIO
October 1, 2005
Stephanie Overby |
Simple Successful Outsourcing CIOs who outsource discrete processes that have well-defined business rules are almost always happy with the outcome. |
CIO
February 1, 2006
Stephanie Overby |
Big Deals, Big Savings, Big Problems Large-scale outsourcing deals promise big savings, but they fail half the time. Here's how to make them work for you. |
CIO
March 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
Bringing IT Back Home Faced with a tight economy, CIOs are scrutinizing everything -- including outsourcing. A number of them have taken back the keys to their shops, saving lots of cash. Here's how you can do it too. |
CIO
January 30, 2013 |
IT Offshoring Still Works, If You're Careful Three CIOs say that the benefits of offshore outsourcing still resonate -- if you learn from previous missteps and manage the risks |
Global Services
March 6, 2008 |
Enabling Better Business & IT Alignment What will set apart great business leaders is the ability to adapt to and manage change well. Here are some tips for selecting and managing multiple IT service providers |
Global Services
October 31, 2008
Mike Beals |
Governance Tools Can be a Game Changer A successful outsourcing initiative requires the implementation of a disciplined outsourcing lifecycle methodology. To make this methodology work, both the customer and the service provider must together design an approach to govern the relationship using the right governance tools and guidelines |
Wall Street & Technology
January 23, 2007 |
A Fresh Look at Outsourcing Contracts With the pioneers of IT and business process outsourcing operating under contracts that were enacted five to 10 years ago, the time has come for outsourcing agreements to be refreshed. |
CIO
July 16, 2010 |
Team Up for Business Value In this CIO 100 Award-winning initiative, Hess CIO Jeff Steinhorn created metrics and governance with vendors to boost outsourcing value. |
CIO
July 16, 2010 |
Download Global Infrastructure Outsourcing Governance Model This process ensures constant joint oversight from Hess Corporation and its infrastructure vendor. |
CIO
December 1, 2000
Erik K. Clemons |
The Build/Buy Battle Balancing the risks and rewards of information service outsourcing... |
HRO Today
June 2008
Andy Teng |
Considering Governance First You wouldn't want to drive in a major city without traffic lights, so why take on outsourcing without a robust governance model? Remember, dedicating the right resources to managing the contract can help minimize problems later on. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2008 |
Outsourcing requires homework There's no doubt that outsourcing can save money and take the pressure off several business tasks -- if executed properly. But many companies don't do homework first, according to this Deloitte Consulting 2008 report. |
CIO
July 1, 2004 |
Take Back Enterprise Technology It's time for CIOs to stand up to rapacious vendors. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 7, 2007
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Bank Tech Experts Discuss Vendor Relationships Here, these industry experts talk about outsourcing and offshoring along with other areas of bank tech concerns. |
CIO
May 15, 2004
Abbie Lundberg |
Hands Off, Hands On - From The Editor The most difficult part of a new service or outsourcing arrangement may lie in figuring out exactly who does what. |
CIO
November 15, 2000
Eric Berkman |
Shark Repellent Discover how CIOs can help keep their companies out of court and the lawyers at bay... |
CIO
May 30, 2012 |
Getting More Business Value Out of Vendors How CIOs are rebooting vendors' mind-sets to get away from the same old outsourcing contracts |
CIO
September 1, 2005
Stephanie Overby |
Backsourcing Pain JPMorgan Chase's decision to first outsource IT and then bring it back in-house stands as a cautionary tale for any CIO considering an outsourcing megadeal. |
CFO
December 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Buyer Beware More companies than ever have experience with outsourcing. So why are deals still failing? |
CIO
December 16, 2009
Stephanie Overby |
DIY Outsourcing Saves Money, Adds Control Pricey IT consultants can be time savers but there are benefits -- beyond penny pinching -- to crafting your own outsourcing deal. |
CIO
March 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
The End of the Billion-Dollar Babies? Are we seeing the end of the single vendor, multibillion-dollar, 10-year outsourcing deal that was popular in the 1990s? |
CIO
October 27, 2009 |
Setting Rocky Vendor Relationships Right CIOs rely on education, peer relationships, and warnings to restore contracts gone wrong. |
CIO
June 15, 2002
Tom Field |
You Can't Outsource City Hall The state and local government outsourcing marketplace was supposed to explode, but we're still waiting to see a spark. It's time to devise a new plan to revitalize public sector IT. |
CRM
January 1, 2007
John Bostick |
The Soul Searching That Comes with Sole-Sourcing It's popular to say that consolidating one's IT outsourcing activities with a single provider means having just one throat to choke. But who is really getting strangled in the long run? Multisourcing is a better choice. |
HRO Today
June 2008
Andy Teng |
Gravitating toward Governance Are you doing a good job watching the store? If you haven't considered your governance efforts lately, better beef up before it comes back to haunt you. |
Bank Technology News
December 2004
Jeremy Quittner |
A Reversal of Fortune? What may look like a reversal of fortune for providers of outsourcing services in financial services, appears to be something of an anomaly. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Cory Levine |
Offshore Outsourcing of IT Losing Popularity Offshore IT outsourcing has taken a sharp downturn in popularity, due to the difficulty in managing it, and lower-than-expected cost savings. |
CIO
November 14, 2012 |
CIOs Give Vendors Low Marks on Partnership A new index from the CIO Executive Council rates IT suppliers on 20 characteristics of truly strategic partners |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2008
Brad Kenney |
Outsourcing Strategies: Four Keys to Manufacturing IT's Future What to outsource, and what to hold close? Keep these keys in your pocket to unlock a more competitive, business-centric IT organization - both inside and outside your walls. |
CIO
September 1, 2003 |
Going There, Doing That Asked about their companies' offshore outsourcing experiences and expectations, 101 CIOs, IT executives and managers in a survey confirmed what you might expect. India was the major destination. Labor costs were the biggest area for savings. And app development was the main activity. |
CIO
June 1, 2003
Ben Worthen |
No Tolerance for High Maintenance Fed up with rising costs of software maintenance, CIOs are finding they have the power to negotiate better terms up front and get more bang for their buck. |
CIO
June 17, 2010 |
Download Model for Transitioning to a Global IT Organization How Schneider Electric mapped North American IT staff to a new, global structure. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
Second-Generation IT Outsourcing Best practices for IT outsourcing are changing as the process matures. |
Insurance & Technology
February 19, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
Uncovering Offshore Secrets Overly generous cost savings estimates can doom a carrier's offshore outsourcing effort before it even begins. In order to optimize success and manage expectations accordingly, insurers must take the hidden costs of these deals into consideration. |
CIO
November 15, 2005 |
InBox Put an Exit Strategy in the Contract... Lessons Never Learned... A Supplement to Good IT Health... etc. |
CIO
November 17, 2008
Albert Lee |
How to Choose the Right IT Outsourcing Provider Selecting an outsourcing provider can be difficult, but these project management tips will help you pick the right vendor to meet your current and future needs, and ensure the success of your project. |
FAO Today
Nov/Dec 2007
Fersht & Sappenfield |
Preparing the New Organization for Life After Outsourcing The cost and performance benefits of outsourcing are now generally recognized, but the range of benefits varies widely. And, much of this variability can be attributed to the company's ability to effectively transition to the new organization. |
CIO
May 15, 2001
Ruffin Veal III |
Private Lessons for the Public Sector Public Sector IT Outsourcing... Secrets of Installation Success... |
