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Senior Information Technologist and Lead Architect, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) (U.S.)

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  • Introducing the IT Market Clock
  • Gartner's IT Market Clock is a methodology that supports strategic investment and divestment decisions. It can be applied to any IT product or service category.
 
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  • Best Practices in Negotiating Outsourcing Contracts
  • Renegotiation is the best way to make major changes to an outsourcing contract, but it isn't easy or quick. It requires careful research, a solid strategy, a formal plan and an understanding of your leveraging points so that both sides can be successful. Listen and learn more.

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  • Don't Just Cut Sourcing Costs, Manage Them
  • Blind cost cutting is too blind to reveal the consequences. Before engaging in sourcing cost management initiatives, consider the impact of outsourced services on your business objectives.
  • Three Golden Rules of Cost and Risk Reduction in Outsourcing
  • Key Issues for Service Sourcing Strategy, Management and Governance, 2009
 
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Best Practices for Applying Lean IT

Lean concepts are valuable for improving performance and delivering greater business value, and are of particular interest to organizations trying to reduce the cost of IT. But, the Lean transformation is almost never easy since it involves challenging cultural and process changes.

 
Offshore or Onshore: Is Rural Sourcing Right for You?

Many enterprises are sending work offshore to places like India or Latin America because of the cheaper cost of labor. However, some companies are keeping work within U.S. boundaries and using Rural Outsourcing firms.

 
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Top 10 Outsourcing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

  • Event: Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit

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