Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Research Director

3 years at Gartner , 22 years industry experience
United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge is a Research Director in Gartner Research, where he undertakes analysis on all phases of the IT sourcing cycle, with a particular focus on best practices in the sourcing of hybrid infrastructure services. Mr. Groombridge helps clients solve strategic sourcing issues, as well as developing research to support clients with practical advice on this evolving space. He provides guidance for clients on vendor selection, contract pricing, structure and terms, and commercial negotiations.

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Hype Cycle for Hybrid Infrastructure Services, 2018
08-Aug-2018
Services Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management Primer for 2018
26-Jul-2018
Critical Capabilities for Data Center Outsourcing and Hybrid Infrastructure Managed Services, Europe
17-Jul-2018

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Blockchain Potential and Pitfalls
17 July 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Groombridge has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, and prior to joining Gartner, he reported to the CIO of Eversheds, a global law firm. In this role, he managed a number of strategic vendor relationships, led the successful negotiation of the firm's largest outsourcing deal, and managed the implementation of multiple data center outsourcing, BPO and SaaS initiatives, and also won the firmwide innovation award in 2011. Prior to his time at Eversheds, Mr. Groombridge held a range of IT program and product manager roles, spanning the insurance, financial services and enterprise software industries.

Professional Background

Eversheds, Head of Business Systems, 8 years
Legal & General, Program Manager, 4 years
Misys, Product Center Manager, 4 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Won Eversheds' 2011 firmwide innovation award

Education

B.Sc., with honors, Open University
M.A., with honors, King's College, University of Cambridge

Languages

English

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13 August 2018
2018 Hype Cycles: Riding the Innovation Wave, A Gartner Trend Insight Report Taking advantage of innovations in digital technologies to create new business models, services and experiences remains a priority for many organizations. New waves of innovation build on what has gone before to create new opportunities.
25 June 2018
Closing the Digital Talent Gap at Midsize Enterprises Midsize enterprises face big challenges to secure talent for digital business transformation. CIOs at MSEs must build an attractive culture, create a long-term workforce development plan, broaden talent search and capitalize on a distinctive employer brand to win the race for digital workers.

20 Aug 2018
How Digital Disruption Is Evolving PPM and PMO EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 The core structure and capabilities of established project management offices (PMOs) are being disrupted and challenged by digitalization. Years ago, PMOs were designed to address a different set of challenges than those posed by digital transformation. In this webinar, we address how project portfolio management (PPM) leaders and PMOs can rise to the challenges of digitalization.
21 Aug 2018
Product Demand Forecasting Best Practices EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Companies struggle to effectively forecast product demand. This is especially true for new products being brought to market. A variety of methods for creating new product forecasts have emerged and evolved. This webinar provides guidance on existing and emerging practices for improving forecast accuracy and planning for new product launches.

Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Research Director

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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