Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Sr Director Analyst

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

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Blockchain Potential and Pitfalls
17 July 2018
Applying Blockchain Across Industries: Gartner Answers Peer Questions
11 December 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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14 November 2018
The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 Each year, the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 identifies the supply chains that successfully advance healthcare by improving patient outcomes and controlling costs. Supply chain leaders in the healthcare industry can use lessons from these leading organizations to improve their operations.
9 November 2018
Getting Started With Data Literacy and Information as a Second Language: A Gartner Trend Insight Report The increasingly pervasive nature of data makes it crucial for all employees to learn to “speak data.” This follow-up to our first Data Literacy Special Report outlines practical advice for data and analytics leaders to start data literacy programs as a key to a broader digital dexterity campaign.

12 Dec 2018
The Truth About Business Value of IT EST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Business value of IT (BVIT) sits high atop most CIOs' agendas. They say it is vital to driving credibility in IT and that it is critical they get increased funding to drive it. Yet, many think it cannot be measured and that it's pointless to even try. There are many myths out there surrounding BVIT. In 2018, Gartner for the first time conducted a comprehensive study to find the truth behind BVIT. Why is it important? What is the impact if not done well? How do you measure IT's business value, and how will this change in the next 5 years? In this cost optimization webinar, we finally reveal the truth about business value of IT.
12 Dec 2018
Prepare for Your Future Customer EST: 12:00 p.m. | PDT: 9:00 a.m. | GMT: 17:00 As digital business transformation expands, your organization's future success depends on how you adjust to new customer-centric business models. CIOs and application leaders must anticipate future customer and business expectations by adopting scenario-based planning. This customer experience webinar explores 4 planning scenarios for customer-centric organizations and the key technology investments they need to succeed.

Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Sr Director Analyst

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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