IT Sourcing

  Contract management process overview for CIOs discusses the contract management lifecycle and steps involved.

 A very good presentation on outsourcing the IT department. It provides a good definition of outsourcing and its rationale and then covers key aspects related to the outsourcing process.

 This presentation provides tips on performance based standards and metrics for acceptable quality levels.

 Outsourcing Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK)™ is a framework for professional outsourcing

This excellent presentation provides a soup to nuts primer on a key element of IT Sourcing Strategy - the "make versus buy" decision. MUST READ!

 This survey provides invaluable insights into "green" outsourcing vendors. Who are the Top 50 Green Outsourcers? Who are the Top Green Technology Outsourcing Vendors by country? Who are the Top Green Consultants, Outsourcing Advisors and LEED Firms?

 This introductory chapter provides the myths, risks and best practices of outsourcing with a checklist for strategically successful offshoring.

This paper presents an excellent discussion on the issue of managing outsourcing relationships aka outsourcing governance.

This guide has been written for Small and Mid Sized Businesses (SME) but can be used by organizations of all sizes. It provides a very good overview of outsourcing - what is it? what can/should you outsource? what are the benefits? what is the process? - so is worth a quick read.

This presentation provides key business risks associated with outsourcing services especially in a global context. The best part is that these risks are presented from a legal perspective - very easily quantifiable and remedied.