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Outsourcing for the Midmarket CIO
Share Abstract This IDC Perspective applies a SWOT analysis model to assess the efficacy of outsourcing among midmarket companies (small to medium-sized businesses [SMBs]). The SWOT model enables a company to assess strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to ensure that the ultimate benefits outweigh weaknesses, plan mitigation actions to blunt the weaknesses, and capture future opportunities while monitoring and avoiding the potential threats.
Post-COVID-19: Procurement Executives Discuss Business Continuity, Supply Chain Resilience, Agile Procurement, and the Future
Share TECH BUYER May 2020 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US46427320 Post-COVID-19: Procurement Executives Discuss Business Continuity, Supply Chain Resilience, Agile Procurement, and the Future By: Dr. Ron BabinAdjunct Research Advisor, Aaron PolikaitisVice President of Research, Vendor Sourcing and Management, Joseph C. PucciarelliGroup Vice President & IT Executive Advisor, Martha RoundsResearch Director FREE DOWNLOAD To access this document for free please log in or register.
Post-COVID-19: A CIO Recovery Guide — The CIO as Business Strategist
Share Abstract This IDC Perspective guides CIOs who are wrestling with technology planning in the post-COVID-19 era. COVID-19 has terminated the relentless economic growth of the past 10 years. Now, CIOs and business leaders must choose technologies that will protect their organizations, help them survive the 2020 recession, and prepare for renewed growth after the recession.
Governing Vendors for Transformation: Getting the Most from Third-Party Relationships
Share Abstract This IDC Perspective discusses lessons learned in governing outsourcing relationships to provide guidance when managing newer relationships with digital service vendors for established services, like cloud and mobile, and emerging services, such as AI, IoT, and blockchain. A clear gap in governance is cybersecurity, which is an acknowledged vulnerability in the digital enterprise and must be addressed when managing external digital service providers.
Government DX Success: Why, Where, and How to Measure Digital Transformation Service Providers
Share TECH BUYER Dec 2019 - IDC Perspective - Doc # US45646819 Government DX Success: Why, Where, and How to Measure Digital Transformation Service Providers By: Thom RubelAdjunct Research Advisor, Dr. Ron BabinAdjunct Research Advisor Abstract This IDC Perspective explores ways to measure the work of external digital transformation (DX) providers that offer digital products, services, and integration to government.
New Outsourcing Environment Requires a New Procurement Approach - Agile Procurement
Share Abstract This IDC Perspective recommends that senior technology procurement executives adopt the principles of Agile procurement to speed the procurement process, respond to customer requirements, and provide flexibility in a rapidly changing technology and business environment. Most organizations are using Agile methods to develop and deliver software applications.
The Future of Technology Sourcing and Procurement - Part 3: Addressing the Technology Sourcing Competency Gap
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New Procurement and Contracting Strategies for Government Digital Transformation
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Rationalizing and Modernizing Outsourced Services: A Four-Step Process
This IDC Perspective discusses the challenges related to rationalizing complex outsourced IT in enterprises that are moving to a digital business model. Digital transformation requires the evaluation and streamlining of vendor-managed technologies and applications along with rationalization of internal infrastructure; however, the process of rationalizing outsourced IT poses challenges that must be carefully addressed.
Where, How, and Why Companies Measure Digital Transformation Service Providers' Success
This IDC Perspective explores ways to measure the work of external digital transformation (DX) providers that offer digital products, services, and integration. These providers will be critical to digital transformation success in the marketplace. Measuring traditional inputs such as cost and qualifications, as well as internal measures such as return on investment and cost reductions, will be misleading in relation to digital transformation.
Outsourcing Strategies for Digital Transformation
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Business Results-Driven Outsourcing: Measure KPIs, Not Cost Savings
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Managing a Portfolio of Global Offshore Outsourcing Contracts
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Robotic Process Automation: Ensuring Positive Payback
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IDC PeerScape: Leading in 3D
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Vendor Sourcing and Management: Implementing Good Governance Through a Strategic Partnerships Office
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Vendor Sourcing and Management â Enhancing Outsourcing Governance with the Vendor Sourcing and Management Office
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