- Organizations are increasingly moving away from traditional outsourcing for “cost arbitrage” towards sourcing for “value maximization”. Successful sourcing requires a strategy that is aligned with the organization’s business strategy and objectives. The strategy should also be aligned with its culture, values and history that form a unique backdrop against which outsourcing engagement must be evaluated.
The task of developing an appropriate outsourcing strategy can be daunting. The challenges faced are also significantly different based on the context of outsourcing.
- First time outsourcing engagement
- Re-source : Evaluating alternate options towards end of contract
- Successful outsourcing requires an equal amount of “internal & external” due diligence. Organizations need to grapple with finding answers to some of the following questions:
- How do I align my sourcing strategy with my business strategy?
- How do I choose from the available sourcing options?
- How will my key processes integrate with vendors?
- How do we move away from our incumbent vendor?
- What should I outsource?
- What are the current service offerings and benchmarks for our engagement scope?
- What are the potential risks?
- What will be skill profile of retained IT staff?
- Who are the potential partners that can deliver our current and future requirements?
- Who is the “right sized” vendor for me?
- Who will provide me flexibility for future requirements?
- Who has successfully handled similar scope before?
- Whether it is your first outsourcing assignment or you have already outsourced and are looking for more value, our Advisory Services will help you find answers to these questions.
- WHY A SOURCING ADVISOR?
- 92.6% of clients surveyed say an advisor would have improved their outsourcing initiative
- Over 2/3 of clients say they will use an advisor for their next outsourcing initiative
- 91.8% of clients surveyed are satisfied with their outsourcing advisor
- Source: 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing
- Advisors have demonstrated their value and contribution to clients in both initial and subsequent outsourcing engagements. They bring insight, objectivity and local knowledge to enhance results for successful outsourcing initiatives.
- Systems Plus will provide you with comprehensive assistance at all the stages of the outsourcing lifecycle.
We leverage the knowledge of being both an IT vendor and client in our advisory services - More than 20 years of experience as an India-based IT solutions provider
- Vendor selection process formulated by our CEO based on his prior CIO experience (as an outsourced CIO of A Large Fund of Hedge Fund based out of Geneva, a Santander group company, and ex-outsourced CIO of Frito-Lay Asia Pacific)
- A highly knowledgeable team of consultants and domain specialists to support the process
- Our Advisory Services are based out of India
- Provide insights into the Indian market scenario and evolving vendor capabilities
- Provide valuable perspective in the selection process through our understanding of cultural nuances and regional diversity
- Efficient scheduling and coordination of logistics of vendors visits
- We are close to our clients through our offices in the USA and UK
Advisors bring in value through unbiased advice.
"Systems Plus has provided valuable guidance, experienced personnel and a proven process to guide us through the challenges of vendor selection.
Their insights have been crucial in building our confidence in the new model and partner.
RODDY KERR
EVP / CIO,
Belk Inc.
“The Vendor selection process was critical in helping me organize, quantify and present my unique vendor qualifications. It forced me to discover the business value of each vendor by focusing on the measurable deliverables.
Systems Plus Solutions drove and connected what each vendor did well to the overall solution of the selection process.”
RAY GEIER
IT Director,
Schneider Electric North America
Systems Plus Solutions drove and connected what each vendor did well to the overall solution of the selection process.”
RAY GEIER
IT Director,
Schneider Electric North America
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