Sourcing Solutions

The selection and management of outsourcing providers, is a complex process under any circumstances. Since the average outsourcing relationship lasts three-to-five years, the impact is also long term. IT organizations are increasingly focusing on the efficiency and efficacy of service relationships as a source of strategic differentiation and potential cost reduction. Collabera’s experienced consultants can train your organization through assessing and optimizing these relationships.

Collabera’s range of solutions include:

Vendor Consolidation: Many large companies are currently consolidating the number of service providers, especially those providing offshore services. Globalization services have become popular, primarily as a method for leveraging labor arbitrage. Since the earlier contracts were relatively small and benefits seemed obvious, little central administration or management existed. Corporations are currently realizing that dozens (or hundreds) of providers are unwieldy combinations that create unknown and unnecessary risks.
Project-based Purchasing: Among the various methods used to leverage globalization, the simplest is staff augmentation. The client retains responsibility for project management, while the vendor provides staff who work under the direction of the client’s management. Companies able to evolve to project-based solutions, where the service provider takes responsibility for the project definition, delivery, and results, usually find that outsourcing results improve, while costs decline.
Vendor-to-Vendor Transition: While globalization contracts were in vogue during the last five years, many companies today find inconsistencies between contracts, service providers, and strategic guidelines. When internal risks are assessed, many corporations find the need to re-evaluate the list of service providers, consolidate contracts, or phase out providers with higher risk profiles. IT executives should be prepared with globalization programs, where risk is understood and quantified, where service providers are managed consistently, and where the internal governance team has contingency plans that allow for rapid change.

Collabera, with its quick-start tools, will enable you to eliminate redundant spending and ensure project success for strategic initiatives.

Sourcing Solutions

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Project Based Purchasing

Vendor Consolidation

Vendor to Vendor Transition