Planning and Managing Service Levels

by Ian S. Hayes

There are many things that prompt companies to consider outsourcing. Some organizations want to focus on their core competencies and offload nonstrategic functions to the outsourcer. Others want to pursue a new opportunity, change direction, or correct problems in their IT organization. None of these companies, however, would be willing to consider outsourcing if it meant a deterioration in service. An outsourcing arrangement that does not offer good or superior service is simply not worth doing. And the quickest way to kill an outsourcing relationship is to provide poor service.

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Planning and Managing Service Levels September 2000