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Sourcing Methods: Philosophy and Practice
by Bhuvan Unhelkar
This Executive Report by Bhuvan Unhelkar discusses sourcing as a formal business strategy that enables organizations to focus on their core competencies and alleviates pressure to carry out all of their business activities themselves. The philosophical background of sourcing, which is the existence of economic entropies and the global communications capabilities to transcend the walls dividing those entropies, is underscored. The report also places the challenges and advantages of sourcing in a practical context, provides a process for executing smart sourcing strategies, and examines their cross-domain impacts.
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Redefining IT Management for Outsourcing: Feasibility Analysis
by Alfredo Funes Cervantes
Beyond all doubt, the trend to outsource functions developed inside an enterprise or a government agency is at its peak. This phenomenon is not limited to IT; it's under consideration in several areas of an organization. Although outsourcing is a very appealing concept, it is essential for a company to be properly prepared for this kind of change.
Scheduling Meetings When Far-Flung Time Zones Cramp Styles
by Stacy Berlow
While it can be very personally rewarding to learn about other cultures and interact with people from different places, from a project management perspective, these factors must be thought of as risks that should be actively mitigated and monitored. The business impact leads to, as a general rule, increased costs and schedule or product delivery delays.
Planning For, and Coping With, IT Litigation Risks
Webinar by Ed Yourdon
Spend an hour with Ed Yourdon and discover the common litigation risks associated with IT projects, learn how to identify and remove the landmines in your contracts, and get practical strategies for minimizing and managing IT-litigation risks.
