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According to preliminary results from an outsourcing study conducted by Cutter Consortium, 73% of companies surveyed outsource some part of their IT services.

In the first five articles in this series, I identified a maturity model for Internet technology adoption (below). This final article focuses on how companies can move from Level 4 to Level 5. This model parallels the SEI-CMM in that Level-5 organizations continue to develop, continue to measure where they are against industry leaders, and are ever vigilant in their search for new technologies, new methods, and new business models that offer competitive advantage.

In the first five articles in this series, I identified a maturity model for Internet technology adoption (below). This final article focuses on how companies can move from Level 4 to Level 5. This model parallels the SEI-CMM in that Level-5 organizations continue to develop, continue to measure where they are against industry leaders, and are ever vigilant in their search for new technologies, new methods, and new business models that offer competitive advantage.

In the 13 January Sourcing E-Mail Advisor, we made the point that companies need to plan for relationship management early in the transaction process, in order to facilitate a successful transition and set the tone for the first year. Once the transaction is concluded, it is essential to have the right relationship management leadership in place. What skills do such managers need to be successful?

Perhaps the most important thing we have learned from Y2000 is that we can successfully pull off a major project with a defined deadline and potentially catastrophic results for failure. However, in many cases, we did so by carefully defining a strategy that would provide success, and not biting off more than we could realistically chew.

On 14 February, it was announced that Computer Associates (CA) had agreed to acquire Sterling Software in a stock deal valued at $4 billion.

On 14 February, it was announced that Computer Associates (CA) had agreed to acquire Sterling Software in a stock deal valued at $4 billion.

On 14 February, it was announced that Computer Associates (CA) had agreed to acquire Sterling Software in a stock deal valued at $4 billion.

One highly touted aspect of e-business is its ability to deconstruct value chains.