http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/09/23/is-speed-sourcing-for-speedy-results-feasible/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2009/09/23/is-speed-sourcing-for-speedy-results-feasible/comment-page-1/#comment-11495 Deborah Gamble Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:22:27 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=31836#comment-11495 Novell recently outsourced their IT Department to ACS (soon to be Xerox). The speed at which that supplier selection, contracting and transition took place was baffling. Certainly, key to making such transitions work in our case included at least the following: 1) Dedicated internal staff pulled off from regular assignments for the project, 2) An experience consultant partner to assist us in making the outsourced transition, 3) A true outsourced PARTNER, committed to the project, with goals aligned to the outsourcing organization, and with some "skin in the game". Novell recently outsourced their IT Department to ACS (soon to be Xerox). The speed at which that supplier selection, contracting and transition took place was baffling. Certainly, key to making such transitions work in our case included at least the following: 1) Dedicated internal staff pulled off from regular assignments for the project, 2) An experience consultant partner to assist us in making the outsourced transition, 3) A true outsourced PARTNER, committed to the project, with goals aligned to the outsourcing organization, and with some “skin in the game”.

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