Two Vendor Claims on Cost Savings That Deserve Scrutiny
- Topics:
- Strategic Management Tools
- Tags:
- Business Operations,
- Business Services,
- Cost Savings,
- CTQ Media,
- It Operations,
- Outsourcing,
- Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Source:
- CTQ Media
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Overview: Service providers offering outsourcing services have promised dramatic cost savings, along with enhanced flexibility and the vision that line executives will have more time to focus on their core businesses. While, on the surface, vendors' claims may seem plausible, under scrutiny, most do not hold up well. To become a judicious buyer of outsourcing services, decision makers must cut through the hype and focus on the fundamental economics and business trade-offs. This paper begins by examining the claims that outsourcing can lower costs or increase financial flexibility. The paper then shows new ways to get more value from one's internal IT organization and manage service providers without becoming dependent on them.
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