Sourcing & Staffing

Mentoring key IT staff when they may be feeling insecure during tough economic times is of the utmost importance. With the proper mentoring key staff will remain motivated and be positive about their contribution as the business slows. It is important that organisations hold onto their best staff and the temptation to reduce costs by offloading well remunerated IT staff is a short term solu...

When outsourcing deals are not working, buying organisations often look at contractual remedies as a way of resolving their problems. This can have unintended consequences, such as a breakdown in the buyer/ service provider relationship or added costs due to contract termination. Before resorting to contractual remedies, buying organisations should undertake an independent review to iden...

A monthly review of all of the sourcing activity, upcoming tenders and news items

eLearning is re-emerging as a solution for effective delivery of online, hybrid, and synchronous learning regardless of physical location, time of day or distribution device type. eLearning can be used by the whole organisation for ensuring staff have and maintain the skills they need to deliver top organisational performance. Pending financial constraints provide an ideal stimulus to consider the...

A monthly review of all of the sourcing activity, upcoming tenders and news items

A monthly review of all of the sourcing activity, upcoming tenders and news items

Organisations considering outsourcing are increasingly focusing on the ability of service providers to implement effective relationship management in their outsourcing arrangements. A systematic approach to the evaluation of service provider relationship management capabilities is more likely to lead to the selection of a service provider who will be able to work with the buying organisation...

Your organisation is planning to outsource some of its IT functions. You have a competent purchasing group, a long standing arrangement with a firm of legal advisors and an experienced IT management team ready to go. So your expectation is that you should be able to handle the selection and transition to a service provider without resorting to external advisors.

A new age for business applications is unfolding. Arguably, in 2008 applications are at a tipping point akin to that experienced in the early to mid-1990s, which was marked by the emergence of mature ERP technology and subsequent explosive sales growth. CIOs are urged to put applications firmly on their radar and begin acting upon their application portfolios as well as the methodologies a...

A monthly review of all of the sourcing activity, upcoming tenders and news items.