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Navigating Cost and Price Dynamics in Volatile Markets | Webinar

Everest Group

Standard and commodity IT service rates, as well as ACV/TCV reduction for managed services, are likely to decrease in the coming year, making it vital for service providers to account for this decline in ongoing or near-term bids. How are service providers managing potentially shrinking margins? BST | 8.30

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Senior Analyst – Cloud Services

Everest Group

Key responsibilities Manage multiple initiatives from business development to client delivery Create actionable insights to solve client problems by evaluating and analyzing information collected through live engagements, interviews, and secondary research (as needed) Communicate and interact with senior stakeholders in major outsourcing service providers (..)

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Is the Request for Proposal in Procurement Dead?

Everest Group

Some of the shortcomings we see in using the RFP outsourcing services process include: RFPs are slow – The sequential approach from gathering business requirements through to contracting can take more than six months for most complex procurements, which is a disadvantage in high-speed environments.

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What is Procurement Consulting and What Do They Do?

SourcX

Increasing numbers of executives see the writing on the wall, and can no longer ignore the fact that sourcing in low cost countries can reduce labor costs and give them access to robust manufacturing facilities. What is Strategic Sourcing? What is Sourcing Optimization? Cooperative Sourcing and Sourcing Business Models.

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Sourcing In the Midst of a Pandemic

SIG Speaks

Once we have an agreement with suppliers to adjust payment terms, payment dates, or payment amounts, I’ve been working with my spend management and accounts payable teams to memorialize the new terms. My strategic sourcing team is providing great value right now to my company. learn more. .

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Services Procurement: What Is It and How To Manage It

Planergy Software

How strategic sourcing, cost management, and cost avoidance strategies can be applied to indirect spend. Doing Business Once you’ve started working with a vendor, having a clear statement of work and adequate contract management is key. How to gain visibility and control of your indirect spend.

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Business Model Mapping, Cost Modeling & TCO

SIG Speaks

In the end, I must mention that the SIG-CSP program has put me on a more professional, structured path as a Sourcing Manager & enjoyed the course thoroughly. Currently, I am serving a Telecom Giant in India as Deputy General Manager – Procurement for the last 9+ years, and before joining this company, I was with Siemens (1.5