Comments on: 2009 Set to be a year of change in outsourcing http://outsourcing101.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/2009-set-to-be-a-year-of-change-in-outsourcing/ IT and business viewpoint from the National Outsourcing Asssociation Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mike McCormac http://outsourcing101.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/2009-set-to-be-a-year-of-change-in-outsourcing/#comment-82 Mike McCormac Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:00:07 +0000 http://outsourcing101.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/2009-set-to-be-a-year-of-change-in-outsourcing/#comment-82 Agree with most of what you have to say. I think the challenge for getting the sort of savings 2009 will demand is to take a step back and look hard at what is required to support the key business processes. So often such an exercise points up areas where time and money are being used to support things that aren't actually all that critical to the business. It can also point up some interesting re-prioritisation of spend to have a bigger effect on overall efficiency. Its an area we have a great deal of experience in and have developed a toolkit to enable organisations to carry out such a study pretty quickly and painlessly. Its well worth doing, because the resulting savings can be dramatic. Mike McCormac Agree with most of what you have to say. I think the challenge for getting the sort of savings 2009 will demand is to take a step back and look hard at what is required to support the key business processes.

So often such an exercise points up areas where time and money are being used to support things that aren’t actually all that critical to the business. It can also point up some interesting re-prioritisation of spend to have a bigger effect on overall efficiency.

Its an area we have a great deal of experience in and have developed a toolkit to enable organisations to carry out such a study pretty quickly and painlessly. Its well worth doing, because the resulting savings can be dramatic.

Mike McCormac

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