Recovering a Failing IT Outsource Service

Eavesdrop on a conversation between two senior IT staff of a fictitious company charged with the successful execution of an outsourced arrangement that has just passed its two-year anniversary.  Gain an insight into the difficulties they are experiencing, their search for the root causes and their development of a plan to deliver targeted improvement.  The…

Getting Multiple Suppliers to Work Together

Multi-supplier service is all the rage, together with its linking agent Service Integration and Management (SIAM). Wonderful in theory… How does one practically get multiple parties to collaborate towards a common end? It was recognised early in the development of multi-supplier models that there needed to be a unifying agent. A great deal of time…