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CIO’s First 100 Days – Creating Value in IT Supply Chain

jfisher
Oct. 25,2012 |

You are a new CIO, it could be your first CIO job or you may have been in that seat before. Whatever your situation, you are now in a new job and you need to make an impact on your new organization. The saying, “you only have one chance to make a first impression” certainly applies to your situation. Without a doubt, your organization will be looking for you to build value and whatever you do, you will make a first impression (either positive or negative). Here are some tips from the trenches to help you make that first impression a positive one. While there is always a “honeymoon” period for a new CIO, it doesn’t last long and in almost all ...

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Think you have Outsourcing Handled? Think Again.

jfisher
Aug. 23,2012 |

Outsourcing has changed over the past few years and three things NET(net) is seeing in the market are: 1) A significant increase in the levels of client dissatisfaction with their outsourcing agreements 2) A focus on smaller, more manageable, strategic, multi-sourcing agreements with more specialized suppliers 3) Because of these and other factors, we have seen a tripling of the volume of outsourcing deals while overall outsourcing spend has not significantly increased. So, what does all this mean to you? It means that outsourcing has become more complex and more focused at the same time. Companies are moving away from large, monolithic ...

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