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Cost Optimization

Choosing the Correct Financial Model for IT Service Vendors

January 4, 2022
Brian Undlin
Reading Time: 3 minutes

How to Choose the Correct Financial Model when Conducting a Large-Scale System Implementation IT Services contracts for transformational programs require…

Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Services

IT Services Contracts: Beware of Cumulative Price Increases

September 23, 2021
Brian Undlin
Reading Time: 4 minutes

Inflation is a natural part of a healthy economy, and it is in the best interest of all parties that…

Categories: Contract Negotiations, Cost Optimization, IT Services

11 Reasons IT Cost Optimization Efforts Fail

October 13, 2020
Justin Parker
Reading Time: 11 minutes

It is not uncommon for IT organizations to have sizeable expense reduction targets, to mobilize resources around achieving such targets,…

Categories: Cost Optimization

Effective IT Cost Optimization Starts with Internal Alignment

April 15, 2020
Len Riley
Reading Time: 5 minutes

Great leaders know that how they get results is just as important as getting the results themselves. In this time…

Categories: Cost Optimization

Is Strategic Planning the Key to IT Cost Optimization?

November 9, 2017
Greg Hall
Reading Time: 3 minutes

How a Fortune 500 company saved millions using this win-win negotiation tactic When it comes to renewing IT contracts, cost…

Categories: Application Management Services, Contract Negotiations, Cost Optimization, System Integrators

How to Drive Cost, Schedule and Quality Performance on Complex System Implementation Projects

October 19, 2016
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 6 minutes

Research firms, consultants, and academic institutions have been researching the success and failure drivers of large transformational projects for numerous…

Categories: Cost Optimization, ERP Program Management

What is The Key to Maximizing IT Labor Cost Optimization Efforts?

July 19, 2016
UpperEdge
Reading Time: 4 minutes

More and more companies are taking a second look at their IT supplier landscape in order to optimize their relationships…

Categories: Cost Optimization, IT Sourcing

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