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… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Contract Negotiations, Cost Optimization, System Integrators
Costs Count but Talent Wins: 3 Vendor Talent Management Strategies that Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs October 31, 2017 John Belden Reading Time: 4 minutes Cost pressures on large IT-enabled business transformations can be intense. It is not surprising that program managers often become blinded… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Digital Transformation, System Integrators
Cleveland Rocks: Your ERP Implementation Needs a Winning Team October 11, 2017 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 3 minutes As a life-long Cleveland sports fan, I've come to appreciate first-hand the difficulty of assembling a winning team, let alone… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Existing Service Providers – What’s Your Cost of Incumbency? August 2, 2017 Greg Hall Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s inevitable. Every year new targets are set to reduce OPEX (OPerational EXpenses). Whether you’re the one responsible for setting… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Countersuit: HCL Claims MillerCoors Bullied Them July 31, 2017 John Belden Reading Time: 6 minutes On June 19th 2017, India-based IT and Engineering services firm HCL Technologies filed a countersuit against American brewery MillerCoors and… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, Deloitte, HCL, SAP, System Integrators
The Chess Game of Transformational Services July 5, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 3 minutes Typical sourcing processes of IT consulting service providers for digital transformations do not necessarily result in a better deal or… Read More Categories: Digital Transformation, IT Sourcing, System Integrators
Preventing an ERP Heart Attack June 22, 2017 Shawn Stamp Reading Time: 4 minutes Suppose you go in for your annual checkup and discover that your cholesterol level is 210. Is that good news… Read More Categories: ERP Program Management, System Integrators
Demystifying Relationship Opportunities with your Incumbent AMS Provider June 15, 2017 UpperEdge Reading Time: 2 minutes In an ideal scenario, the benefits of an established relationship with your AMS (Application Management Services) provider should be evident.… Read More Categories: Application Management Services, ERP Program Management, System Integrators