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Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships
July 15, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.
Secrets of Successful Vendor Contract Negotiations for the Mid-Market
Sept. 10, 2009, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM U.S./Eastern (GMT-4)
On this free public Council teleconference, Matthew A. Karlyn, attorney at Foley & Lardner in Boston, will share tips on negotiating tactics and new, creative contract terms to help mid-market CIOs make better deals.
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MIT-CIO Joint Research on Outsourcing
Exploring the keys to success in transactional relations and outsourcing partnerships.
June 26, 2007 — CIO —
This is a three-part series about outsourcing strategies and success models, defined in original research by MIT's Center for Information Systems Research and CIO magazine.
1. Simple Successful Outsourcing
CIOs who outsource discrete processes that have well-defined business rules are almost always happy with the outcome.
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2. Working with Offshore Partners Requires CIO Oversight
Co-sourcing, which draws on both the vendor's specialized technical knowledge and the client's deep business knowledge, succeeds only when both parties have strong capabilities and the relationship is set up so that those capabilities can mesh for the greater good.
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3. Outsourcing Can Mean Big Deals, Big Savings and Big Problems
Large-scale outsourcing deals promise big savings, but they fail half the time. Here's how to make them work for you.
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- Strategic Partnerships in the Mid-Market
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ABC: An Introduction to Outsourcing
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7 Tips for Secure Outsourcing
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The Future of Financial Reporting
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Secure Training Videos to Prevent Theft
Prevent Intellectual Property Theft
Is Your PDF Security Software Really Secure?
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