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The Barriers to Innovation in Outsourcing Relationships

Posted June 11, 2009 | Leadership | Leadership |

Outsourcing is no longer a novel or innovative strategy. It has evolved into just another choice a manager can make as he or she thinks about how to do more and better with less. As the industry has matured, its actors have gotten better at defining sourcing strategies, crafting deals, surviving transitions, and putting in place the capabilities to manage complex, multiyear relationships. Yet in survey after survey, we can still see significant levels of dissatisfaction, in particular with regard to the value realized after the initial cost savings:

About The Author
Danny Ertel
Danny Ertel Danny Ertel is a founding partner of Vantage Partners and the head of its outsourcing advisory practice. A leading authority on negotiation, relationship management, and conflict management, Mr. Ertel is the coauthor, with Mark Gordon, of The… Read More
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