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Institute World-Class Vendor Management

Become the boss: Don’t make requests. Express expectations and mandate delivery.

This blueprint walks the CIO or head of IT vendor management through the vendor management lifecycle – a comprehensive view is provided, including identifying the need for a vendor, procurement, contract negotiation, relationship management, performance management, and exit strategy.


Your Challenge

  • Vendor underperformance or overpayment for vendor services undermines client satisfaction with IT services – IT struggles to meet SLAs and manage costs. 
  • IT must adhere to vendor management best practices: develop fair and enforceable contacts, monitor vendor performance, continuously negotiate, and maintain the ability to walk away from low value vendors.

Our Solution

Phase 1: Launch

Phase 2: Improve

Phase 3: Mitigate Risks


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Author

Josh Mendelssohn

Search Code: 77970
Last Revised: July 6, 2015

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