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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise. Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. There are other risks, too.

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5 rules that transform outsourcing outcomes

CIO

The model offers a significant shift away from the transaction-based model commonly used in IT oursourcing arrangements, and its rules resolve several structural flaws that can emerge in transaction-based and managed servicesagreements. Managed services contracts (e.g., Outsourcing, Vendor Management

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5 ways to measure and improve your QA Effectiveness; is your vendor up to the mark?

Trigent

The performance of software development can be measured by the difficulty and amount of code committed in a given sprint. The ‘right’ metrics to evaluate QA effectiveness depend on your organization. Hence the total number of tests in your test suite by itself isn’t a good metric or reflection of your test coverage.

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Don’t Let Strategic Debt Suffocate Your Organization

GreenBar

He was losing sleep about his company’s challenges arising from: Poor vendor management A hodgepodge of tech that wouldn’t scale Inability to keep up with new leads Stagnant R&D Lack of focus A week later I found myself in a similar conversation, this time with a VP of Engineering looking for an outside perspective.

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Fleet Management Software: Key Functions, Solutions, and Innovations

Altexsoft

Installed in the dashboard, a GPS locator beacon allows fleet managers to track and study the vehicles in the fleet. Radio frequency identification system steps up to maintain tracking in poor signal areas like underground or in a tunnel. Good drivers vs bad drivers influencing the fleet operating costs, Source: Chevin Fleet.

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Supply chain management software, operations, processes, and roles

Altexsoft

SCM is tightly interwoven with operations management (OM) , that focuses on coordinating and optimizing the internal processes, whether it be designing and manufacturing goods or developing services. But while a supply chain manager focuses on external processes, an operations manager solves pressing internal tasks.