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5 rules that transform outsourcing outcomes

CIO

The buying organization might also want “innovation,” but the contract with the supplier has an 800-page Statement of Work with exacting details on how the supplier should perform each of the activities in scope. Focus on what, not how Adopting a Vested business model does not change the nature of the work to be performed.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

PL and CM: Coherent companies – those that possess a capabilities system that aligns their strategy with their product/service portfolio – generate superior performance over time, which is what we call the coherence premium. The theoretical optimized industry is one with two or three players performing very different roles.

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SAP HANA Migration: 3 Steps to a Successful Transition

Protera

Is the goal to get your development environment on HANA to limit perceived risks and short-term disruption, or get everything migrated to maximize performance benefits? Moreover, is there a compelling case to stop at HANA at all, or would you be better off transitioning straight to SAP S/4HANA?

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