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Our team brings experience of all shapes and sizes to your procurement challenges. Click to read our blog on avoiding outsourcing disappointment.

Set out the hygiene and hidden factors of outsourcing that organisations must pay attention to, to avoid the disappointment of outsourcing failing to meet expectations.

Horizon Seven's contract negotiation approach for agile IT sourcing

IT outsourcing contracts nearly always fail to meet expectations, it’s a fact! I've made it my business to find out why

Horizon Seven's contract negotiation approach for agile IT sourcing

Despite its global persistence, the repeated failure of technology outsourcing to deliver the expected results presents a significant problem for organisations for approximately 50% of businesses using outsourcing realise ‘poor’ outcomes.

It never ceases to amaze me how many organisations fail to recognise the importance of the Service Integration and Management model in their organisation when procuring new technology services and products. And sometimes it amazes me even more that organisations don’t have an effective SIAM model and operation.