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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.

OUTSOURCING | AGILE | TECH
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.



OUTSOURCING | AGILE | TECH
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.

OUTSOURCING | AGILE | TECH

Organisations consistently fail to recognise the importance of the Service Integration and Management model in their organisation when procuring new technology services and products.

TECH | PROCUREMENT | SIAM
Traditional procurement practices are no longer fit for purpose, read our blog on how Agile Sourcing and SIAM can support better technology procurement and ROI

A case for evolving technology procurement and integration practices. Exploring how agile sourcing frameworks such as S-FAST®, mitigate risk, and deliver measurable ROI from technology investments - rapidly.

TECH | PROCURMENT | SIAM

Procurement of software and other development capabilities from a partner sounds easy right?... WRONG! But agile sourcing can help.

AGILE |  TECH DEVELOPMENT |  PROCUREMENT
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ACCELERATING ERP SUCCESS

Strategic procurement and implementation in the cloud era. How to buy ERP smarter, avoid common pit falls, and deliver value faster.

AGILE | PROCUREMENT | ERP

BUYING TECH ENABLED BPO USING AGILE

Procurement of BPO platforms and services is tricky. What comes first? – the technology or the BPO Services?

AGILE | BPO | OUTSOURCING
Traditional procurement practices are no longer fit for purpose, read our blog on how Agile Sourcing and SIAM can support better technology procurement and ROI

buying erp using agile

Procurement of ERP platforms and implementation services can be a minefield, extensive requirement gathering and conflicts between the business and technology needs of the business hard to overcome.

AGILE | TECH | PROCURMENT | ERP