Vendor Management Best Practices
Air Date: Monday, February 11, 2008
Cost: $250
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Presented By:
John C. McCarthy
Vice President, Principal Analyst
Forrester Research, Inc.
Who should attend: Sourcing & Vendor Management professionals
Description:
Firms are ramping up their vendor management activities as they take a more "activist" approach to IT sourcing. The session will examine the role and responsibilities of the Vendor Management Office (VMO). It will also look at the practices the these supplier oversight groups are putting in place to get vendors to deliver goods and services more effectively.
Agenda
- Rising level of VMO activity
- Typical VMO org chart/responsibilities
- Case studies of the vendor management group in action
- Best practices for more effectively managing suppliers
Related Research:
Five Trends That Will Shape Sourcing And Vendor Management In 2008
by Christine Ferrusi Ross, December 14, 2007
Vendor Management Efforts Fuel Services Buying
by John C. McCarthy, August 06, 2007
Trends In North American Vendor Management
by John C. McCarthy, April 19, 2007
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