Vendor management tools are used to manage the relationship between an organization and its IT service providers. They help organizations manage their providers and vendors, track their performance, and ensure that they are meeting the needs of the business. Yet there is no one-size-fits-all solution for requirements placed on the tools because the functional focus…
You often hear the statement that service level agreements for cloud services (Cloud Service SLAs) are too “vague”. For example, it is claimed that the provision of the service and quality expected by the customer cannot be ensured due to unclear regulations. However, SLAs must be clearly defined and their degree of achievement must be…
If IT services are outsourced to service providers, these also have to be managed. The provider manager plays a central role in the organization of the outsourcing company. He is the central contact person for a service provider, monitors its performance and initiates any necessary service changes. After specifying the role and selecting the personnel,…
When having done IT-Outsourcing – measuring success correctly is not easy. In most companies, the success of IT outsourcing is measured by the cost savings realized. It must be ensured that the scope and quality of the service also meet the customer’s requirements. After outsourcing, internal IT checks this based on SLA reports from the…
In the following, we show how to set up business relationship management in IT vendor management based on the ISO 44001 approach in order to lead to better IT services for your own company. Cooperation with IT service providers offers companies many advantages in today’s world: Cost savings, professional handling of service operations, rapid introduction…
Many companies use continual improvement (CI) to respond to ever changing requirements for services, products and processes and to be able to constantly offer their customers new benefits. All organizational units, including service provider management, are now facing these challenges, especially when they are aligned with Service Integration and Management (SIAM). In today’s blog post,…