Risk management in IT vendor management is essential to minimize risks during and after the outsourcing of IT services, ensuring smooth service operations. In today’s digital world, businesses are increasingly dependent on IT services, making the efficiency and quality of these services critical to their success. In the following, we show how to effectively handle…
Companies that outsource IT services are increasingly focusing on establishing a vendor management organisation within their own operations. They have come to realise that simply selecting the right service provider is not enough to ensure high-quality IT services. Service providers do not operate “automatically”; they require a continuous interface with the client company and must…
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…
Companies today operate in a market environment that is more complex and competitive than ever before. The stable and predictable conditions of past decades are giving way to a digitalised future with new rules of engagement. In this context, businesses that rely on outsourced IT services face a key question: how can their existing internal…
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,…