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Sourcing and Procurement

Strategic procurement is critical for organisations seeking to reduce costs and increase overall efficiency. This is particularly the case for the provision of outsourced and shared services. Managing and understanding your requirements through accurate analysis and procurement planning ensures visibility throughout the organisation, enables aggregation and ensures alignment with overall business strategies.

Synergy’s effective management of the Procurement and Outsourcing processes demonstrates transparency and probity, which is mandatory in all large organisation procurement activities. Synergy’s people understand that contracts are more than just legally binding documents. When drafted appropriately and accurately they can provide the basis for management of the relationship between parties for many years, saving money and meeting expectations for all stakeholders.

Area Consulting Services
(assess, develop, recommend)
Implementation Services
(implement or change)

Procurement
  • Develop sourcing strategy (internal, external, onshore, off-shore, etc)
  • Procurement process probity checks and health checks
  • Vendor compliance health checks
  • Client/vendor relationship health checks
  • Develop procurement policies and process methodology
  • Framework for embedding procurement processes within project delivery methodology
  • Assess existing procurement policies
  • Develop vendor selection checklists for IT services, non-IT shared services, manufacturers and suppliers
  • Revitalise client/vendor relationships
  • Integrity Management™ training for procurement people
  • Manage the tender process for procurement

Outsourcing
  • Value framework for managing outsourced services including SLA’s
  • Support or lead client team in outsource agreement negotiations with vendor
  • Manage the initial transition of internal IT services to an outsource vendor
  • Manage the transition of IT services from one vendor to another
  • Revitalise dysfunctional or non-performing relationships with outsource service provides

See also:

Whitepaper -
Contracting and the Outsourced Environment