Everyday Computing Advanced Computing The Internet At Home Health, Mind & Body Making & Managing Money Sports & Leisure Travel Beyond The Classroom
Business Skills
Finding a Job
Industries & Professions
Personal Finance
Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Win a Trip to New York City to see Monty Python's SPAMALOT!
Outsourcing For Dummies

Outsourcing For Dummies


By Ed Ashley

ISBN: 978-0-470-22687-2
Format: Paper
Pages: 367 Pages
Pub. Date: May 2008

E-mail a Friend About This Book
Price: $24.99
Description
Author Information
Table of Contents
Read Excerpt: Chapter (PDF)
Read Excerpt: Table of Contents (PDF)
Read Excerpt: Index (PDF)
Introduction.

Part I: The Ins and Outs of Outsourcing in Today’s Marketplace.

Chapter 1: A Quick Overview of Outsourcing.

Chapter 2: Understanding What Outsourcing Is and Isn’t.

Chapter 3: Cha-Ching: The Costs of Outsourcing.

Chapter 4: Determining Whether Your Organization Is Ready to Outsource.

Part II: Getting Your Outsourcing Ducks in a Row.

Chapter 5: Preparing Your Organization (and Team) for Outsourcing.

Chapter 6: What to Consider When Outsourcing in the International Arena.

Chapter 7: Planning a Sourcing Strategy.

Chapter 8: Defining Your Scope: What You Want to Outsource.

Part III: Putting Outsourcing into Action.

Chapter 9: Choosing Service Providers: The Selection Process.

Chapter 10: Getting a Firm Grasp on Pricing.

Chapter 11: Documenting Your Objectives and Reviewing Proposals.

Chapter 12: Negotiating with Vendors and Signing on the Dotted Line.

Chapter 13: Implementing the Transitions, Transformations, and Other Changes.

Part IV: Making Your Outsourcing Arrangements Work.

Chapter 14: Governing the Service and the Relationship.

Chapter 15: Communicating Your Outsourcing Plans.

Chapter 16: Completing or Ending the Job.

Chapter 17: The Ethics of Outsourcing.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Benefits of Outsourcing.

Chapter 19: Ten (Plus One) Top Outsourcing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Glossary.

Appendix B: About the CD.

Index.

Related Articles
The Three Ways to Improve Profitability
Bringing in Partners
Applying Fundamental Quality Control Concepts
Considering the Pros and Cons of Rapid Improvement Events
Planning Your Basic Bar Drink Menu
Related Titles
Balanced Scorecard Strategy For Dummies
Retail Business Kit For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Inventing For Dummies
Leadership For Dummies
Managing Business Change For Dummies