Outsourcing Institute

RFP Builder

Outsourcing Accelerator – Using Knowledge and Tools for DIY Outsourcing

The Outsourcing Accelerator provides knowledge and a Web 2.0 tool to assist firms through an outsource; from writing the RFP, through evaluating vendors and managing the interactions with them, and then through the transition phase into steady state including governance.

Many of The Outsourcing Institute’s Buyers are looking for an inexpensive source of best practices for developing an outsourcing engagement. They can not afford consultants, but they still need advice. They come to outsourcing.com looking for advice, collateral and best practices.

The Outsourcing Accelerator provides the knowledge needed for a Do It Yourself outsource. This knowledge and process is the product of more than 8 years of experience in developing outsourcing engagements and has been battle tested in over half a billion dollars in small, medium and large IT sourcing engagements.

Try our first Outsourcing Accelerator module: RFP Builder for IT Applications

RFP Builder Demo

The first module, RFP Builder for IT Applications, addresses the process, and more importantly the knowledge needed to write a RFP for outsourcing IT Applications. At the end of the process you have a comprehensive RFP that is ready to send to vendors. Future modules will address areas such as managing the interactions with vendors and evaluating the vendors.

DIY Outsourcing

RFP Builder for IT Applications provides best practices and knowledge developed from real world experience to coach a firm through the steps in creating a RFP. In addition to providing this knowledge in a step-by-step process, it provides numerous other tools to make the process more effective. The knowledge and best practices that are incorporated into the process have been developed and honed over more than 8 years in a variety of critical outsource deals.

Best Practices

Create a RFP from a sample that includes a TOC and samples of many sections
Includes a pricing models and information on when to use each one
standard Terms & Conditions,
guidelines on how to create the vendor evaluation score chart, and a
tool to make this process effective

Knowledge, Process and Collaboration

Create RFP’s and select vendors on demand using step-by-step best practices and tools
Give your stakeholders real time visibility of work in progress from any web browser
Coordinate and manage dispersed sourcing teams over the web
Customize pre-built processes as you use them, or create your own, all without programming
Use our 100% hosted web service anytime, anywhere - no downloads, installation or maintenance

Coaching and support available from OI’s outsourcing professionals

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