Project Management in IT Sourcing projects
Detailed introduction to a complex topic
(PresseBox) - Even though IT outsourcing regularly becomes a topic (mergers, acquisitions, next generation sourcing ...), it needs a lot of expertise and experience. Without good project management, IT outsourcing will not be a success. Holger Bredenkötter has been working as an IT consultant on this topic for more than 20 years. In his article, he explores the question of why IT outsourcing projects always represent a state of emergency for companies, what IT managers need to pay attention to when the time comes and why you actually need four project managers.
The topic
The term IT outsourcing refers to the fully responsible transfer of IT functions and/or business processes with a high IT content to legally independent - i.e. external - service providers for a defined period of time.
This article presents the biggest challenges in IT outsourcing projects that arise from this particular task. It starts with the fact that there is no such thing as THE IT outsourcing project; the facets range from the simple relocation of IT components to a new data centre to business process outsourcing, where entire business processes are to be handed over to a service provider.
And since IT outsourcing has been practised for many years (at least by large companies), next-generation outsourcing has also become a common project task. This involves the necessary measures to change the service provider at the end of the contract and to completely shift the IT infrastructure and support processes to a new service provider in the course of day-to-day business, so to speak.
In addition to deciding whether a company should outsource at all, the motivation, scope and expectations must also be defined and backed up with hard figures. Only in this way can the achievement of the project goals be proven later.
For project management, this means: communication and control at management level to drive strategic and tactical decisions, calculate business cases and, best of all, to be able to predict the future (after all, an outsourcing scenario must be planned for a period of 5 - 10 years). But also accompanying technical transformations and introducing organisational changes must be ensured by project management in such projects.
It is undisputed that a long-term project can only be successful with the help of a structured approach. But how can such a complex project be controlled with the usual project management procedures and tools?The topic
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noventum consulting GmbH is an international IT management consultancy.
Founded in 1996 in Münster, today noventum is represented in Münster and Düsseldorf with more than 100 employees. An independent noventum partner company works in Luxembourg.
The managing partner is Uwe Rotermund.
noventum consulting supports its customers in their IT challenges and in their efforts for a modern corporate culture.
Customers are DAX companies as well as medium-sized companies and organizations with a large IT infrastructure.
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noventum consulting GmbH is an international IT management consultancy.
Founded in 1996 in Münster, today noventum is represented in Münster and Düsseldorf with more than 100 employees. An independent noventum partner company works in Luxembourg.
The managing partner is Uwe Rotermund.
noventum consulting supports its customers in their IT challenges and in their efforts for a modern corporate culture.
Customers are DAX companies as well as medium-sized companies and organizations with a large IT infrastructure.
Datum: 10.02.2023 - 14:46 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
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contact information:
Contact person: Dr. Matthias RensingHolger Bredenkötter
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Phone: +49 (2506) 9302-0
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