"What techniques are helping your organisation to drive out costs, improve quality of service, reduce risk, tighten contractual arrangements and strengthen supplier relationships?"

One of Xchasms' clients, a globally recognised brand employing 30k+ people with revenues in excess of £13bn, would like to Xchange best practice, experiences and knowledge with IT Purchasing, Operations Management and Governance professionals.

Our clients' IT Purchasing Director and his team are keen to share their experience, gained from roles on both sides of the IT Sourcing equation, with peer group professionals around one or more of the following topics:

Outsourcing and Selective Sourcing

Commercial - Techniques: used to assist suppliers in driving out costs within their supply chain e.g. Offshore and Low Cost Sourcing

Contractual - Best Practice: constructing supplier terms and conditions that ensure value for money to the customer when dealing with long term supplier relationships?

Quality - Innovation: techniques used to deliver 'fit for purpose' solutions when developing Risk & Reward schemes with suppliers

Supplier Management - Purchasing Best Practice and Sourcing Services (eAuctions)

Our client is keen to share with organisations from any industry, utilising either outsource or multisource strategies within their IT Purchasing and Operations Management environments.

Participants in this Xchange, will gain the opportunity to obtain key insights into the management techniques used with a large outsource arrangement.