Are your IT Contracts as resilient as your IT Services?
The COVID-19 Pandemic has made clear the importance of IT service resiliency.
Technology organizations and their service providers had to absorb and respond quickly to the most ...
Best Practices in Procuring Public Sector IT Sourcing Advisory Services
Both commercial industry and public sector entities frequently turn to outside firms to help them scope and complete a managed services procurement. This niche specialist expertis...
Expert Opinion: Next Generation 9-1-1
Location-based services have become so pervasive that consumers take them for granted. Yet emergency services in the USA are often unable to detect the precise location of an indiv...
Expert Opinion: Elements of Outsourcing Success
The best outsourcing agreements are durable, flexible and "continuously contemporary". They deliver value throughout the entire life of the agreement, and beyond. Achieving this ...
Expert Opinion: Better Solution Documents
Today’s highly complex multi-supplier technology solutions are predicated on sophisticated contract models that protect the interests of all parties. Contract negotiations are typ...
IA and Randy Tucker Nominated for Industry Leadership of the Year
Integris Applied is pleased to announce the nomination of Randy Tucker for StateScoop’s “Industry Leadership of the Year” award. This is a well-deserved accolade for his (and the ...
Navigating the Government IT Procurement Swamp
Former Maryland CIO David Garcia, recently opined on his experience with state government procurement. His experiences sound similar to those of so many who have worked within, an...
CIO.com Outsourcing Trends to Watch for 2015
CIO.com just posted its 2015 trends to watch in outsourcing for 2015.
Many of their findings align with Integris Applied's perspectives, including:
"Outcomes Become the Nam...
Fostering Innovation and Collaboration in Public Sector Procurement
Yes, it's possible.
Sourcing IT services in the public sector presents a unique set of challenges. Government entities often run defensive procurements, seeking to avoid protes...
Due Diligence – a way to improve sourcing success
Every IT outsourcing transaction involves a phase of due diligence. The purpose of due diligence is for the buyer and seller to validate whether the assumptions they've made about ...
Structuring IT Service Agreements – it may be time to upend some sacred cows
The Statement of Work (SOW) is at the heart of every outsourcing agreement. A good SOW will only cover the what and not the how. At least that has been the industry gospel until ...
Data Collection: The Foundation of Fact-Based Decision Making
One key element in the preparation of any request for proposal (RFP) for outsourced services is the collection of data: both service volumes and financial data. This information w...
Levers to Optimize the Sourcing Business Case
Numerous factors influence the financial business case of any information technology outsourcing (ITO) initiative, including general market conditions, competition, and service pro...