- Provides a holistic, non-technical view of the strategic sourcing process for complex technologies
- Presents clear explanations of the end-to-end costing model for digital buying, tied to a service lifecycle, project milestones and deliverables, illustrated with case studies
Enables procurement managers to gain vital digital and analytical skills, helping them to realize
business innovation and growth- Online resources: sample audit sheets, workflows and checklists
The Technology Procurement Handbook
A Practical Guide to Digital Buying
Presents the critical elements of technology procurement, explaining the vital links between technology, finance,strategic sourcing and programme management.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781789662108
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 235x157
328 pages
About the book
With the rise of cloud services and the digitization of all business units, procurement managers need to understand how to buy technology services in order to generate revenue, drive innovation and retain customers.
The Technology Procurement Handbook provides a structured and logical view of the digital buying process. It includes invaluable advice on how to manage digital demand, prepare sourcing strategies, analyze the cost and benefits of proposed solutions and negotiate and implement comprehensive agreements.
The Technology Procurement Handbook examines the multiple streams of data that feed into the technology procurement process, such as ITIL service lifecycle data, PMI project management and cloud and software contract provisions. The book includes case studies and extensive practical advice based on the authors experience from recent procurement projects. There is also a chapter on modular contracting for the US market, explaining the use of agile contracts for IT projects.
About the authors
Sergii Dovgalenko is the CPO at Ukrainian Railways. He specializes in technology procurement and used to manage IT category portfolios across multiple companies and geographies. His recent projects included full procurement support of new digital sales and communication channels, Agile development outsourcing from major Indian and Easter European hubs, SAP and Ariba implementation, various procurement transformation initiatives and many more.
The Technology Procurement Handbook is a useful and practical guide in the field of technology procurement. Sergii has experience guiding inexperienced team members and upskilling mature professionals in IT procurement, which is why I would recommend this book.
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