http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-project-outsourcing-blog.html This IT project outsourcing blog is the easiest way to stay informed about the latest executive tips on contracting out IT work. You'll get the latest industry news and important updates about changes to the site. en-us it project outsourcing Mon, 10 May 2010 13:29:45 GMT Mon, 10 May 2010 13:29:45 GMT it-outsourcing-adviser.com http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/business-continuity-planning-training.html Business continuity planning training must be extremely important to you, as a senior executive of your organization. Our goal here is to provide some of the resources necessary to complete this important and valuable task. Mon, 10 May 2010 13:29:44 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/sas-70-certification.html Do you know the key SAS 70 certification guidelines that are important to you as a senior executive looking at IT project outsourcing? Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:35:00 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/sas-70-audit.html What are the two types of SAS 70 audit reports? What information do they contain? There are some limitations with the way SAS 70 reports are performed and used. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:30:46 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-outsourcing-business-plan.html Do you have an IT outsourcing business plan? Or, are you looking to build one? In either case, you'll find it beneficial to start with an overview of the plan addressing four principal areas. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:27:21 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/disaster-recovery-plan-example.html This page reveals the key components of a disaster recovery plan example. It also covers a few important and basic rules about making and using a plan example for disaster recovery. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:18:31 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/itil-cmmi.html Is there such a thing as ITIL CMMI? The short answer is NO. The real answer is that ITIL and CMMI have evolved to become two separate methods of managing and maintaining an IT organization. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:14:42 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/advantages-of-information-technology.html This page looks at the advantages of information technology from a very unique perspective. It describes the resources, including a powerful tool, that are available to help you evaluate potential IT outsourcers. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:12:06 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/sas-70-compliance.html Let's just simply say that SAS 70 compliance is of vital importance to you. It's also extremely important to your outsourcing provider, if you're looking at IT project outsourcing. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:07:03 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/itil-application-management.html Before we get into ITIL Application Management, we need to explain what ITIL is. In fact it boils down to a comprehensive set of documentation (series of books) of best practices of IT Service Management. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:00:02 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/itil-certification.html What is ITIL certification? Who's it for? Why get certified? Why does my organization need ITIL? And where do I go to get certified? The answers to these questions are all right here. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:56:53 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/selling-managed-services.html Those selling managed services are typically defined as information technology providers. They manage and take responsibility for providing a defined set of IT services to a client. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:11:04 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-project-outsourcing.html As a senior company executive looking into IT project outsourcing, you're sure to appreciate our presentation of the fundamental guidelines you'll need for top-level decision-making. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:04:46 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-outsourcing.html If you've got a question like "What is outsourcing?" then this page is the place to be. But the professional help you can get goes way beyond just answering questions about information technology. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:59:51 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/information-technology-in-healthcare.html It's universally agreed that information technology in healthcare, not to mention other major industry sectors, is extremely important. On this page, we look at it in relation to IT project outsourcing for healthcare. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:58:44 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-change-management.html Before we answer that "What is change management?" question, let's look at some statistics on the subject of managing change. This is real information that'll surprise and maybe even shock you. 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The multi-faceted goal of the ITIL is to: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:41:26 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-outsourcing-statistics.html IT outsourcing statistics offer invaluable information for the IT executive looking for numbers to help make an informed decision. Comparative statistics from reliable sources are indispensable. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:09:13 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/service-level-agreement-template.html Pointing you to a useful Service Level Agreement template is the intention of this page. There are some very useful resources out there, especially if you're new to the process. But old hands can benefit too. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:59:29 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-outsourcing-thankyou.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:02:16 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/advantages-of-information-technology-copy.html This page looks at the advantages of information technology from a very unique perspective. It describes the resources, including a powerful tool, that are available to help you evaluate potential IT outsourcers. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:08:24 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-outsourcing-thankyou-copy.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:06:35 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-outsourcing-copy.html If you've got a question like "What is outsourcing?" then this page is the place to be. But the professional help you can get goes way beyond just answering questions about information technology. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:05:44 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/business-continuity-plan-sample-copy.html Before getting into a business continuity plan sample and the how-to of it all, let's first review some important statements and statistics. Yes! Let's work with the facts and not some unreliable old assumptions! Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:55:32 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/business-continuity-plan-template-copy.html Variations of the business continuity plan template are available on the Internet. We make recommendations here as we've done elsewhere on this site, covering why some plans fail and listing basic principles. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:53:53 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/managed-it-service-provider.html Find a rock solid Managed IT Service Provider you can trust. It will take a bit of time and effort, but the answers to these questions are worth every bit of the work to find the provider you want. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:58:06 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/definition-of-disaster-recovery.html The definition of disaster recovery is that it is really the process, policies and procedures involved in preparing for recovery of the IT infrastructure for your organization, in case of a major disruption. Sun, 24 May 2009 14:55:16 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/index.html IT project outsourcing is no longer just about hosting or offshore application development. Today, it's all about protecting your business from unplanned change, better managing your resources, reducing overall costs, increasing productivity, and much more. Sat, 16 May 2009 18:23:17 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-outsource-services.html You're considering IT outsource services, but for some reason you're still not sure of its value. As a visitor to this site, you're probably also looking for an expert outsourcing partner to help you. Correct? Fri, 15 May 2009 22:21:08 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-performance-management.html If you're new to IT project outsourcing, and IT performance management is not something you're used to conducting with your in-house IT department, then this section of our site will be of grat value to you. Fri, 15 May 2009 21:32:03 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/full-managed-server.html If a full managed server is part of your service provider's offering, what kind of IT performance management agreement do you need to properly specify the services being supplied? Fri, 15 May 2009 20:12:05 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/change-management-methodologies.html What about change management methodologies? How well does your organization support them? Here's a brief overview of the absolute eight success factors that are important in managing change. Thu, 14 May 2009 23:08:43 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/best-practice-change-management.html We're introducing best practice change management procedures here for good reason. Sure, your organization should adopt them. More importantly though, your IT project outsourcing provider should follow them. Thu, 14 May 2009 23:04:02 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/business-continuity-plan-template.html Variations of the business continuity plan template are available on the Internet. We make recommendations here as we've done elsewhere on this site, covering why some plans fail and listing basic principles. Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:04 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/healthcare-information-technology.html Healthcare information technology has become the prime function in helping to achieve the proper balance between delivering excellent patient care and maximizing staff efficiency within the healthcare industry. Wed, 13 May 2009 20:18:24 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/what-is-information-technology.html So just what is information technology? There are various definitions, but this page focuses on the practicalities of evaluating information technology providers in ways that bring most value to your company. Wed, 13 May 2009 18:37:17 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-service-level-agreement.html The IT service level agreement contains a common understanding (between the client and service provider) about the services, priorities, responsibilities, guarantees and warranties. Wed, 13 May 2009 15:58:41 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-services-outsourcing.html Finding information on IT services outsourcing is easy with this site map. Here you'll find a list of the top web pages on this site organized by main topic with a detailed description of each. Mon, 11 May 2009 14:58:32 GMT http://www.it-outsourcing-adviser.com/it-project-outsourcing-blog.html This IT project outsourcing blog is the easiest way to stay informed about the latest executive tips on contracting out IT work. You'll get the latest industry news and important updates about changes to the site. Sat, 09 May 2009 22:08:24 GMT