New Sourcing Strategies Can Deliver Transformation for 40 Percent Less Than Traditional Approaches
ISG SourceIT event will highlight cost-saving sourcing strategies during digital transformation. Scheduled for September 28–29 in Frisco, Texas, this event will gather industry professionals to explore technology-enabled disciplines like Cloud FinOps and Software Asset Management. Experts suggest that these new sourcing strategies can reduce costs by up to 40% compared to traditional methods. Despite high market demand, challenges persist, including rising interest rates and supply chain issues, necessitating innovative approaches to cost optimization.
- Sourcing strategies at ISG SourceIT can reduce costs by up to 40%.
- High market demand for cloud computing continues.
- Rising interest rates and supply chain issues pose challenges.
- Tight labor market and higher energy prices may hinder cost optimization efforts.
ISG SourceIT event will explore sourcing initiatives that deliver cost savings amid digital business transformation
The September 28–29 event, at the
Technology-enabled disciplines such as Cloud FinOps, Technology Business Management, Software Asset Management and Concurrent Transportation Management will be discussed.
To optimize costs today, processes need to be dynamic, transparent, collaborative and close to the business, says
“Managing costs requires a shift from fixed commitments to long-term strategic relationships,” said Huber. “Traditional levers of spend aggregation and economies of scale can hinder flexibility and be counterproductive to cost optimization. Collaborative sourcing that leverages emerging technologies is key to increasing agility.”
Huber said IT sourcing leaders must take on new roles and competencies to enable innovation. Transitioning to independent project estimations, interdependency analyses, transformation governance and value realization frameworks can accomplish digital business transformation initiatives at a cost up to 40 percent lower than traditional, linear approaches.
The event will include sessions on sourcing strategies to drive topline growth, managing cloud costs, aligning procurement with digital business transformation, the growing need for cybersecurity, and sourcing agile services. A panel discussion on shifting from category management to solution optimization will feature
The latest ISG Index™, reporting on market trends for the second quarter and first half, shows market demand remains high, as companies continue to embrace cloud computing and leverage technology to improve productivity, lower costs and get closer to customers to drive revenue growth. Yet the market faces headwinds, including rising interest rates, lingering supply chain issues, a tight labor market and higher energy prices.
“In this environment, breakthrough cost optimization is readily achievable, but it requires a new generation of techniques that replace the cost optimization approaches of the past,” Huber said. “Companies must move beyond optimizing specific business areas in a silo, and instead pursue holistic strategies and strategic partnerships that recognize lower costs in one category can replace higher ones in another.”
ISG SourceIT is sponsored by Sapience Analytics. CIOInsights, CIOReview, the
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