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Top 20 Do's and Don'ts for Outsourcing - The Service Provider Perspective

Top 20 Do's and Don'ts for Outsourcing - The Service Provider Perspective Published on June 2, 2017 Partner at DLA Piper I previously posted the top 20 do's and don'ts for outsourcing transactions from a customer/buyer perspective; obviously there are two sides to every story, so it is only fair to complete the picture with the service provider view of the world! Top 20 Do’s and Don’ts for Outsourcing Deals- the Supplier Perspective Do ensure that you have a properly constituted deal team from day one This will mean people who understand the numbers, those that grasp the wider commercial arrangements, the right technical people, legal people, a really good “deal lead” who will face off to the customer….and don’t forget the actual delivery team! Don’t ever say that a deal is “must win” Obviously there are projects that would be extremely good to win and also extremely painful to lose….but a bad deal will be bad news for years to come Do understa