Avasant offers full strategic sourcing strategy development consulting, represented by the base of the Sourcing Triangle(tm). Avasant views the sourcing strategy as a key enabler of the enterprise's business strategy. For both IT Outsourcing (ITO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), the sourcing strategy should be based on key enterprise drivers. Our approach starts with identifying these drivers and then clarifying what services or service areas should be considered for outsourcing. Those functions that determine business needs or demands - IT strategy & architecture or business intelligence - are generally not considered for outsourcing because they are too important to the enterprise. The functions that deliver services to satisfy those needs - IT applications development, help desk or accounts payable management - are generally considered for outsourcing because, though important, they are relatively routine services and do not present high risk to the enterprise by contracting these services to third parties.
Once the scope of services and key drivers are determined, Avasant performs an assessment of the current state of the services on the dimensions of effectiveness, efficiency, sourcing viability and risk. We develop potential sourcing scenarios, assess with you their suitability to meet your needs, select the most appropriate scenario(s), determine risks and mitigation plans and, finally, select the appropriate sourcing strategy. We then help you gain consensus on the strategy by sharing the strategy and its underlying rationale with your senior management team. The result is a practical, actionable sourcing strategy aligned to your business needs.
