Management Practice Insights
DOI: 10.59571/mpi.v1i1.5
Year: 2023, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-23
Original Article
Jyoti Jagasia 1, Aditi Divatia 1
1 Associate Professor in the Department of Information Management & Analytics, SPJIMR, India
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Received Date:13 July 2022, Accepted Date:27 February 2023, Published Date:09 May 2023
Problem of Practice: A question most companies face while outsourcing any IT project is vendor selection — which vendor to select or whether to opt for multiple vendors? Most companies face difficulties while selecting vendors as they do not have adequate information about the vendors' cost structure. New research by Jain and team1 can now help navigate this age-old dilemma as it looks at a key factor beyond the pricing—the 'learning efficiency'. The essay provides insights on how companies can implement these learnings in a practical setting
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10 Anirban Sen, “Google IT: Outsourcing Deal Search May Become More Rewarding for Indian Firms,” The Economic Times, March 31, 2016, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/google-it-outsourcing-dealsearch-may-become-more-rewarding-for-indianfirms/articleshow/51624112.cms?from=mdr.
11 Shilpa Phadnis, “Infosys, Accenture in Last Lap for Rs 900-Crore Deal in Australia,” The Times of India, March 23, 2015, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/infosysaccenture-in-last-lap-for-rs-900-crore-deal-inaustralia/articleshow/46656530.cms.
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