eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM-CL)
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English edition
Bill Hefley, Ethel Loesche
2009
Model | Book
ITSqc Series - VanHaren Publishing
Édition français
Bill Hefley, Ethel Loesche
Translated by Eric Baussand and Eric Herr
2014
Model | Book
ITSqc Series - VanHaren Publishing
Abstract
Organizations are increasingly delegating their information technology (IT) intensive business activities to external service providers to take advantage of the rapid evolution of the global telecommunications infrastructure and emerging information and communication technologies (ICT) capabilities. The business processes being outsourced range from routine and non-critical tasks, which are resource intensive and operational, to strategic processes that directly impact revenues. Managing and meeting client expectations are major challenges in sourcing of IT-enabled services, and examples of failure abound.
The eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM-CL) is a "best practices" capability model with two purposes: (1) to give client organizations guidance that will help them improve their capability across the sourcing life-cycle, and (2) to provide client organizations with an objective means of evaluating their sourcing capability. The ultimate success of the Model will be demonstrated when Model adopters see fewer sourcing relationships that end due to deficiencies in service providers' performance, more effective and efficient management of service providers, better relationships between client organizations and their service providers, and increased business value arising from client organization's sourcing activities.
The eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM CL) is a "best practices" capability model developed to give clients of IT-enabled services guidance toward improving their capability across the sourcing life-cycle. Additionally, it provides client organizations with an objective means of evaluating their sourcing capabilities. The eSourcing Capability Models were originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University. This work began in March 2003. Data collection activities have included an extensive review of the published literature; interviews with clients, service providers, and advisors; and multiple workshops with global participation.
The eSCM-CL is comprised of 95 Practices that address the critical capabilities needed by client organizations engaged in sourcing activities, specifically focused on sourcing IT-enabled services. The current version, the eSCM-CL v1.11, is composed of 95 Practices that address the critical capabilities needed by clients of IT-enabled services. This document presents the architecture and rationale for the eSCM-CL. This document provides valuable information about the eSCM-CL, its implementation, and methods to evaluate and certify client organizations. This document also contains the details of the 95 eSCM CL Practices. Each Practice is arranged along three dimensions: Sourcing Life-cycle, Capability Area, and Capability Level. The Sourcing Life-cycle is divided into Analysis, Initiation, Delivery, and Completion, plus Ongoing, which spans the entire Sourcing Life-cycle. The seventeen Capability Areas are logical groupings of Practices that help users to remember and intellectually manage the content of the Model. The five Capability Levels, numbered 1 through 5, describe an improvement path that progresses from a limited capability to perform sourcing up to the highest level of sustaining excellence over time in the client organization's sourcing activities.
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