Monthly Archive:: January 2021

Dilemma of Customers’ Increased Productivity or Service Providers’ Profitability

I previously blogged about the need for a new third-party services operating model that would be more productive and agile and focus far more on results. Though the industry was on the verge of moving to a new model, adoption was slow at first. Now, attraction for the move to a new model is

Enterprises Rethinking Approach to Third-Party Service Relationships and Contracts

After the initial need to cut costs during the COVID-19 pandemic economic impacts, many companies had a knee-jerk reaction and asked their service provider firms for discounts. As a result of those negotiations, customers now recognize that service relationships (and contracts) are far more complex than they realized. Read more in my blog on