Vendor Management Organizations Are a Bad Design

Does Your Vendor Management Organization's Design Serve the Enterprise? For some, vendor management organizations are a silver bullet that solve all problems.  For others, vendor management organizations are the source of internal strife.  Bottom line, for many organizations, they are a terrible solution.  They hoard decision-making ability, distance ownership of execution and delivery from stakeholders, and focus on narrow contractual goals... [Read More...]

Vendor Management Job Descriptions

Job descriptions are difficult enough to write when roles are clearly defined.  The ambiguity of vendor management organizations and the fuzzy lines that separate them from procurement, finance, project management, business analysis, and operations organizations make vendor management job descriptions many times more difficult to write.  The importance of attracting and selecting the right talent to manage major outsourcing or service vendors is... [Read More...]