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Today, technology is crucial for organizations, and many companies are seeing their IT costs rise faster than their revenue. SaaS licenses, cloud services, and collaboration platforms have become indispensable, but at the same time, the costs are growing faster than the benefits. It's time to look...

In a world where companies are increasingly dependent on technology, the role of IT Procurement is evolving from a supporting function to a strategic driver. While IT sourcing projects used to revolve around cost savings and comparing quotes, they now revolve around speed, flexibility...

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is now indispensable in the business world. From communication and HR to security and finance—virtually every department nowadays relies on a range of tools. But while SaaS was once seen as a scalable and relatively cost-effective solution, in 2025 we face a new reality...

Anyone who works in the IT world regularly encounters the terms sourcing and procurement. They are often used interchangeably – sometimes even as if they are synonyms. However, they do not mean the same thing. And that difference is more important than you think.

In this blog, we explain the...

As a CIO, you are currently facing a significant challenge. You no longer work with just one IT supplier, but with a whole ensemble of parties: cloud providers, software developers, integrators, consultants... They all play their own part (and for their own party), but how do you ensure that it...

In large complex IT projects, it is not the technology that fails, it is the agreements. Or better said: the lack of good agreements. When multiple parties collaborate on something big, and interests, expectations, and responsibilities become intertwined, then strong contract governance is not a...

IT Procurement sometimes seems like a technical or financial matter: securing a quote, comparing prices, signing, and moving on. But in practice, we see it happen over and over: tools that nobody uses, licenses that get out of hand, suppliers that promise but do not deliver. And in hindsight? It...

You know it well: a supplier that is lagging behind, agreements that are not being honored, and promises that are continually postponed. Meanwhile, you have to deal with deadlines, pressure from the organization, and clients or colleagues who are counting on you. And all this while you thought you...

IT Governance sounds like something that should be well arranged on paper. But in practice, things go wrong much more often than we think. Despite policies, models and frameworks, effective management of IT remains a challenge. Why? Because governance is ultimately about people, cooperation, daring...

In an era where outsourcing IT-services is the norm, collaboration with external partners is no longer a nice-to-have – it is a critical success factor. But how do you ensure that all those parties deliver what they promise (because everyone knows that this is not always the case...), but also...

Managed Print Services (MPS) might help you to modernize your office environment, avoid unnecessary additional cost and decrease your environmental footprint. But customers do not take the full advantage of MPS capabilities, leaving ROI opportunities on the table. In this post we investigate the...

In the previous blogpost you have learned about the uncertain events which can influence the success of your business.

In this second blogpost session you will discover: Who determines the risk appetite of your Organization; The risks which you should take care of, while negotiating your third-party...