This informative, comprehensive, yet practical guide provides readers with a complete tool-kit of how to approach global sourcing successfully.<br/><br/>Based on real world experiences on implementing and sustaining global sourcing the book provides readers with key guidance on:<br/><br/>Foundations of Strategic Sourcing<br/><br/>Management, risk, governance and legal considerations<br/><br/>Organizational change, innovation and relationship management <br/><br/>Transition planning and the end-game <br/><br/>Successful principles for new business development from a service provider perspective<br/><br/>Future trends, summary and lessons learned<br/><br/>Ultimately this guide will take readers from ‘principles’ to ‘how to’s’ including:<br/><br/>How to develop, implement, manage and govern an effective global sourcing strategy and plan<br/><br/>How to put in place policies and processes that can be monitored to provide a balanced approach to sourcing <br/><br/>How to build a strategic top-down framework coupled with an operational roadmap<br/><br/>How to incorporate bottom-up implementation principles and practices that work<br/><br/>How to ensure a coordinated, cost-effective and value-delivery plan and operating environment for strategic and tactical sourcing.<br/><br/>In addition, it addresses the following areas in a comprehensive, yet easy to use and practical manner:<br/><br/>Integrates strategic and operational concepts and practices<br/><br/>Covers both clients and providers <br/><br/>Supports the practice of global sourcing by leveraging and integrating professional rigor for best practices <br/><br/>Provides practical knowledge, techniques, checklists and methodologies that can be used in any environment globally<br/><br/>Includes many examples of current and emerging best practices<br/><br/>Is broad and comprehensive, yet drills down to specific ‘how to’ details in all chapters<br/><br/>Provides a global view of sourcing<br/><br/>It comes highly recommended.