Role of Strategic Sourcing in a Changing World -- Globalisation and Convergence -- Social and Philosophical Considerations of Outsourcing -- From Tactical to Strategic Outsourcing -- Outsourcing Within Industry Verticals -- Strategic Outsourcing -- Sourcing Models -- Strategic Outsourcing Decision Governance -- Insights from Academic Research on Outsourcing -- Minimising Risk Through the Contract -- Minimising Risk Through Relationships -- Offshoring Leaders, Laggards and Hopefuls -- Managing Cultural Differences -- Implementing Successful Strategic Outsourcing Programmes.

This book provides a road-map to successful implementation of strategic outsourcing programmes, providing down-to-earth approaches to outsourcing decision making and programme management, based on a grass-roots understanding. A practitioner-focused book for business leaders and managers providing a holistic view of strategic outsourcing, covering the three essential pillars of success: risks, rewards and relationships. The author shows how business leaders can transform organisational business models, structures and mind-sets, taking the reader on a journey through the book's fifteen chapters, helping the reader truly grasp: the drivers for change as a result of globalisation and convergence and their impact on organisational strategies; how outsourcing can transform the various processes and functions of an organisation; the impact outsourcing is having on various industry vertical sectors; the eight foundations of successful strategic outsourcing programmes, which when combined with strategic decision-making knowledge, guarantees that organisations embarking on the strategic outsourcing journey, derive the transformational benefits they seek.