by Linda Cohen, Allie Young
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Over the last decade, the number of services that can be outsourced has grown exponentially. Yet research suggests that 50 percent of outsourcing contracts signed during the last three years will fail to meet expectations. Gartner sourcing experts Linda Cohen and Allie Young argue that this is because most organizations are utilizing ad-hoc approaches to outsourcing that are both short-sighted and ineffective. Based on extensive, multiyear research, this book unveils a new operational model—multisourcing—that seamlessly blends internally and externally delivered services not just to cut costs or gain efficiencies, but to maximize growth, agility, and bottom-line results. Through practical frameworks and illustrative company examples, the authors guide managers in creating a customized plan for managed multisourcing, including how to: assess their current sourcing strategy, strike the right types of sourcing deals, set up effective governance systems, select and evaluate service providers, and measure progress. A new approach to a timely business issue from leading experts in the field, Multisourcing presents a roadmap managers can follow to position their firms as tomorrow’s industry leaders.
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5 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
 Worth Buying, 2005-11-28
This book's practical approach and no nonsense style go a long way to making the sourcing problem manageable. The assessment tools and frameworks were especially useful. Definitely worth buying.
4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Very Useful, 2005-11-28
I was excited to see this book come out and am sad to see unmerited poor reviews. This book is filled with practical examples and is well written. The book is definately worth the $ and will be a useful reference for those interested in multisourcing.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
 Book is a Mixed Bag , 2005-11-28
I agree this book is a very mixed bag...no 5 star winner or 1 star loser.
However, I found the outsourcing information pretty commonplace and the case studies more like industry journal sidebars. The hang up may be that the authors try to convey in consultant format(i.e., sales brochure) what the other outsourcing books did in just as well in practical terms.
7 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Strange reviews -- Very practical book, 2005-11-25
Not sure where some of these other reviewers are coming from. Basically the entire book is composed of frameworks, decision models, examples (from well-known companies like DuPont and Nike), etc. that can be lifted directly from the book and put into practice right away. This is by far the best outsourcing book I've seen (and I've seen a lot).
I wouldn't necessarily have given it 5 stars if these other reviewers weren't slamming it with ludicrous criticism but this is at least a 4 star book. (You might also note that the only people using "real names" are giving positive reviews)
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
 Too Weak On "How-To"...Too Much Unusable Information, 2005-11-24
I found the book very boring and not anywhere as action-oriented as other outsourcing books I own. I did not gain anything new from this late entry in the outsourcing book market. I would not recommend it, especially if you're going to have just one book of outsourcing on your office bookshelf. After you shelf it, you won't pull it down again. Not much else to offer.
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