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Article Series Information Security Management Programs: Assessment Analysis —
Lessons Learned and Best Practices Revealed
Privacy/Data Security Journal
by Alan
Hazleton, Senior Advisor, TPI; and Justin Somaini, Chief Information
Security Officer,
Symantec Corporation
In the first three installments of the series on Information Security
Management Programs (ISMP), the authors explore the process of developing
a comprehensive ISMP and have defined the first two steps in the
Assessment & Strategy phase, the Organizational Assessment and the
Operational Assessment.
Along the way, lessons have been
highlighted that address common challenges with ISMP design and
implementation. In the current installment, the authors turn to Assessment
Analysis, another subset of the Assessment & Strategy phase and a key
step in the ISMP strategy development process.
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to view previous three installments of TPI's P&DSLJ
series
by Peter Allen, Partner & Managing Director, TPI
“Forget about spending LESS — how do we avoid spending ANYTHING?”
There’s no question about it: cash is king today. The current global economic situation is motivating CFOs in companies across all industries to focus foremost on preservation of liquidity. And that’ll drive more business process outsourcing (BPO).
My recent experience reinforces this truism. Budgets for 2009 are being drawn down to levels that reflect a “no investment” mindset. Cost avoidance is the phrase, and this tendency is self-evident for prospective buyers of outsourced services.
TPI Industry Expert Article: Defining Strategies for Offshore Hybrid Captives
Global Services Magazine
by Brian Smith, Partner & Managing Director, FSO Services North America, TPI; and Sid Pai, Partner & Managing Director, TPI India
What’s the ideal approach for optimizing offshoring strategy — one that improves efficiency ratio and uses fixed overheads better, or one that facilitates partnerships with fewer risks?
This new article provides expert insight into creating a successful collaborative model.
IQPC’s Shared Services & Outsourcing Network Podcast
Peter Allen, Partner & Managing Director, TPI, speaks with Jamie Liddell, SSON's Online Editor, UK, about the findings of TPI's third-quarter Index — and why this period, though anomalously quiet, signals big momentum for 2009.
TPI News
Outsourcing in Financial Services: New Light Thrown on Offshoring
Financial Times
Information Services Group Announces Third Quarter And Year-To-Date 2008 Financial Results
IT and the Recession: Focus on Business Strategy, Smaller Projects
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March 18 – 19, 2009
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June 3 – 5, 2009
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Featured White
PaperBalancing the Stakes: Risks and Critical Success Factors for
Procurement Gainshare Arrangements
by Shahid Bhatty,
Senior Advisor, TPI; and Bill Huber, Director, CPO Services, TPI
Research indicates that more companies are examining the feasibility of
outsourcing procurement functions; not only to reduce operational expenses
but — more importantly — to realize potential savings from third-party
spend.
In light of potentially significant up-front costs
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discuss “gainshare” arrangements that allocate cost-savings benefits
between their clients and themselves. This white paper outlines the
potential risks and success factors involved in successfully designing and
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New TPI
Assessment ToolTPI Announces IT Service Management Assessment
Tool
The IT industry has increasingly embraced ITIL (IT Infrastructure
Library) as the most widely accepted collection of best practices for ITSM
(IT Service Management). However, since no organization-level ITIL
certification is available in the marketplace, organizations have had a
difficult time determining their ITIL process maturity, including what
actions they might take to improve their progress and how their maturity
compares to the capabilities of external service providers from whom they
may elect to source IT services.
The TPI ITSM Assessment Tool
addresses this critical gap in the CIO services domain with a robust tool
to provide an indication of ITIL process maturity within an IT service
organization.
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for more details on the TPI ITSM Assessment Tool
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to see how TPI clients have already enjoyed success leveraging the TPI
ITSM
Assessment Tool
Things to Know
Before You Go Offshore- The First Time is the Toughest
- Offshore for the Right Reasons — and Know Your Reasons
- Track and Measure Results
- Build a Global Team
- Clearly Define the Engagement Model
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