The 11th International Aerospace Seminar organized by the ECATA Alumni (European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace, www.ecata.org) took place in Munich, Germany, and hosted industry leaders who made presentations on the conference's theme "Balancing Core Competences and Out-Sourcing".
Patrick Nolot, VP Technology Strategy & Architecture, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, together with Björn Schichler, Senior Manager, LogicaCMG Management Consulting and Michel Cadars, LogicaCMG Global Account Director EADS, made a presentation on "Sourcing Strategies of IT Services".
Presentation abstract:
• Main evolutions of the IT sourcing services market, from off shoring of IT programming skills to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• What IT outsourcing (ITO) is and is not? (scope)
• Why deciding for “optimal IT sourcing” initiatives? (business objectives)
• Where to source IT services? (location analysis)
• How to source IT services? (sourcing models)
• Best practices and return on experience from LogicaCMG, one of the leading 10 players in the Western European IT and BPO services market
• Emerging trends in the IT sourcing services market
Outsourcing should always be part of a larger framework, encompassing the company’s business. Starting from the business goals, defining the necessary processes and then breaking these down to IT requirements provides the framework and guidelines for a sound outsourcing approach. This is necessary to make sure that IT and eventually an outsourcing operation are in line with the business goals.