Pick up nearly any piece of technology product literature today, and it will proclaim not only the vendor’s desire to sell you a “solution” but also the vendor’s desire to become your “partner.” But ...

Managing external partners has become a critical part of doing business today. As companies expand and rely more on outsourcing, the risks tied to outside vendors grow larger. Businesses can face ...

According to the 2016 Strategic Partner Index Survey (produced by the CIO Executive Council and IDC), IT buyers and vendors need to forge relationships of trust and collaboration. Failure to partner ...

Outsourcing the management of outsourcers has been a controversial approach in the past, but the increased demands of IT service management may be too much for some IT groups to handle themselves.

Procurement and Payment Services manages supplier processing and maintenance for the University, including the addition of new suppliers and modification to existing suppliers. Procurement and Payment ...

In June 2023, the MOVEit supply chain attack served as a harsh reminder of the vulnerabilities in our software-as-a-service (SaaS) ecosystem. Third-party risk management (TPRM) in today's world of ...

In the pharmaceutical industry, a vendor refers to an external entity or supplier that provides goods, materials, services, or specialized expertise to pharmaceutical companies. These vendors play a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about behavior change and culture in organizations. Michael Lewis was describing financial experts who missed the signs of ...