Over the years I’ve worked with dozens of tier one and tier two outsourcing providers.  I recently asked some of them to provide their perspective as to “why their clients and potential clients should hire a sourcing advisor.”  One would initially think that a provider would be opposed to having a sourcing advisor involved as it might slow down the process and lessen the advantages that a provider could have over the client without the benefit of independent advice.  I found quite the contrary.

Listed below are a dozen “uncut” reasons why providers believe clients should hire a sourcing advisor:

A Dozen Good Reasons
1.    Ensures objectivity – brings in impartiality to the provider selection process
2.    Acts as a catalyst – a good sourcing advisor spurs the sourcing discussion within the client environment
3.    Provides a financially sound approach and rigor – develops a sound data-centric business case for sourcing options leveraging a data-driven approach

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