Here is the latest from the series we’re doing for the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network: Vested in Practice: The Microsoft/Accenture OneFinance Agreement Vested Outsourcing Part 3: Microsoft Case Study | The Microsoft/Accenture team has won the industry’s top outsourcing awards, from SSON and others, for their partnership – which perfectly embodies Vested Outsourcing’s Five […]
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Publishers Weekly on the Latest Vested Book
Vested: How P&G, McDonald’s, and Microsoft Are Redefining Winning in Business Relationships Kate Vitasek and Karl Manrodt, with Jeanne Kling. Palgrave Macmillan, $30 (240p) ISBN 978-0-230-34170-8 What’s the secret of successful companies? In this solid and thought-provoking book, consultant Vitasek (on the faculty at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Executive Education) and performance management […]
Parcel: Article on The Vested Way
The Vested Way- A Timely Lesson for Our Parcel Industry By Doug Kahl I just finished reading The Vested Way: How a “What’s In It for We” Mindset Revolutionizes Business Relationships by Kate Vitasek and Karl Manrodt. This invaluable e-book got me thinking about the current state of affairs in our parcel industry. The authors […]
On SSON: Vested-A Business Model for the 21st Century
From my latest article on the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network: In my last article I talked about the ailments and perverse incentives that can disrupt or destroy an outsourcing deal. I also briefly introduced our research at the University of Tennessee developed into a concept we have coined “Vested Outsourcing.” This article focuses on […]
SIG Webinar on the Ten Ailments
For those who may have missed the May 22 SIG webinar on the Ten Ailments–or if you want to hear it again!–here’s the playback link. Many thanks to all the folks at SIG who made this this such a success.
Global Delivery Report, May 2012
A Step by Step Path to Vested Outsourcing Vested outsourcing replaces the often adversarial relationship between service provider and customer with a “win win” agreement in which both sides share the benefits achieved by outsourcing. In this case study, researcher and author Kate Vitasek explains the role time and trust play in developing a vested […]
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Mar 2012
Negotiation is an art form. It takes skills, like the ability to bring two or more parties together to achieve great things. Kate Vitasek, lead Vested Researcher, and Jeanette Nyden discusses the old theories of negotiation and how to negotiation to achieve great things – like creating marketing value – in their article titled “The […]
APQC, Mar 2012
What does it take to make a successful Vested agreement? Find out the essentials to a successful outsourcing agreement in this article about the “10 Essentials to Developing A Successful Outsourcing Contract.”
Strategic Outsourcing, Mar 2012
Lead Vested researcher Kate Vitasek and co-author Karl Manrodt, provide an industry insight article for the peer reviewed academic journal Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal. Their article titled “Vested outsourcing: a flexible framework for collaborative outsourcing,” can be downloaded from the Strategic Outsourcing Journal site.
Strategic Outsourcing, Feb 2012
In their article titled “Vested outsourcing: a flexible framework for collaborative outsourcing” lead researcher Kate Vitasek and fellow co-author Karl Manrodt, discuss their current research around Vested Outsourcing. They present the Five Rules and 10 Elements for an aligned, innovative, and collaborative relationships.
