| Warning: Risks with Asset Transfers in Outsourcing | |
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Sunday, 18 May 2008
03:00 PM-04:00 PM | |
Speaker: Jack Heine
Location: Maryland 4-6
Session Type: Pre-Conference Tutorial
| Business Imperatives: Experience Level: Fundamental, Life Cycle Phase 1: Sourcing Strategy |
 Relinquishing or retaining asset ownership as the result of acquiring external support for IT services, presents a number of financial and compliance issues that must be addressed. This presentation identifies key risks and mitigation strategies associated with the transfer of support and/or ownership of IT assets. Too often simplistic assumptions are made regarding transfer rights that are in conflict with existing contracts, and therefore illegal. Find out where the asset transfer pitfalls lie. |
Key Issues:
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- What are the areas of major financial risk associated with existing IT contracts when transitioning to an External Services Provider (ESP) arrangement?
- How can organizations ensure that “ESPs” will comply with usage rights, existing contract terms and conditions, etc., and when assets ownership is retained?
- What issues need to be addressed in assigning asset ownership to a third party?
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