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Managing Outsourcing - A Practicum

A hands-on guide to planning, justifying, and executing outsourcing decisions—combining strategic thinking, real tools, and leadership skills for today’s global, high-stakes project environments.

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Tác giả: Sukhjit Singh
Nhà xuất bản: De Anza College
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY
Ngôn ngữ: EN

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01: Foundations for Success- How to Navigate This Book
1.01: Preface
1.02: How to use this book
1.03: Overview
1.04: Problem-Based Learning- A Pedagogical Approach That Lasts
1.05: Your role in this Practicum
1.06: Tools and Resources
1.07: Grading and Assessment Overview
1.08: Collaboration and Integrity
1.09: Problem-Based Learning Student Guide
1.10: Welcome to C-Bay Inc.
1.11: Forming Teams for the Practicum
1.12: Project Management Basics
02: Introduction to Outsourcing
2.01: Outsourcing What It Means Today
2.1.01: Case Study- Walmart - The 100000 T-Shirts
2.1.02: Case Study- Boeing and the Outsourcing Dilemma
2.02: The Procurement and Solicitation Process
2.2.01: Procurement and Solicitation The Work Before the Work
2.2.02: Step 1 - Procurement Strategy Laying the Groundwork
2.2.03: Step 2- Establish Requirements Getting the Documentation Right
2.2.04: Step 3- Statement of Work (SOW) Defining the Relationship
2.2.05: Step 4- Request for Proposal (RFP) Finding the Right Fit
2.2.06: Step 5- Vendor Response Evaluation More Than Numbers
2.2.07: Step 6- Contract Negotiation and Signing Setting Legal Ground Rules
2.2.08: Step 7- Monitoring and Control Staying in the Loop
2.2.09: Deliverables from the Procurement Process
2.2.10: Final Thoughts- The Project Managers Role in Procurement
2.2.11: Step 8- Contract Management and Closure Delivering and Wrapping Up
2.03: Case Study
2.3.01: Planning for Outsourcing
2.3.02: Initiation- Exploring Outsourcing Options for the Reckon Project
2.3.03: Plan of Attack- Making the Case for Smart Outsourcing
2.3.04: Planning for Outsourcing Student Workbook
2.3.4.01: SWOT Analysis for Outsourcing Justification
2.3.4.02: Make-or-Buy Analysis
2.3.4.03: Contract Type Evaluation
2.3.4.04: Supplier Selection Plan
2.3.4.05: Risk Management Plan
2.3.4.06: Reflection Questions and Lessons Learned
2.3.4.07: Submission Checklist and Final Assembly
2.3.4.08: Reflection and Final Submission
03: Building the Procurement and Solicitation Plan
3.01: Outsourcing Brief
3.02: Plan of Attack (with Templates)
3.03: Learning Resources
3.04: Tips and Traps
3.05: FAQs
3.06: Grading Rubric Chapter 3- Procurement and Solicitation Plan
3.07: Reflection and Analysis Questions
3.08: Submission Checklist
04: Managing the Supplier Execution Under Fire
4.01: From Procurement to Execution
4.02: Project Execution in the Context of Managing a Vendor
4.03: Project Reckon - Enterprise Context
4.04: Managing a Fully Outsourced Product Development Initiative
4.05: Project Reckon Applied Vendor Management Lab
4.5.01: Scenario 3 Financial Strain and Emerging Scope Pressure
4.5.02: Scenario 4 Change Order Request and Emerging Milestone Slip
4.5.03: Scenario 5 Executive Pressure and Vendor Defensiveness
4.5.04: Scenario 6 Formal Corrective Action and Performance Accountability
4.5.05: Scenario 7 Vendor Pushback and Contract Alignment
4.5.06: Scenario 8 Internal Escalation and Executive Scrutiny
4.5.07: Scenario 9 Budget Threshold Breach and CFO Escalation
4.5.08: Scenario 10 Release Candidate Go No-Go Decision
4.5.09: Scenario 11 Post-Release Feedback and Perceived Quality Gap
4.5.10: Scenario 12 Stakeholder Pressure and Backlog Expansion Risk
4.5.11: Scenario 13 Vendor Capacity Constraints and Resource Allocation Conflict
4.5.12: Scenario 14 Resource Expansion and Quality Instability
4.5.13: Scenario 15 Architecture Audit and Design Integrity Risk
4.5.14: Scenario 16 Executive Mandate for Immediate Architectural Correction
4.5.15: Scenario 17 Refactoring Impact and Regression Instability
4.5.16: Scenario 18 Stakeholder Frustration and Loss of Confidence
4.5.17: Scenario 1 Reporting Module Ambiguity
4.5.18: Scenario 19 Stabilize Rollback or Continue Forward
4.5.19: Scenario 20 Consequences of Stabilization Decision
4.5.20: Scenario 21 Renewed Feature Pressure and Controlled Expansion
4.5.21: Scenario 22 Overconfidence and Early Drift
4.5.22: Scenario 23 Visible Scope Drift and Baseline Erosion
4.5.23: Scenario 24 Scope Reconciliation and Stakeholder Conflict
4.5.24: Scenario 25 Baseline Reset and Contract Realignment
4.5.25: Scenario 26 Post-Realignment Execution Discipline Breakdown
4.5.26: Scenario 27 Process Drift Reappears and Measurable Impact Emerges
4.5.27: Scenario 28 Control Enforcement and Vendor Friction
4.5.28: Scenario 2 Integration Instability and Defect Clustering
4.5.29: Scenario 29 Final Delivery Pressure and Completion Readiness
4.5.30: Scenario 30 Post-Delivery Review and Lessons Learned
4.5.31: Project Reckon Risk Register and Control Log