IT Vendor Management

IT software vendors and their customers often speak different languages. Both sides gravitate to what they know.

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Businesses speak in functional business terms, while IT vendors speak technically, or in software solution terms. 

Conversations with your vendor can be frustrating for them and for you. They can be counter-productive, or can never actually reach a satisfactory result. Your IT vendors should function as though they are an extension of your business resources and like all organisational resources, better performance can be achieved with a level of management.

Our Vendor Management service provides the translation between the IT software vendor and your business.

We'll help your business to phrase questions in a way that vendors can understand, as well as "translating" their response into something meaningful for you. Similarly, we'll work with your vendors to help them to understand what your business request means in terms of their software and how it's going to be used.

We cut through all the buzz-words and tech-speak, help you to understand confusing quotes and give you a clear understanding of what you are or aren’t being provided with.

Once communication channels have been cleared, we'll also help you manage your vendor performance. We can assist your business with implementing vendor SLAs, performance reviews and risk management/control, helping you to further develop a strong, strategic relationship. The result? A happy, productive partnership between you and your vendor.

Need a Vendor Health Check or ongoing Vendor assistance? Click here to talk to us.