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IT outsourcing is
now a welcome corporate
practice amongst small, medium and large
enterprises.
Despite its many
advantages with economies of scale,
especially as they relate to the
productive use of Capital and
streamlining of human resources; this
practice of farming out parts of
the administrative and technical process
of an enterprise to a 3rd party may also
come at a price if not properly
structured, implemented and monitored.
The scoping of
the IT outsourcing contract needs to
cover all pre determined gains and
potentially disruptive grounds. The
typical everyday contract document from
the supermarket shelf will not do.
IT out sourcing
contract must integrate the corporate
policy and enterprise goal, it must of
necessity address the specifics of each
company.
The specific area of need can only be
properly appraised through a thorough
gap analysis, effect of scaling back on
IT business processes, Complexity of
need, availability and efficient use of
manpower, effect of returns on capital
reallocation e.t.c.
A
properly drafted IT out sourcing
contract is crucial. However it
is predicated on proper audit
and business process evaluation.
This will reveal the areas of
possible gains in economics and
efficiency. It calls for a
combination of a technical and
legal assessment.
The legal drafting team must understand
the IT business processes and specific
technical demands of information
technology outsourcing and thus reflect
these during negotiations and
implementation of the out sourcing
contract.
An ideal scenario, will demand, that the
same team conduct a gap analysis of the
IT infrastructure system in place,
proffer and implement necessary
solutions and thereafter, draft the
necessary legal papers.
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A
better way to achieve the
legal and technical input
towards drafting an IT
outsourcing contract is to
engage a firm with the combined
know how of law and technology.
The ideal
scenario is what we provide as
specialist solicitors. Our lead
consultant is has more than a
decade experience in IT
infrastructure implementation
and legal practice.
As a lawyer and computer
engineer he understands the
peculiar nuances involved in the
outsourcing of IT processes and
the possible pitfalls associated
with a poorly implemented
outsourcing program.
When it
comes to IT outsourcing, we
provide a one stop approach. A
bottom up implementation that
covers the technical and legal
components that will assist in
the business decision to
outsource.
Contact us for further
information.
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