Off-shore / Outsourcing Assurance - The services meant to enhance substantially the success and security of Off-shoring.

1. Off-shoring / Outsourcing
Assurance Advisory
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2. Off-shoring / Outsourcing Pitfalls Vs. Controls
Wrong choice Lack of unity Dishonor of Resource Unable to
of Supplier? Of minds? Obligations? Manipulations? realize the
benefits?
Supplier Knowledge Steady Value Add
Contracting
Selection Transfer State State
Supplier Contracting Start-up Engagement ROI
Due-Diligence Advisory Assurance Assurance Assurance
Strategic Cultural Process Performance Value
Alignment Alignment Alignment Alignment Alignment
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3. The Need for Independent Outsourcing Oversight
Security Execution
Assurance Assurance
Start-up Relationship
Assurance Assurance
Value / Cost Compliance
Assurance Assurance
Outsourcing organizations require a structured, independent and competent
assurance throughout the outsourcing / off-shoring relationships. This would help the
organization to have checks and balances to realize the objectives.
We have the competence to provide assurance services to the organizations to ensure
that the outsourcing relationships fetch the anticipated benefits.
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4. The focus areas of Outsourcing Assurance
Outsourcing Assurance is a management
process to provide a independent comfort to
management that Outsourcing engagement
processes are effective and efficient enough to
provide the desired results envisaged at the
beginning of the outsourcing engagement. Also,
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5. Why Outsourcing Assurance focus on these areas?
Focuses on ensuring the linkage of business and outsourcing plans;
Strategic alignment on defining, maintaining and validating the outsourcing value proposition;
and on aligning outsourcing operations with enterprise operations
Is about executing the value proposition throughout the outsourcing cycle,
Value alignment ensuring that supplier delivers the benefits against the outsourcing strategy,
concentrating on optimising costs and proving the intrinsic value of outsourcing
Culture alignment Focuses on bridging the cultural gaps between two organization
Focuses on ensuring required process infrastructure is established and
implemented and institutionalized to have transparency in outsourced
Process alignment processes. Ensure that these processes are improved continually and aligned
to outsourcing objectives
Tracks and monitors strategy implementation, project completion, resource
Performance alignment usage, process performance and service delivery, using, for example,
scorecards that translate strategy into action to achieve goals measurable
beyond conventional accounting
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6. Outsourcing Assurance aims
Conformance
• Adhering to Laws, Regulations, Legislation,
Policies and Procedures, audit requirements,
etc.
Performance Performance
• Improving Performance Score card,
Outsourcing efficiency and effectiveness,
growth, etc. Conformance
Outsourcing Assurance aims to balance conformance and performance goals
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7. Outsourcing Governance Stakeholders
Board and executive Set direction for outsourcing, monitor results and insist on
corrective measures
Defines business requirements for outsourcing and ensures
Business management that value is delivered and risks are managed
Supplier management Monitors outsourcing services as required by the Business
Management
Provides independent assurance services to demonstrate
Assurance services that outsourcing delivers what is needed
Outsourcing management Delivers and improves outsourcing services as required by
the Client Management
Risk and compliance Measures compliance with policies and focuses on alerts to
new risks
Supplier Service Buyer Independent Assurance
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8. Outsourcing Assurance Framework
Enterprise Drivers PERFORMANCE CONFORMANCE
Business Goals Acts & Regulations
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Processes and Procedures Governance Functional Operational
Processes Processes Processes
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• Program Oversight • Escalation Resolution
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10. Assurance Scope (Strategy & Planning)
Deliverables
Review Reports
Strategy & Transition Due Diligence Reports
Planning
Pricing consultation Report
IT Processes Information Security Assessment report
Contract Advisory Report
Execution Program Strategy & Planning
Closure
Strategy reviews
Planning reviews
Supplier Selection reviews
Supplier infrastructure due diligence
Outcome
Right Pricing is established Suppliers Human Resources due diligence
Strategy and Planning verified Suppliers Process infrastructure due diligence
Suppliers’ claims validated
Risks towards security assessed
Supplier readiness due diligence
Human resources claims assessed Contract negotiation / re-negotiation (Pricing)
Outsourcing readiness assessed Information Security and Privacy assessment
Effort estimation review
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11. Assurance Scope (Transition)
Deliverables
Strategy &
Transition Review Reports
Planning
Validation Reports
IT Processes Process documentation
Execution Program
Closure Transition
Transition Planning review
Transition Schedule review
Program staffing review
Outcome
Effective transition strategy Knowledge transfer execution review
Efficient transition strategy Pilot project execution review
Process infrastructure readiness
Program Planning Process definition
Program transition health status
Pilot project validation Program execution Process definition
Supplier readiness against the plan Quality Assurance Process definition
Risk assessment and mitigation
Process infrastructure Quality Control process definition
Information Security process definition
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12. Assurance Scope (Execution)
Strategy & Transition
Deliverables
Planning
Review Reports
Assurance Validation Reports
Process documentation
Audit report
Program
Execution
Closure
Execution
Periodic Audit of Contractual obligations
Outcome Periodic Audit of Information Security processes
Alignment of execution processes Periodic Audit of process implementation
Alignment of info. Security requirements
Program status communication Periodic Audit of Service Level Agreements
Process improvements Periodic Audit of deviations, escalations
Risk identification
Periodic Audit of Supplier’s infrastructure
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13. Assurance Scope (Program Closure)
Strategy & Transition
Planning
Deliverables
IT Processes Review Reports
Validation Reports
Audit report
Execution Program
Closure
Program Closure
Reverse Transition Planning
Outcome Reverse Transitioning
Smooth reverse transition
Compliance to regulations, laws etc., Contract, Regulatory compliance
Effective reverse knowledge transfer Program sign-offs
Program closure
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14. Any Queries ?
Please Contact:
ARUL NAMBI
Director
aruln@techservconsult.com
+91 9892504538
www.techservconsult.com
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