• IBM Acquires Emptoris: Implications for BPO
  
  The acquisition by IBM of Emptoris — a widely deployed procurement software solution that combines spend analytics, sourcing, contract management and other functionality — is big news in procurement circles. The move presents an opportunity for IBM to advance its technology solutions and procurement BPO businesses, and to tell a marketing story to open more doors within procurement organizations.
• SAP Acquires SuccessFactors: Forecast Calls for More Clouds
  
  The shift toward delivery of Human Resources (HR) applications via Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Cloud continues with SAP AG announcing its planned $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, a talent management software provider.

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Put in the Hard Yards to Get the Best Out of Your Sourcing Balanced Scorecard


Though constructing a balanced sourcing scorecard involves a degree of soul searching and rigor, the rewards at the end of the process are considerable. The following Top 5 guidelines will help you to construct a scorecard for your next sourcing transaction.

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