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04/26/12	Capturing Real Value from Your Captive Operation
04/12/12	Address Early Focus Areas for a Solid Application Development & Maintenance Services Transition
03/30/12	The Not-So-Secret Ingredient to Delivering Seamless Services in a Multisourced Operating Model
03/14/12	Top 5 Things to Know About the Record-Setting Outsourcing Activity in 2011
03/01/12	Drivers of Incorporating Sustainability in Procurement Organizations
02/16/12	Be Kind to Your "Sales Guy"
02/02/12	ADM as a Business-Changer
01/20/12	Put in the Hard Yards to Get the Best Out of Your Sourcing Balanced Scorecard
01/05/12	Lessons Learned from the 2011 TPI Momentum Geography Report
12/15/11	Keys to IT Process Maturity
12/02/11	Reinventing Procurement as a “Go-To” Organization
11/11/11	Security vs. Flexibility: Finding the Middle Ground for Offshore Captive Delivery Operations
10/28/11	New Service Line Research Highlights: Baby Steps for BPO, Giant Leaps in ITO Spending
10/14/11	Keep Visa Restrictions from Delaying Your Transition to Global Service Delivery
09/30/11	Essential Practices for Managing Demand for ADM Services
09/16/11	Essential Building Blocks to Global Payroll Efficiencies
09/02/11	Selecting a Sound Sourcing Location Amid a World of Change
08/19/11	Keys to a Smarter Help Desk
08/05/11	Notable Trends in the TPI Momentum Market Trends & Insights 2011 Verticals Report
07/22/11	Checklist for Multi-Provider, Multi-Country Sourcing Initiatives
07/08/11	Thinking About the Cloud? Don't Forget These Financial Considerations
06/24/11	Crowdsourcing – the Next Wave of Outsourcing?
06/10/11	China's Golden Sourcing Opportunity
05/27/11	Captive Benchmarking 2010 Study: Observations and Trends
05/13/11	Benchmarks: More Than a Number
04/28/11	Rules of Thumb for Selecting and Managing Best-Fit ERP Service Providers
04/15/11	SAS 70 is Being Replaced; How Will it Impact Clients and Service Providers?
04/01/11	Best Practices for Driving Procurement Credibility at the C-Suite
03/17/11	Software as a Service: Caveat Emptor
03/03/11	Set the Stage Early to Get the Best Out of Your RFP Process
02/17/11	Surviving — and Thriving — in an "Overnight" Outsourcing Transformation
02/04/11	Managing Your Service Desk for Quality and Efficiency
01/21/11	Make the End of Your Current Contract the Beginning of a Better One
01/06/11	Top 5 Market Trends That Will Drive Company Sourcing Agendas in 2011
12/09/10	Critical Factors in Building a Platform for Shared Services and BPO Success
11/29/10	Top 5 Reasons Why Global Payroll is the "Buzz" in Outsourcing
11/11/10	Myths Surrounding Sourcing Services in China
10/29/10	Move Beyond Basic Security by Addressing Today's Risk Factors
10/14/10	Why Every Company Needs a Cloud Computing Strategy Now
10/01/10	Tips for Getting Serious About Sustainable Sourcing
09/17/10	Why and How to Have a Healthy Relationship With Your Service Provider(s)
09/03/10	Tips for Using Transformational Sourcing to Capture Lost Value
08/20/10	Ways That Recruitment Process Outsourcing is Changing in Scope and Complexity
08/06/10	Tips for Interactive Engagement to Achieve Optimal Sourcing Solutions
07/23/10	Key Findings from TPI's New Multi-Sourcing Governance Study
07/09/10	The New U.S. Senate Finance Bill — Potential Effects on Financial Services Companies that Outsource
06/25/10	Key Pricing Constructs for Application Development and Maintenance Agreements
06/11/10	Ways to Contract for New Services Amid an Existing Outsourcing Portfolio
05/28/10	Reasons Why Your Company Should Invest in Developing a Sourcing Strategy
05/14/10	Will Volcanic Ash Impact Your Data Center?
04/30/10	Top 5 Headlines from TPI/SIG Procurement Research
04/16/10	Reasons Why the Price Might be Too Good
04/02/10	Reasons Why the Service Catalog is More than Just a Menu
03/19/10	Five Easy Steps to More Effective Contact Center Performance Measures
03/05/10	Top 5 Ways to Ensure Successful IT Sourcing Management and Vendor Management Collaboration
02/19/10	TPI Top Five Staffing Considerations for Building a Procurement Team
02/05/10	Top 5 Ways to Maximize Leverage in Renewals
01/22/10	Considerations to Address Before Divesting Your Offshore Captive Service
01/08/10	Considerations for Financial Services Operations (FSO) Outsourcing
12/18/09	ITIL V3 - Bridging your ITSM and Outsourcing Strategies
12/04/09	Considerations for Emerging Technologies in Your Sourcing Strategy
11/20/09	Ways to Leverage Outsourcing Governance to Reduce Value Leakage from Your Outsourcing Contracts
11/06/09	Order to Cash Outsourcing - 5 Reasons Why It's a Trend to Watch Today
10/23/09	Keeping Your Healthcare Sourcing Strategy Moving Forward (with Confidence!) During Turbulent Times
10/09/09	Actions to Take When Developing a Service Strategy
09/25/09	Mind Your P's and Q's to Control Outsourced Costs
09/11/09	Tips for Reducing Pain in the First 18 Months of your New Provider Relationship
08/28/09	Tips for Successfully Transitioning ADM Operations Offshore
08/14/09	Tips for Managing Risk in Your Outsourcing Services Engagement
07/31/09	Top 5 Tips for Keeping Offshoring Assessments on Target
07/17/09	Tips for Making IT Service Management & Governance (SM&G) Work
07/10/09	Top 5 Tips for Making Sourcing from China Work
06/26/09	Top 5 Techniques for Maximizing Resilience in Your Global Service Delivery Network
06/12/09	Top 5 Actions to Heighten the Strategic Impact of Your Procurement Organization
05/29/09	Top 5 Costs of Desktop Support When Outsourcing
05/15/09	Top 5 Ways to Make Sure Your IT Service Levels are Delivering
05/01/09	"Quick Win" Opportunities in HR Outsourcing for Cost Savings and Operational Efficiencies
04/17/09	Top 5 Measures of Enterprise Alignment and Readiness for Outsourcing
04/03/09	Success Factors in Executing Effective Customer Satisfaction Surveys
03/20/09	Actions You Can Take TODAY to Improve Your Service Provider Relationship
03/06/09	Executive Leadership Keys to Service Management Success
02/20/09	Ways the Mathematics of Outsourcing is Changing
02/06/09	Variables in the Innovation Equation
01/23/09	Considerations for IT Outsourcing Contract Assignments to Divested Entities
01/16/09	We Have a Problem: Ways to Understand Your Risks from a Satyam-like Disruption
01/09/09	Reasons That U.S. Domestic Sourcing Might Just Catch On in 2009
12/19/08	Sourcing Considerations for Finance & Accounting
12/05/08	Ways that Global Terrorism will Impact Outsourcing Strategies, Demand, and Contracting
11/21/08	Things to Know Before You Go Offshore
11/07/08	Things to Do When Told to Cut 2009 Expenses by (another) 10%
10/24/08	Outsourcing Levers to Weather a Global Recession