Many enterprise organizations benefit from outside assistance and input regarding the overall network architecture currently deployed or with the design of new technologies to match their business needs. Value Sourcing Group has experts in the field of network architecture and design analysis. We offer a mixture of services which provide the following:
- Evaluates current state of network services via a high-level health check and assessment
- Develops network strategy and architecture benchmark for desired future state
- Identifies best in class technologies and technical architectures
- Provides input on development of architecture strategies and technical design issues for negotiation events
- Supports negotiations sourcing events
- Validates final proposed solutions
- Lends governance during contract execution and transformation
- Supplies continued advisory services
These services may be delivered pre, during or post our Targeted Contract Negotiations sourcing events. Examples of the mix of activities may include the following:
- Pre-telecom contract negotiations sourcing event
- Evaluate current state of network services via a high-level health check and assessment
- Develop network strategy and architecture benchmark for desired future state
- Identify best in class technologies and technical architectures
- Provide input on development of architecture strategies and technical design issues for negotiation events
- During telecom contract negotiations sourcing event
- Validate request for offer specifications and technical architecture consistency
- Expert validation and calibration of carrier response to established current or future architecture benchmark
- Provide expert support during negotiation events
- Post telecom contract negotiations sourcing event
- Final validation of proposed deal to technical configurations
- Governance during contract execution and transformation
- Technical supplier relationship management during transformation
- Continued technical and operations advisory services
Any or all of the services may be provided during any stage of the negotiations sourcing event – pre, during or post – depending on the needs and desires of the specific situation of the enterprise. Value Sourcing Group resources work with our clients to determine the optimum use of the analysis, assessment and architectural design components to best meet all identified business drivers and goals.