Strategic IT Sourcing:
What’s the Future?

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Strategic IT Sourcing:
New sourcing models
to tomorrow-proof IT
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Realities facing IT today
The role of IT in business is changing.
According to IDC, by 2018, 35% of IT resources
will be spent on supporting the creation of new
digital revenue streams.1
Automation and artificial intelligence
are making an impact.
85% of execs use automation to improve their
business process.2
IT environments are getting more
heterogeneous.
70% of CIOs plan to change their sourcing mix
over the next two to three years.3
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1 Accenture Technology Vision, Intelligent Automation, slideshare deck.
2,3 Accenture Technology Vision 2016 Survey.

The workforce today and tomorrow
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TODAY TOMORROW
Static IT workforces, organized
around siloed skills or function
Adaptable IT workforces, organized
around technologies and projects

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Three recommendations
for highly-adaptable and
change-ready IT
1. Adopt a more liquid
workforce
2. Migrate to as-a-service
3. Develop the right talent
in the right locations
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1. Adopt a liquid workforce
In a digital work environment,
the “ability to learn and adapt
quickly” may be valued over
“deep expertise” in some
parts of a business.
Embrace fluid skill
development in new
technologies and
crowdsourcing for greater
talent flexibility.
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2. Migrate to as-a-service
Intelligent automation is
breaking the link between
IT headcount and output.
New outcome-driven,
everything-as-service
commercial models can
help accelerate automation
adoption and drive greater
business results.
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3. Develop the right talent
in the right locations
Due to shortened cycle
times and increased
business interaction, the
IT workforce must be
closer to the business,
leveraging a more local
workforce with different
skills in different places.
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Rotate to New IT with adaptable
sourcing models.
A workforce built for change
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