Service detail
Businesses today are running on lean budgets and with fewer in-house information technology (IT) resources at their disposal. At the same time, the demand for new and more complex business applications -- and support for these applications -- continues to grow. To meet this demand, IT managers are turning to outside resources for the wide variety of skills they need to build, improve and maintain their application portfolios. Managing these resources, especially when they come from multiple vendors, creates new business challenges.
Highlights
 |  | | Provides the staff you need to build, improve and maintain your application portfolio |
| | | Recommends ways to increase the value you receive from your subcontractors |
| | | Offers subcontractor management services on an ongoing basis |
| | | Helps you better predict your IT resource needs over time |
IBM Application Management Resource Services provide skilled supplemental staff to meet the continually shifting and expanding requirements of your business and by managing your existing subcontractors. Our services help you realize increased business value by lowering costs and increasing the performance of your application development and maintenance staff.
Gaining access to a flexible pool of resources
IBM Application Development Staff Supplementation Services offer a flexible approach to meet the changing business demands for application development and maintenance resources. We use an IBM proprietary global resource modeling tool to define a labor-sourcing solution that meets your unique situation. We also provide access to a vast pool of experienced IBM professionals to help you get the additional staff and specialized skills you need.
Assessing the value you receive from subcontractors
Our subcontractor assessment offering helps determine the value that subcontractors are providing to your business. We begin by assessing your approach to acquiring and managing subcontractors and evaluating your current subcontractors against a defined set of criteria. We then provide recommendations on how to lower costs and increase the value you receive from your subcontractors.
Providing ongoing management of your subcontractors
Our subcontractor management offering provides you with professional managers who assume responsibility for managing your subcontractors on an ongoing basis. By using the same processes, procedures and relationships that IBM uses to manage its vast pool of subcontractors, we can help to rein in subcontractor resources and costs.
