Can You Ace
The IT Sourcing Trivia Challenge ?

Question 1 of 5:

Which IT skills are HOT?
Sort these skills by cheapest to most expensive premium in June 2023:

Is there a perfect duration for long term IT services contracts?
What is the median contract length for a fixed fee IT managed services engagement?

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Think your contracts are already optimized?
For a mid-maturity buyer with multiple outsourcing providers and moderate offshoring levels looking to consolidate providers, what is the potential for cost savings?

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For an IT services contract worth $50million USD, what is the typical percent of fees at risk for a provider not meeting critical services levels?

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What is an ideal number of SLAs for a contract with a total value of $25-50 million USD?

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How well do you know your cost models?
Fill in the blank with a number: An increase of 10% in wages for an offshore, outsourced IT worker equates to an average % increase in price paid to the outsourcing service provider.

What is the greatest challenge your team faces in sourcing IT services and next gen technology?

What has been the average licensing cost increase in the past six months for mission critical software?

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Which of the following service providers had the highest gross margins in Q1 2023?

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Select an answer.