What they all have in common is demonstrated experience in designing, building, implementing, and managing outsourcing relationships, says Corbett.
COPS creates a common framework and lexicon for professionals involved with outsourcing, setting standards for experience and knowledge related to selection processes, governance, legal issues, and many other activities involved with outsourcing, including how to successfully drive value out of outsourcing relationships, Corbett says.
"Outsourcing is a career path in its own right," he says.
The first crop of COPS was granted to 13 individuals who have an average of 15 years experience in outsourcing. The main requirement for the certification is for candidates to have had end-to-end responsibility for three different outsourcing projects at two different companies.
Certification candidates undergo peer review based on their COPS application, which must describe demonstrated experience in outsourcing, including information about specific outsourcing projects and their significance at their companies. They're expected to have experience in challenges like scoping out outsourcing opportunities and identifying early warning indicators that outsourcing relationships are going awry or have problems that need to be fixed.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
