IAOP also offers four-day, intensive master classes that can help individuals round out training in key areas, including governance and legal, Corbett says.
IAOP has 55,000 outsourcing professionals listed in its database, but Corbett estimates that there are easily 100,000 or more outsourcing professionals in the United States who might be candidates for attaining certification. IAOP charges a $500 certification application processing fee for its certification. Training classes cost between $3,500 and $4,000.
Jagdish Dalal, president of consulting company JDalal Associates, was among the first group of professionals earning the COPS credential earlier this month. During his long career, Dalal has held senior IT leadership positions at several companies, including Data General and Xerox, and was also a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
"Outsourcing is processes, people, technology, but most importantly, results," Dalal says. To Dalal, the certification is a "seal of better business," and he expects it will become the price of admission to market yourself as a professional in outsourcing.
Joe Hogan, Unisys VP of strategic programs for outsourcing, has been in the IT industry for 25 years and is also among the first group receiving the IAOP certification. Hogan plans to encourage others at Unisys to get certified. "Anytime a person gets independent certification from a third party, the individual carries a seal of approval," which is a competitive advantage for the person, as well as for the employer, he says.
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.
