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Monadnock Research recently interviewed the senior director responsible for sourcing and procurement of consulting and professional services at one of the world's largest biomedical and pharmaceutical companies.

The purpose of the interview was to get a snapshot of the organization's current perspectives on sourcing and procurement of consulting services. Based in the US, this executive has responsibility for the global consulting and professional services category of spending.

The following topics are addressed in the paper for the company's internal consulting services sourcing and procurement initiatives:

• current demand for consulting services globally,
• discounting,
• services spending,
• practice area trends,
• maverick spend,
• contracting best practices,
• firm compensation schemes,
• demand management,
• organization structure,
• value objectives,
• consulting alternatives,
• challenges, and
• internal category management strategy, maturity and best practices

This White Paper is 18 pages in length. Delivery is via PDF, and includes an enterprise license for the procurement organization and internal users for any size non-consulting organization.

Consulting firms and internal consulting operations must call for a customized license quotation based on number of professionals. MR.net client discount is applied at checkout (10 percent for this item). Use email address on-file at checkout to receive discount.