Partner Certifications & Trainings
eSourcing Capability Models
The eSourcing Capability Models, a set of complementary best practice standards for both sides of sourcing relationships, include the eSourcing Capability Model for Service Providers (eSCM-SP) and the eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM-CL). The models are aligned with IAOP’s Outsourcing Professionals Body of Knowledge (OPBOK). The models are being used globally to improve organizational performance, appraise organizational capability and certify the capability of organizations. Organizations may be certified based on their use of and adherence to the best practices.
ITSqc, LLC, the spin-off from Carnegie Mellon University created to promote best practice models for the global IT-enabled services industry, was founded to extend the impact of the eSourcing Capability Models. The eSourcing Capability Models were originally developed at Carnegie Mellon University with participation from leading provider, client and advisory organizations. ITSqc, LLC, provides support for these models by training professionals about the models, the eSCM-based methods for determining organizational capabilities and related professional education programs. ITSqc, LLC, is working with strategic partners and authorized organizations to support global adoption of the eSourcing Capability Models.
IAOP and ITSqc are pleased to announce IAOP’s support for eSCM-based organizational certification and the endorsement of the eSCM models by the Outsourcing Standards Board.
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click here to view a press release announcing the IAOP-ITSqc partnership.
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click here to enter the IAOP Bookshop, where you may purchase the eSCM-CL and eSCM-SP books.
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click here to view a comparison of the OPS Standards in OPBOK to eSCM-CL.
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click here to view a comparison of the OPS Standards in OPBOK to eSCM-SP.
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click here to view an article about the relationship called "Two Pillars of Outsourcing Success".
For more information, email
pam.odell@iaop.org.
COS-FP Qualifying Training & Exam
The Sourcing Governance Foundation course is a qualifying COS-FP certification training. The course and qualifying COS-FP certification exam are offered by accredited trainers through APMG-International. Additionally the Sourcing Governance Foundation course has been mapped to the Outsourcing Professional Standards and accredited with 25 points towards the COP Certification, 15 CEH’s towards COP Recertification, and inclusion in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog.
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The Sourcing Governance Foundation 2 day course provides a basic knowledge of what the main concepts of Outsourcing and Sourcing Governance are and how they can be applied. Outsourcing IT services has changed the management context for providing the business with the IT services it needs. Operational control is transferred into management of commercial relationships, contracts and coordination of the services from specialized suppliers. Best practice shows that implementing and operating a Sourcing Governance Function will require staff awareness and understanding of the key principles and concepts of outsourcing and sourcing governance. In this course an interactive approach is used combining lecture, discussion and exercises.
What is a COP Bridge Participant?
A COP Bridge Participant is an organization that has one or more courses or training programs approved by IAOP for inclusion in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog. Bridge Participant course content has been reviewed in detail and allotted credit based on its coverage of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Standards and Professional Skills as defined in Appendix D of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge (OPBOK).
Bridge Participants are corporations, associations, colleges and universities that provide quality outsourcing content that has demonstrated value to potential and current COPs, as well as to the outsourcing community as a whole.
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- the opportunity to publicize your organization as a COP Bridge Participant including posting IAOP-approved program details in your catalog or promotional collateral
- placement of the Bridge Program logo next to all mentions of approved courses in your catalog or promotional collateral
- posting course details in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog viewed by thousands of potential and current COPs
- an electronic link from the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog directly to the approved course listing and description
- a link from each approved course listing on the participants website directly to the IAOP home page
What is the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog?
Courses and programs listed in the Outsourcing Professional Course Catalog, whether they are provided by Bridge Participants or IAOP, are pre-approved to count toward earning the COP designation and/or COP Continuing Education Credits.The COP Course Catalog is the only source for earning points toward the COP designation. Eligibility for earning COP Continuing Education Hours from sources outside of the Course Catalog is determined on a case-by-case basis
Click here to view the Course Catalog.
For more information on partner trainings, email
copprogramservices@iaop.org.