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IAOP’s Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Program Announces its First Graduating Class

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The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is pleased to announce the first graduating class of Certified Outsourcing Professionals (COPs). These thirteen professionals work across the outsourcing field as clients, providers and advisors in eight different industries on three continents. The certification process was rigorous. Each candidate had to complete and have reviewed by a panel of their peers an extensive application documenting the projects they had led and results achieved, their personal knowledge of the strategic, implementation and operational intricacies of outsourcing, and their overall educational background - both on outsourcing and on general business topics. The thirteen professionals who have earned the Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) designation have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field.
	Sunil G. Acharya, COP Manager, Forecast and Planning KTBR Intel Information Technology Biography

	Jagdish R. Dalal, COP Principal JDalal Associates, LLC Biography		“It is an honor to be certified as an outsourcing professional and to be recognized for my 2 decades of knowledge and experience in the outsourcing field. The certification process is another indication that outsourcing, like accounting, is being recognized as a discipline where practitioners need to learn and master standards, practices and professional norms. “

	Darren M. Dasburg, COP Partner Cinteger LLC Biography					“The time has come, and IAOP has addressed the need, to raise the bar on this most critical business practice. The certified outsourcing professionals will build deals that not only deliver but thrive as relationships. This level of confidence in outcomes stands to be the single biggest evolutionary step for all industries in their sourcing.”

	Chris Disher, COP Vice President & Managing Partner Booz Allen Hamilton Biography						“Outsourcing is getting more complex and having greater organization impact as outsourcing programs move beyond the back office and continue to embrace a broad array of near and offshore locations. The outsourcing industry needs a comprehensive body of knowledge and standards for designing, implementing and managing successful outsourcing strategies. Through the COP process, the IAOP is building global network of professionals that can share practices, reduce risks, and increase the certainly of outsourcing success. I am honored to be part of this network.”

	Janis L. Hall, COP Senior Director Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Biography			"The Master Class was taught by global leaders in the industry that are on the leading edge of strategic thought for guiding success of outsourcing as a critical business function. The tools were well thought out and provide a systematic approach to increasing the probability of reaching the desired outcomes when outsourcing is pursued. The new relationships I developed are an incredible resource for me to network for advice in the future."

	Joe Hogan, COP Vice President, Strategic Programs Unisys Biography								“I am honored to part of the first graduating class for COP. This type of industry certification can only help advance the business of outsourcing and achievehigher levels of professional for both suppliers andclients.I look forward to an ever increasing membership in the certification.”

	Nasser Jamalkhan, COP CIO Babic Group (Mauritius) Biography				“I strongly believe the COP title will help its members to differentiate themselves in the Outsourcing World which is becoming more and more challenging. We can keep updated from the Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge and provide the best code of Ethics and Business Practice to serve the industry as a whole. Since Mauritius has embarked on a major project to make the ICT and Knowledge Hub another pillar of its economy, there is no doubt that my Certification will create more confidence about the quality of resources and services available in this part of the world, thereby creating value-added Cyber-links into a Cyber World.”

	Cynthia J. Kearney, COP Vice President Global Pharma R&D Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. Biography						"Professional certifications often provide opportunities for individuals to distinguish themselves as industry leaders and assist corporations in attracting qualified, experienced candidates. The newly created COP certification offers a set of principles and standards that, when applied consistently, fosters enhanced confidence and high level expertise to create innovative business partnerships and value added outcomes. The COP leverages the knowledge of sourcing professionals from different industries and cultures... creating a universal language and the professional standards necessary for today's global environment. To remain competitive in any business today requires robust and agile tools and processes. The COP certification is your guidebook for agility and remaining competitive."

	Ian M. Marlow, COP CEO FITECH Biography			"The COP designation will help further define and enhance the skillset of those individuals and organizations that bring a consistent level of quality, strategy and delivery in the world of Outsourcing."

		JoAnn Martin PMP, COP Director Strategic Alliances PBI Biography				“I believe that COPs will bring better process and communications to the marketplace and therefore better results for all those that are engaged in outsourcing.”

		Nancy Maze, COP Vice President Client and Strategic Relationships MedPlans Partners Biography						"By having a formal designation for Certified Outsourcing Professional, the outsourcing industry will have a standard for professionals responsible for integration of outsourcing relationships. It will be a certification that the outsourcing service provider or internal outsourcing implementation team leaders have the training and knowledge to properly manage the intended outcomes of the relationship."

		William P. Metz, COP IT External Business Development Manager Procter & Gamble Biography		“Becoming a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) gives individuals a credible way to establish the level of outsourcing skill they have developed. It also highlights areas that individuals may want to focus further skill development activities on. Through the COP program, IAOP enables individuals to benchmark their skills against others in the industry, and join a community of thought leaders and leading practitioners that actively share ideas and best practices. IAOP and the Certified Outsourcing Professional Program provide the outsourcing industry with a credible measure of skill and experience that can be used by customers, suppliers, and consultants to measure each other. The experience requirement in particular, helps separate those who have real in the trenches experience from those who have simply read books and taken classes. IAOP is also facilitating standardization of the practice of outsourcing, which will ultimately result in better, faster, and more successful outsourcing projects, and they provide credible data that help dispel common myths about outsourcing both pro and con.”

		Jean-Francois J. Poisson, COP GM, Contract Management Bell Canada Biography						“The COP program is specifically designed to quickly meet outsourcing's manager requirements” ,“A well integrated program to address the needs of outsourcing managers”, “Created and delivered by world outsourcing leaders”

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