Every day, business journal headlines and industry reports alike are
making one thing clear - outsourcing is now essential to business success
and growth.
Whether it’s a financial institution like Wachovia that has recently
outsourced finance, accounting, and human resources to help it become
a “great customer relationship company,” a transportation
company like Penske whose ‘virtual subsidiaries’ handle everything
from obtaining titles for its trucks to its tax filings, or Procter & Gamble
that expects half of its new products to come from the outside by 2010,
outsourcing success and business success are inseparable. The goal is
not just cost savings, speed up time to market or focus more on core
competencies but a dynamic and continuous strategic transformation process
that keeps a company healthy and competitive.
In turn, this consistent growth in outsourcing over the past few years
has caused businesses world-wide to recognize that they have an exploding
demand for outsourcing professionals who can effectively lead these initiatives
from beginning to end.
As the global-standard setting organization and
leading advocate for the outsourcing profession, the International
Association of Outsourcing
Professionals (IAOP) works with buyers, sellers, and advisors worldwide
to develop these professionals. The Certified Outsourcing Professional
(COP) Master Class course sets the stage for COP Candidates who aspire
to consult at all levels of the organization and to lead their organization's
outsourcing programs.
The COP Master Class employs class-room lectures, case studies, and
team discussions based on current and emerging best practice industry
recognized standards, guidelines, techniques and tools to ensure the
development, planning, deployment, and management of successful outsourcing
programs. Experts (current and relevant executive speakers from various
industries and professional disciplines) join the class and share their
insights honed from years of first-hand experience conceiving and leading
outsourcing projects.
Geared for all three primary stakeholder groups – clients,
providers and advisors – the COP Master Class integrates project
management best practices with the Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge
(OPBOK)
and the 49 Outsourcing Professional Standards developed by the Outsourcing
Standards Board. This 4-day course includes 14 modules as well as a Capstone
Case Study and several other case studies.
Students use electronic Outsourcing Project Plan Templates to plan,
document and track the Capstone Case Study as well as to work on their
own outsourcing project throughout the course. Course instructors provide
one-on-one and group coaching and feedback ensuring candidates grasp
the tools and techniques needed for successful outsourcing initiatives.
Successful candidates also earn 75 points (50% of the total required)
by taking the Master Class which counts toward their COP Certification
of 150 points.
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