This informative, comprehensive, yet practical guide provides readers with a complete tool-kit of how to approach global sourcing successfully. Based on real world experiences on implementing and sustaining global sourcing the book provides readers with key guidance on: Foundations of Strategic Sourcing; Management, risk, governance and legal considerations; Organizational change, innovation and relationship management; Transition planning and the end-game; Successful principles for new business development from a service provider perspective; Future trends, summary and lessons learned. Ultimately this guide will take readers from principles to how to"s including: How to develop, implement, manage and govern an effective global sourcing strategy and plan; How to put in place policies and processes that can be monitored to provide a balanced approach to sourcing; How to build a strategic top-down framework coupled with an operational roadmap; How to incorporate bottom-up implementation principles and practices that work; How to ensure a coordinated, cost-effective and value-delivery plan and operating environment for strategic and tactical sourcing. In addition, it addresses the following areas in a comprehensive, yet easy to use and practical manner: Integrates strategic and operational concepts and practices; Covers both clients and providers; Supports the practice of global sourcing by leveraging and integrating professional rigor for best practices; Provides practical knowledge, techniques, checklists and methodologies that can be used in any environment globally; Includes many examples of current and emerging best practices; Is broad and comprehensive, yet drills down to specific how to details in all chapters; Provides a global view of sourcing.