James L. Alberg
+1.202.663.9123

Pillsbury Global Sourcing offers an integrated consulting/legal advisory model that is pioneering, deliberate and proven by our years of experience, including:

• Two decades of innovative and landmark work
• A clientele that includes nearly 30% of the Fortune Global 100
• More than 500 major transactions, with a value surpassing $450 billion

Given the many complexities involved in developing a sourcing solution, having one partner who can assist you through every step is a clear advantage. Pillsbury’s integrated service can guide companies through the full outsourcing lifecycle, from strategy formulation and vendor analysis to negotiations and implementation. This unique service model, coupled with our patented visual methodology, minimizes costs and optimizes value for our clients.

Deep Domain Knowledge and Experience
Pillsbury Global Sourcing is a unique integrated team of sourcing consultants and top-ranked legal advisors. Our consultants come from diverse backgrounds and have held leadership positions in a variety of industries. These sourcing advisors are organized along business functions, leveraging deep domain knowledge and experience across a wide range of areas, including:

Offshoring
Business Process Outsourcing
Human Resources Outsourcing
Information Technology Outsourcing
Procurement Outsourcing
Real Estate/Facilities Management Outsourcing
Telecommunications Outsourcing

Customized Strategies for Your Company
The outsourced model is not appropriate for all organizations or situations. We facilitate the development of the appropriate service delivery strategy—re-engineering, in-source vs. outsource vs. multi-source—and across locations—whether onshore, near shore, offshore or, more frequently, a blended model.

We forgo the typical prescriptive one-size-fits-all RFP process that limits supplier creativity or sets unachievable goals. Instead, we work with clients to define their challenges, constraints and objectives, and then enable suppliers to design and propose their best solutions. Whatever the optimal strategy, Pillsbury can enable the informed evaluation of alternatives that will lead to the right answer for each client.

Ranked Among the Best in the World
Pillsbury is an acknowledged leader in the field of outsourcing. Our Global Sourcing practice was named the #1 Outsourcing Legal Advisor in a 2007 client satisfaction survey by The Black Book of Outsourcing, which drew responses from more than 18,000 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and other decision makers.

In addition, several of our attorneys have been independently ranked among the best, including multiple “top five” rankings in the Chambers Global, UK and USA guides.

Informational Presentations
Pillsbury Global Sourcing produces an ongoing series of complimentary web-based seminars, covering topics such as:

• current trends and developments
  
• best practices and lessons learned
  
• issues in every outsourcing relationship
• issues central to the future sourcing of business processes and information technology

Our webinars are popular with clients who are considering outsourcing, and with those who have already outsourced and wish to stay abreast of latest developments and industry best practices. Click here for more information on our webinars and other presentations.

On-Site Training
Not every organization has the budget or the inclination to engage a sourcing advisor to help with every sourcing program detail. Recognizing this, Pillsbury has developed a comprehensive outsourcing training program designed to provide the key information your organization needs to derive the greatest value from each sourcing activity. To help our clients keep their employees up to speed, Pillsbury offers comprehensive training on:

• Developing a delivery/sourcing strategy
• Performing an outsourcing transaction
• Managing suppliers and developing an internal solution
• Understanding key contract provisions

Ensuring that key personnel throughout an organization understand and manage the outsourcing program effectively and efficiently is the key to successful outcomes. Pillsbury designed its outsourcing training service to help internal staff and management move up real-world learning curves faster. Our trainers have extensive experience with a variety of complex outsourcing systems and clients and continue to advise on major strategic and transactional sourcing engagements around the world.