• Rollout strategy: How the outsourcing initiative will be rolled out as a program
• Organizational “rules of the game” strategy: The underlying rules to be followed in outsourcing, such as allowing or not allowing in-house bids, conditions for transferring staff, the use of penalties and rewards in the contract, to name but a few
• Lifecycle strategy: The detailed program for the outsourcing lifecycle, focusing particularly on building blocks 4 through 7