Together with the other three building blocks,
this phase leads to defining the planned
configuration
of the deal. An outsourcing configuration
describes what services will be outsourced, wh
ere they are to be provided, for how long, by
whom (prime contractor or multiple suppliers),
how they will be paid for, who will own which
assets, how performance will be monitored, an
d which governance structures will be put in
place.
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These configuration choices define the “rules for the upcoming game,” so they need to