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Carnegie Mellon University's IT Services Qualification Center (ITSqc) is a multidisciplinary group of researchers, practitioners, and organizations that addresses the needs of IT-enabled service providers and their clients. The ITSqc develops quality models and qualification methods for organizations involved in eSourcing.

The eSourcing Capability Models, a set of complementary best practice standards for both sides of sourcing relationships, are the eSourcing Capability Model for Service Providers (eSCM-SP) and the eSourcing Capability Model for Client Organizations (eSCM-CL). The Models are being used globally to improve organizational performance, appraise organizational capability, and to certify the capability of organizations. Organizations may be certified at one of five Capability Levels based on their use of, and adherence to, the best practices.

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Carnegie Mellon has emerged as one of the nation's top private research universities. The university's interdisciplinary approach provides graduates with professional and technical skills and a strong science and liberal arts background.

Latest News

ITSqc is presenting about the key sourcing issues at several events
May 28, 2009
Dr. Jane Siegel presented and chaired a panel about the "Benefits of eSCM-SP adoption and certification" at IAOP's World Summit in Carlsbad, California along with Amitabh Chaudhry of Infosys BPO and Dawn Jamison of Phoenix Health Systems.

Jeff Perdue presented "Best Practices in Contracting for Service Providers and Their Clients" at the IACCM Americas 2009 Conference in Orlando, Florida and participated in an expert panel on Contracting Excellence with representatives from BC Hydro, GM, IBM, and Shell Oil Company.

Dr. Bill Hefley is presenting at the Global Sourcing Council's 2009 Sustainability in Global Sourcing Summit in New York City on June 3rd. He will address the summit about "Social Responsibilty in Sourcing - The State of CSR in Sourcing. View the event details (ITSqc)