Academic Alliance Partners

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™ is concerned with all aspects of outsourcing on a global level. Our corporate and professional members are diverse in size, industry, region, and service focus. Through our member feedback from surveys, research, chapter and event activity, we endeavor to continue expanding our membership benefits to better enhance the value of our organization to all of our members.

IAOP™ acknowledges the importance of continually educating our members by developing research and providing academic based best standards that improve the industry and outsourcing as a profession. 

With this goal in mind, IAOP has formed unique multi-dimensional relationships with strategic Academic Alliance Partners.

Duke C.I.B.E.R. Fuqua School of Business
Offshoring Research Network

The Duke University Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) was established in 1992 by the Duke Fuqua School of Business. The center develops teaching materials for studies in international business, hosts workshops and conferences, promotes faculty development and international research and engages in outreach projects.

The Offshoring Research Network (ORN), headed by Dr. Arie Y. Lewin, has a strong relationship with IAOP, and IAOP Chairman Michael F. Corbett sits on the ORN Global Team. ORN’s Project Director Jeff Russell sits on the IAOP European Advisory Board. IAOP and DUKE ORN collaborate in many ways, including:

Ř   Research studies that contribute to IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge (OPBOK) and its Knowledge Center, Firmbuilder.com

Ř   Presentation of professional executive training such as the Successful Outsourcing & Offshoring Strategies (SOOS) class

Ř   Duke-associated IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain, hosting The 2008 European Outsourcing Summit, presented by IAOP

Carnegie Mellon University
IT Services Qualification Center (ITSqc)

The IT Services Qualification Center (ITSqc) is a multidisciplinary group of researchers, practitioners, and organizations that address the needs of IT-enabled service providers and their clients. It develops quality eSourcing Capability Models (eSCMs) for both service providers and their clients, which are a set of complementary best practice standards for sourcing relationships.

ITSqc is directed by Dr. Jane Siegel along with Associate Director Jeff Perdue and Dr. Bill Hefley. IAOP is an affiliate member of the ITSqc Consortium, and Dr. Hefley is on the 2009 Global Outsourcing 100 evaluation panel. Carnegie Mellon ITSqc and IAOP collaborate on:

Ř   Stimulating and promoting industry participation in creation, validation and use of eSourcing Capability Models and the COP program

Ř   Research related to the validation of eSCM models

Ř   Contributions to the IAOP Career Mapping Initiative

Ř   Insight and articles of interest to all IAOP members

Syracuse University
Outsourcing Professional Institute (OPI)

The Outsourcing Professional Institute (OPI) at Syracuse University, led by Director James Shea, works with IAOP to enable business leaders to maximize their outsourcing initiatives and successfully manage their outsourcing relationships. Joint collaborations include:

Ř   Development and deployment of the online Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Master Class

Ř   Creation, update and review of the COP examination