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'''Sourcing advisory''' is the use of third-party (external entity) advise during the sourcing process. As such, it may refer to advise sought during [[outsourcing]], [[offshoring]] or [[global sourcing]]. Advisors can be independent consultants or management consulting firms. <ref>Overview of outsourcing advisory firms, Forrester Group [http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,40655,00.html]</ref>

 

Given the strategic nature of the advisory and the prevalence of [[sourcing]] amongst global organizations, most [[management consulting]] firms today offer [[sourcing advisory]] services. Global [[management consulting]] firms with known sourcing practices include [[McKinsey & Company]] <ref>McKinsey Business Technology Office [http://www.mckinsey.com/clientservice/bto/pointofview/outsourcing.asp]</ref>, [[The Boston Consulting Group]], [[Booz & Company]]<ref>Booz & Company IT Outsourcing advisory services [http://www.booz.com/global/home/what_we_do/services/it/it_in_the_ati_sectors/it_outsourcing_advisory_services]</ref>, [[Deloitte]]<ref>Deloitte Outsourcing advisory services [http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/section_node/0,1042,sid%253D45635,00.html]</ref> etc. In addition, there exist a host of specialized sourcing advisors, such as TPI<ref>TPI official web site [http://www.tpi.net/]</ref>, [[Everest Group]], neoIT <ref>neoIT official web site [http://www.neoit.com/]</ref>, EquaTerra <ref>EquaTerra official web site [http://www.equaterra.com/]</ref> etc., that focus on providing sourcing advisory and research inputs to the industry.