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Composition of the SPY Index

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The SPY Index™ captures real-time data and analyzes historical information from six data sources:

  1. RampRate’s Historical Data: More than 137,000 IT sourcing price quotes and 8,800 IT sourcing contract term responses
    • Empirical information based on real-world IT sourcing deals
    • IT outsourcing vendor performance for different buyer types
    • IT outsourcing price, business term flexibility, and due diligence information
  2. RampRate ‘Custom-View’: Analysis of specific IT outsourcing vendor capabilities
    • Integrates knowledge from actual client experience to create consensus view
    • Focused on non-US geographic marketplaces
  3. Analyst ‘Research-View’: Neutral hub for IT outsourcing industry trends, best practices, and vendor ratings
    • Integrates knowledge from multiple analyst partners to create consensus view
    • Financial stability and M&A analysis
    • Value-added services and advanced features separated from hype
  4. IT Outsourcing Vendor Capabilities: Services data, list prices and actual quotes
    • Up-to-date information about each IT vendor product/service offered from regular surveys
    • Hidden performance attributes including past outages, staff turnover, etc.
    • Quantitative financial, customer satisfaction, and service provisioning metrics
  5. Customer Experience: Primary research on customer satisfaction
    • Ad hoc and deal-specific reference checks with current and former customers
    • Reason for renewing/cancellation/termination
    • Perception of value
  6. Cultural Compatibility: Cultural fit matching of clients and vendors
    • Balanced scorecards to predict potential frictions
    • Custom contract terms to prevent and mitigate future issues
    • Advanced psychometric evaluation of cultural fit

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