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The England football team has done rather better at this World Cup than most people expected.  The team’s manager, Gareth Southgate, is credited with being the catalyst that enabled what …

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what is a ‘critical’ or ‘important’ function? Over the years I’ve had many conversations around what is and isn’t outsourcing. One issue is whether the service in scope is significant …

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