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OUTSOURCING-STRATEGY8 MIN READ

The 'Buy vs. Build' Sanity Check

Evaluate when to build internal capability versus outsourcing activities to third parties.

The 'Buy vs. Build' Sanity Check Identify one recurring, low-impact task that consumes your team's time but isn't a core driver of your business's competitive advantage. This could be anything from compiling a weekly report to managing a social media calendar. Use the template below to draft an email exploring what it would take to delegate or outsource this work. Hi [name], I'm looking for support with a recurring task: [briefly describe the task, e.g., 'compiling our weekly sales activity report']. This currently takes my team about [number] hours per week and involves [mention 1-2 key steps, e.g., 'pulling data…

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