This month marks the final installment in PURCHASING'S IT Procurement Best Practices series—but not the end of the magazine's relationship with the IT Procurement Working Group, an organization of purchasing professionals that meets quarterly to share best practices. Readers may see additional stories on IT procurement practices provided by members in the months ahead. This issue's story outlines a process for purchasing IT staffing services recently implemented at SunTrust Bank by Larry Sparkman, assistant VP, strategic sourcing. He estimates resulting cost savings at 20% annually for just one aspect of the buy.

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