<s>
The	O
eSourcing	B-Application
Capability	I-Application
Model	I-Application
for	O
Client	O
Organizations	O
(	O
eSCM-CL	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
capability	O
model	O
intended	O
for	O
those	O
organizations	O
that	O
procure	O
or	O
source	O
IT-enabled	O
services	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
objectives	O
:	O
(	O
1	O
)	O
to	O
provide	O
guidance	O
to	O
client	O
organizations	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
improve	O
their	O
capabilities	O
throughout	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
the	O
supply	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
2	O
)	O
to	O
provide	O
client	O
organizations	O
with	O
objective	O
means	O
of	O
assessing	O
their	O
sourcing	O
capabilities	O
,	O
delegate	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
their	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
intensive	O
business	O
activities	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
provider	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
assess	O
their	O
sourcing	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
enables	O
client	O
organizations	O
to	O
appraise	O
and	O
improve	O
their	O
capability	O
in	O
fostering	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
more	O
effective	O
relationships	O
,	O
manage	O
these	O
relationships	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
experience	O
less	O
failures	O
in	O
their	O
client-service	O
provider	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eSCM-CL	B-Application
model	O
extends	O
the	O
eSCM-SP	O
structure	O
by	O
adding	O
another	O
phase	O
called	O
"	O
Analysis	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
it	B-General_Concept
includes	O
ongoing	O
practices	O
together	O
with	O
practices	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
phases	O
of	O
the	O
sourcing	O
life-cycle	O
:	O
Analysis	O
,	O
Initiation	O
,	O
Delivery	O
and	O
Completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eSCM-CL	B-Application
is	O
organized	O
as	O
five	O
capability	O
levels	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eSCM-CL	B-Application
contains	O
95	O
practices	O
grouped	O
into	O
17	O
groups	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
capability	O
areas	O
:	O
</s>
