Katja Ruud is a Sr. Director Analyst in the Infrastructure and Communications Services team in the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management group. Her personal research agenda focuses on the full aspects of provisioning or procuring mobile, WAN and fixed voice services offering support on, e.g., vendor selection and evaluation, RFP negotiation, pricing, and terms and conditions.
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Ruud was a Market Analyst at Cable & Wireless (now Vodafone), where she covered the competing service providers and their capabilities with specific voice services' responsibility. At Sakura Bank, her responsibility entailed company and industry analysis related to corporate credit facilities and IPOs.
Cable & Wireless
Market Analyst Manager
Sakura Bank
Industry Analyst Manager
Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management Leaders
B.S., Honors, Industrial Economics, Warwick University
1Select the most appropriate provider for networking services (fixed and mobile)
2Get a deal that is competitive, fit for purpose and with strong terms and conditions
3How to strategize around voice services and usage
4How to write a RFP that both reflects requirements and is realistic to yield responses
5What does good operational quality from your service provider look like and how to get it