Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

forfaitiser

English translation:

fixed price projects/ contracts

Added to glossary by Ysabel812
Jun 3, 2008 08:59
16 yrs ago
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French term

forfaitiser

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Les clients externalisent et forfaitisent de plus en plus de services en local mais aussi en near et off-shore. Nous développons leurs nouvelles applications ou maintenons leur existant, ou prenons la responsabilité de la chaîne de tests jusqu’à la mise en production.

Discussion

Maureen Wilkins (X) Jun 3, 2008:
I think that it is literally to sign a fixed price contract with a supplier - which is effectively what outsourcing is usually about. In this sentence "externaliser" and "forfaitiser" are almost synonyms.
Ysabel812 (asker) Jun 3, 2008:
Or, another attempt, bundling?
Ysabel812 (asker) Jun 3, 2008:
Would packaging work here?
CMJ_Trans (X) Jun 3, 2008:
the idea is grouping or lumping together
Ysabel812 (asker) Jun 3, 2008:
"externaliser" is outsourcing, but "forfaitiser?"

Proposed translations

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fixed price projects/ contracts

While outsourcing, companies will either do on Time and Material basis or give projects on fixed price contracts.
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21 mins

outsource

making a contract with an IT services supplier.
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6 hrs

to use advantageously

:)
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11 hrs

outsource whole activities/services // outsource activities/services as a whole

Une idée, c'est ce que je comprends dans ce contexte.

externalisent et forfaitisent des services = externalisent l'ensemble d'une activité ou d'un service (idée de forfait), plutôt que de conserver un département au sein de la société, même restreint, en charge de l'activité en question et qui ne ferait appel à des prestataires externes (n'externaliserait) que pour certains types de dossiers/prestations ou en cas de besoin ponctuel.

p. ex. service juridique faisant appel à des conseils externes vs. totalité de l'activité juridique de la société réalisée par un cabinet externe ;

Dans votre cas, il me semble qu'il s'agit de l'externalisation de l'ensemble des services de test et modifications d'un prototype jusqu'à obtention du produit pouvant être mis en production. L'entreprise ne garde ainsi en son sein, p. ex., s'agissant du cycle de développement d'un nouveau produit jusqu'à sa mise sur le marché, que les dépts en charge de la R&D et de la production en série.
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19 hrs

bid off

The sense is that in contrast to simply outsourcing, where there can be price negotiations, the company will offer a fixed price or reserve auction price to whichever contractor will accept it. I.e. the price they offer is non negotiable, hence is a "forfait" which does not allow the contractor to negotiate or, later, claim payment for budget overruns, etc. It is the conversion of a negotiable offer into a fixed price offer when the winner will be the most eligible company willing to meet the stated price.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2008-06-04 04:58:11 GMT)
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Could also be "offer at a fixed price"
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