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Global Services January 1, 2008 Deborah Kops |
Higher Standards Companies often expect that moving to an outsourcing or offshoring model results in the services equivalent of scaling tall buildings in a single leap. Are these expectations reasonable? |
Global Services June 27, 2007 Deborah Kops |
Building a House Without a Blueprint Rushing off to implement a range of outsourcing or offshoring initiatives without a view of the end game is like trying to build the proverbial dream house without taking the time to first put pencil to paper to develop a schematic. |
Global Services August 29, 2007 Deborah Kops |
It's Greek to Me One company's multitower contract is another's bundled deal. Are process and functional outsourcing synonymous? Whats the difference between shared services and captives? Why can't the industry use the same terminology? |
Global Services December 7, 2008 Chris Osentowski |
Global Sourcing Strategies Customers are conferring with their global sourcing providers to revisit their outsourcing strategies, procurement processes, transition and delivery commitments for what is expected to be a soft year. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Peggy Cope |
Globalization and the Future At the ONE Conference in Atlanta, experts tackled the cutting-edge questions of finance and procurement globalization. Here are some highlights from the presentations and panels. |
HRO Europe Oct/Nov 2007 Andy Teng |
Shared Services: Training Wheels for First-time Outsourcing Adopters? Should companies engage in shared services before they outsource? While some report better results with this intermediate step, others say it's not a necessity to achieving great HRO implementation. |
Global Services July 11, 2008 Mukherji & Singh |
The Next Wave of Outsourcing: Remote Infrastructure Management The rapid evolution in remote server-management technologies and IT architectures, changes in customer behaviors and demand patterns, and developments in the provider and offshore supply environment is propelling the industry toward accelerated adoption of RIM |
Global Services November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Deal Structures Business the world over is getting savvier -- and that also goes for outsourcing, as market trends today portend some notable shifts in IT and Business Process Outsourcing deal structures for 2010. |
Global Services March 6, 2008 |
Enabling Better Business & IT Alignment What will set apart great business leaders is the ability to adapt to and manage change well. Here are some tips for selecting and managing multiple IT service providers |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Fersht & Sappenfield |
Preparing the New Organization for Life After Outsourcing The cost and performance benefits of outsourcing are now generally recognized, but the range of benefits varies widely. And, much of this variability can be attributed to the company's ability to effectively transition to the new organization. |
Global Services October 31, 2008 Mike Beals |
Governance Tools Can be a Game Changer A successful outsourcing initiative requires the implementation of a disciplined outsourcing lifecycle methodology. To make this methodology work, both the customer and the service provider must together design an approach to govern the relationship using the right governance tools and guidelines |
Global Services August 1, 2008 Imrana Khan |
Truly Global A reality check on the multicountry global delivery model in outsourcing |
HRO Today April 2008 Barron & Ranjan |
Embracing the World's Offerings Global sourcing is increasingly a valuable tool for achieving business process outsourcing cost savings, and HR outsourcing buyers, long holdouts against offshoring, will finally start to give in to its alluring value. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 David I. Sheinfeld |
The Commoditization Of F&A Outsourcing With finance and accounting outsourcing providers cropping up on every street corner, the pressure is on for companies to distinguish themselves and their offerings to stay competitive. |
Global Services July 30, 2007 |
Outsourcing in a Vacuum The 1990s created a legacy of billions of dollars worth of outsourcing contracts that are now approaching renewal. How can organizations take re-sourcing or in-sourcing decisions when a large part of knowledge resides with the existing provider? |
Bank Systems & Technology February 24, 2010 Steve Martin |
Is Banking Ripe for Outsourcing? Several trends in the outsourcing provider space are altering the outsourcing value proposition for banks. |
CRM February 7, 2014 Kapoor & Santosh |
Making the Most of Shared Services Centers Move beyond cost reduction to a strategic partnership. |
Insurance & Technology December 6, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell |
Insurance Outsourcing Reaches New Levels of Maturity While many insurers are still struggling with the management of offshore resources, industry leaders are crafting long-term global sourcing strategies for strategic competitive advantage. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Bob Cecil |
Deals for the Next Decade of Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Increased buyer savvy paves the way for notable shifts in deal structure. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Menzigian et al. |
Outsourcing Order-to-Cash & Procure-to-Pay For finance and accounting outsourcing, an understanding of Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay unlocks new opportunities to create business impact. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Bob Cecil |
Value Judgment Assessments can help shared services add more value. Here's how. |
Global Services January 1, 2008 Blackman & Schweyer |
Buy-side Sourcing Careers The sourcing industry is being seen as a lucrative career path by many professionals. While the basis for a successful sourcing career is already established, firms now need to develop structures and development practices to foster the characteristics that define it. |
Global Services November 4, 2008 Jolie Newman |
The Innovation Imperative Understand the essential nature of innovation in outsourcing engagements. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
Knowledge-Based Outsourcing: Driving Deeper Insights Outsourcing is fairly commonplace in the world of pharma. Tracking, monitoring, and trend evaluation is not enough. Companies must now do more than assess what happened and why. |
Global Services October 29, 2007 Deborah Kops |
If the Shoe Fits, Wear it Is there a predictive fit between such characteristics as culture, measurement systems, ways of working, procurement strategy and the type of global services solutions specific companies should implement? |
HRO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Andy Teng |
The European Market Update Taking on HR outsourcing in a more measured way than North American counterparts, European HR leaders seem careful to make their outsourcing effort a more successful experience. |
Global Services July 1, 2008 Imrana Khan |
The Case for Transformation Beyond the hype about transformation there's some real work being delivered that makes the case for business transformation outsourcing. |
Global Services July 8, 2008 Namita Goel |
Speedsourcing Accelerating the sourcing process using an interactive and collaborative approach is not only desired, but also appropriate for many organizations today |
Global Services December 4, 2008 Andrew Efstathiou |
Revisiting Bank Sourcing in Troubled Times Can banks aggressively reduce cost with limited investment funds, managerial time, and limited growth prospects? |
Global Services December 4, 2008 Masur & Baldia |
Outsourcing in a Challenging Economy: The Multisourcing Alternative Many companies today are increasingly recognizing the possible benefits of a newer strategy known as multisourcing, which may well be a particularly effective strategy in rough economic times |
Global Services August 26, 2008 Lisa Ross |
Choosing the Best Outsourcing Approach One of the latest trends in finance outsourcing is that CFOs are seeking an integrated service delivery approach to outsourcing, instead of a piecemeal approach, to gain greater efficiency, effectiveness, and control and compliance of their finance and accounting (F&A) business process |
Insurance & Technology May 16, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Effective Vendor Management Enables Insurance Companies to Get the Most Out of Software, IT Services and Outsourcing Contracts Questions and answers about insurer/vendor relationships. |
Global Services October 1, 2008 Avinash Vashistha |
Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities They are not Bangalores or Makatis yet; but they could get there sooner. There are nine new entrants and six dropouts from the 2007 list of the top 50 global outsourcing cities. |
Bank Technology News October 2008 Anthony Jabbour |
For Cost Cuts BPO and SaaS Still Deliver Banks are constantly looking for ways to dramatically reduce their IT costs; some banks have already launched programs targeted at cost reductions in the range of 50 percent. |
Global Services December 2, 2008 Phil Fersht |
How to Structure and Execute Your Outsourcing Strategy Entering into an outsourcing engagement is not a decision that should be hurried. Here's how to take an organized approach to designing your global outsourcing strategy. |
Global Services December 2, 2008 Paul Roehrig |
New Market Shifts Will Drive: Next Generation IT-Services Outsourcing Today's turbulent business environment can all but paralyze enterprise planning. IT faces this impact as much as any other business function, but the reality is that commerce must continue |
Wall Street & Technology December 28, 2009 Michael Lobosco |
Evaluating Outsourcing Options The technology and capabilities of outsourced portfolio management systems offer functionality that is comparable to their installed counterparts. But not all outsourced solutions are created equal. |
CRM January 1, 2007 Pawan Verma |
Offshore Call Center Activities By understanding the external and internal risks and by putting in place plans to manage or avoid these risks, companies can successfully offshore call center activities and meet corporate objectives. |
Bank Systems & Technology May 7, 2007 Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Bank Tech Experts Discuss Vendor Relationships Here, these industry experts talk about outsourcing and offshoring along with other areas of bank tech concerns. |
Global Services September 25, 2008 |
Sales Strategies to Succeed in a Tough Economy The basics of selling and account management do not change in a tough economy. Regardless of the level of business economic conditions, the selling teams in service provider companies only need to make some tactical adjustments to reach their revenue goals. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Steer et al. |
Wishful Thinking or Absolute Necessity? Shared Services Strategy Making the most of a shared-services model depends on a number of variables. Read on for more information. |
CIO June 1, 2004 Susan H. Cramm |
Desperation Outsourcing We've all seen desperation outsourcing rationalized under the guise of strategy. But these "strategic initiatives" really are ham-handed attempts at rectifying larger ills |
CIO November 14, 2012 Stephanie Overby |
IT Services Get Closer to Home IT chiefs find that domestic outsourcing (as opposed to offshoring) is becoming more attractive as it delivers advantages such as agility, speed and innovation |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Michael J. Steer |
Picking the Right Model There is a definite shift toward a more sophisticated and segmented view of processes outsourcing with the relatively unsophisticated model of "all or nothing" morphing into a more hybrid solution. |
CIO May 10, 2012 Stephanie Overby |
5 Outsourcing Trends to Watch Deals are getting smaller, with new pricing models, while security and cloud computing become hot topics. |
Bank Technology News June 2007 Geeta Sankappanavar |
Financial Services Outsourcing: Not If, But When BPO companies now offer a way to achieve the cost and quality advantages of strategic global outsourcing without the risks of losing control of the operation and without the investment costs of setting up their own offshore centers. |
HRO Today May 2008 Baader & Cameron |
Divide and Conquer, Part Two In this conclusion of a two-part article, the authors examine the steps necessary to target the right processes for your organization's alternative service delivery strategies. |
CIO February 1, 2003 Lorraine Cosgrove Ware |
Save Time and Money: Outsource Software Implementation - By the Numbers Companies that outsource packaged-software implementations can benefit from shorter time to implementation and lower costs as opposed to taking on these tasks in-house. |
Insurance & Technology May 4, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell |
Economy Drives Exploration of New Outsourcing Opportunities Insurers are slightly more cautious about the financial, political and security risks of offshoring, but they are keen to find new BPO opportunities. |
Global Services October 7, 2008 Namita Goel |
Managing Disputes Who suffers the most in case of a dispute -- customer or service provider? Whose fault is it anyway? Who's holding the ball at the time of deal termination or disagreements? Is it possible to carry on an outsourcing relationship after a nasty scrap? Here's a reality check |