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CIO September 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
Hidden Costs of Offshore Outsourcing Moving jobs overseas can be a much more expensive proposition than you may think. |
CIO March 15, 2004 Edited by Elana Varon |
Debate Brews Over Jobs - Washington Watch Legislation targeting offshore outsourcing and a plan by president bush to welcome more foreign labor are fanning the election-year debate over jobs--and sending a mixed message to cios who are trying to develop outsourcing plans. |
CFO June 1, 2004 Durfee & O'Sullivan |
Offshoring by the Numbers Results of our survey of 275 finance executives at a broad range of companies. |
CIO April 15, 2006 Stephanie Overby |
The Three- or Four-Year Itch To succeed, relationships require love and attention. That's why CIOs - especially mid-market CIOs with limited resources - should factor in the costs of hand-holding when going offshore. |
CIO September 1, 2003 |
Going There, Doing That Asked about their companies' offshore outsourcing experiences and expectations, 101 CIOs, IT executives and managers in a survey confirmed what you might expect. India was the major destination. Labor costs were the biggest area for savings. And app development was the main activity. |
CIO May 12, 2009 Stephanie Overby |
The Truth About Obama's "Tax on Outsourcing" Misconceptions about President Barack Obama's plan to close overseas business tax loopholes abound. CIO.com sets the record straight about the five most common misperceptions. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges. |
CIO January 1, 2002 Tom Field |
How to Adapt Your Offshore Strategy to an Insecure World Today, amidst economic recession and terrorist warfare, there is heightened anxiety about the notion of handing off critical IT projects to vendors in such remote locales as India, Pakistan and the Philippines. Here are some tips from offshore outsourcing veterans. |
CIO April 1, 2002 Tom Field |
The Man in the Middle As budgets tighten and world tensions heighten, third-party brokers are stepping in to mediate deals between U.S.-based customers and offshore outsourcers... |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 David Blanchard |
IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today? |
CIO June 15, 2004 Ben Worthen |
Regulations: What to Worry About As the offshoring debate heats up, CIOs are scrambling to meet the demands of current and pending legislation. Here's what's real, what's not and how to cope. |
Bank Technology News August 2003 Karen Krebsbach |
Outsourcing: Fighting a Giant Sucking Sound Banks face backlash on IT job exports overseas |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Mandel & Madigan |
Commentary: Outsourcing Jobs: Is It Bad? An accelerating pace is raising concerns over its effects. Two BusinessWeek economists debate whether that's good or bad |
CFO March 17, 2003 Laton McCartney |
A Shore Thing? Risk and reward have always been major factors in offshore outsourcing. The trick, of course, is to mitigate the former while maximizing the latter. |
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 |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 David Blanchard |
Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone. |
CIO May 1, 2012 Maryfran Johnson |
Are CIOs Looking to Bring Outsourced IT Jobs Back In-House? Why CIOs are changing their outsourcing strategy to bring more IT jobs back in-house. |
Job Journal June 5, 2005 Rich Heintz |
Outsourcing America If you are a US worker, or hope to be, you don't have to read too many pages of the new book, Outsourcing America, to feel a chill down your spine. In fact, just scanning the opening sentences on the book jacket may be enough to make you queasy. |
CIO October 18, 2011 Stephanie Overby |
H-1B Visa Processing Delays Threaten IT Project Success The U.S. government's increased scrutiny of guest worker visa programs is leading to lengthy delays in processing IT outsourcing companies' applications for H-1B and L-1 visas. These delays are making it even more difficult for some IT groups and outsourcing providers to complete projects on time. |
CIO December 1, 2000 Tom Field |
For a Few Rupees More India's outsourcing industry is eager to move beyond its back-office image... |
Fast Company April 2004 Jennifer Reingold |
Into Thin Air Maybe offshoring is good for the economy in the long run. Maybe it will boost productivity and save companies. But it's causing real pain to real people, and they never thought it would happen to them. |
Global Services November 26, 2007 |
The Future of Engineering Services Outsourcing By 2010, expect to see further evidence of the transformation of the offshore engineering services market as it learns to meet the increasingly diverse and increasingly strategic needs of global corporations. |
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 |
Outsourcing Isn't "a Zero-Sum Game" Tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen says it's "the story of history" and that new jobs will arise in the U.S. as new industries are born. An interview with Marc about his businees philosophy is included. |
CFO June 1, 2004 Kris Frieswick |
The Backlash The only thing that will make the furor over offshoring worse is hiding from it. |
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2004 Julie Gallagher |
Uncovering Offshore Secrets Overly generous cost savings estimates can doom a carrier's offshore outsourcing effort before it even begins. In order to optimize success and manage expectations accordingly, insurers must take the hidden costs of these deals into consideration. |
CFO October 1, 2003 Abe De Ramos |
The China Syndrome U.S. companies are beginning to outsource technology research and development to India and China. Will a meltdown in tech jobs follow? |
CIO June 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
Inside Outsourcing in India Outsourcing to India can provide a huge payback -- if you're willing to work at it. Two offshore veterans share their hard-earned lessons to help you determine if Indian outsourcing is right for your company. |
Reason June 2004 Adrian Moore |
Importing Affluence Democrats and Republicans are now engaged in a partisan Three Stooges slap fight over who is more outraged by offshore outsourcing. |
CIO May 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
Staff Alert With outsourcing on the rise, CIOs are at the center of a morale crisis. They see many of their workers battling stress on the job. The best leaders learn to help employees now -- and keep them in the future. |
CIO September 1, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
India to Adopt Data Privacy Rules European Union data protection rules prompted India to enact its own law mandating safeguards for data sent to India for offshore outsourcing contracts. |
Job Journal June 1, 2008 Alesia Benedict |
Career Pros: Steering Clear of Offshore Outsourcing Jobs most likely to get shipped overseas, and how to avoid being left adrift. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Kate O'Sullivan |
Offshoring Spreads Its Wings From East Asia to Eastern Europe, offshore outsourcing is taking off. |
CIO September 15, 2005 Stephanie Overby |
It's Cheaper In China CIOs are beginning to see China as a cheaper alternative to India. Nypro, a global plastics manufacturer, shares some lessons from its experiences over there. |
Entrepreneur June 2005 Sheree R. Curry |
A Shore Thing? Many startups are sending jobs overseas. But does offshoring help or hurt business? |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
Manufacturing Is Not For the Faint at Heart -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Comments When asked to comment on the state of the industry, manufacturing managers throughout the United States share a common concern that the odds seem to be stacked against them. |
Global Services July 23, 2007 Juhi Bhambal |
Temp. Visas: Outsourcing's Thorny Issue As two Senators charge tech companies of bringing cheap foreign workers to the U.S., costing Americans their jobs, the thorny issue of supposed visa abuse once again mars an otherwise rosy outsourcing story. We trace the events of the last two months. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Outsourcing Obstacles Banks can save money with offshore outsourcing, but they need a plan to navigate the choppy waters. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Thoughts on Offshoring and Outsourcing Who benefits when companies move operations abroad? Relocating some operations offshore appears to be a smart economic move for some companies. But not all companies are thinking everything through before doing so. And as American jobs are lost, the issue of global outsourcing has become a hot one. Is it really so bad? |
CIO January 15, 2004 Stephanie Overby |
How to Safeguard Data in Dangerous World The mounting pressure to save money through offshore outsourcing poses a special dilemma for CIOs in the military-industrial complex. |
InternetNews February 8, 2008 Judy Mottl |
Offshoring Popular? Think Again A new survey shows a majority of CIOs aren't shipping work out of the U.S. |
CIO June 15, 2003 Stephanie Overby |
Offshore in Turbulent Times The United States' war on terrorism has had little effect so far on companies' offshore outsourcing decisions, but CIOs continue to beef up business continuity plans for their offshore operations. |
CIO July 15, 2006 Stephanie Overby |
2006 Global Outsourcing Guide Risks, rewards, challenges and opportunities, country by country. Asia: India... Philippines... Malaysia... China... Europe: Ireland... Romania... Hungary... Bulgaria... Africa: Ghana... The Americas: Mexico... Canada... Costa Rica... etc. |
CIO October 1, 2001 Meg Mitchell Moore |
Offshore Outsourcing Alive and Well As the economy in the United States continues to stumble, IT departments are looking for more ways to send their technology projects on a working vacation... |
CIO May 1, 2012 Stephanie Overby |
Outsourcing Declines, Are IT Jobs Coming Back? IT leaders and CIOs are reexamining their outsourcing mix and bringing some -- but not all -- IT back in-house |
CIO December 15, 2003 Art Jahnke |
We Can Shape The Global Economy Economist Lester Thurow says globalization can have long-term benefits for all Americans, but only if we move to shape what happens during the next few years. |
PC Magazine June 22, 2004 Michael J. Miller |
From Our Mailbag While I'd much rather talk about technology than politics in these pages, more discussion is called for regarding IT jobs moving offshore. |
CIO June 15, 2004 Richard Pastore |
My Lunch with the Elephant At CIO luncheons, somehow the conversation always comes around to that awkward topic: outsourcing. |
CRM February 2, 2004 Ginger Conlon |
The Great Outsourcing Debate The debate has its own benefit, that of providing information and opinion on both sides that could help companies decide what's right. |
CIO February 1, 2007 Stephanie Overby |
Secrets of Offshoring Success Even as offshore outsourcing has matured, best practices have been few. Now two top academics reveal the principles that should guide CIOs. |
CIO September 1, 2005 Stephanie Overby |
Backsourcing Pain JPMorgan Chase's decision to first outsource IT and then bring it back in-house stands as a cautionary tale for any CIO considering an outsourcing megadeal. |