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Global Services
August 5, 2008
Namita Goel |
Sourcing Catalysts The downturn has supposedly worked well for the vendor-management tools providers as companies are increasingly opting for these performance-management and monitoring tools to manage complex multilevel and multivendor outsourcing relationships   |
CIO
June 13, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
No. 1 Gripe with Outsourcers: Lousy Service An outsourcing survey finds CIOs need to improve vendor management. |
Insurance & Technology
May 4, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Conning Research: P&C Offshore BPO May Accelerate Property/Casualty insurers save an average of 32 percent on offshore versus onshore business process outsourcing alternatives, according to Conning Research & Consulting. |
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 |
FAO Today
Jan/Feb 2008
Ramakrishnan & Frangulescu |
Are You Winning? Complement your Service Level Agreements by using a strategic sourcing scorecard. |
CIO
May 7, 2009
Stephanie Overby |
Applied Materials: Looking to Flexible Offshoring Deals to Survive Applied Materials' CIO Ron Kifer had to get creative to cut costs, renegotiating with offshore providers and easing up on service levels. |
CRM
February 1, 2006
MacGibbon & Schumacher |
BPO's Next Level Exploring the possibilities of high-value-added BPO, as well as its more traditional productivity improvements, will help businesses create differentiated, compelling value propositions. |
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. |
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. |
ONLINE
Jul/Aug 2008
Ginsburg & Noorlander |
Investigating Outsourcing and Offshoring Research For 15 years, there have been discussions on whether or not to outsource research. You would think the issue would be resolved by now, but today we have more questions than answers. |
CIO
January 30, 2013 |
IT Offshoring Still Works, If You're Careful Three CIOs say that the benefits of offshore outsourcing still resonate -- if you learn from previous missteps and manage the risks |
Global Services
October 23, 2008
Phil Fersht |
Will The U.S. Turn Into a Competitive Sourcing Location? The next President will have an impact on the U.S.'s potential as a sourcing location. So, is the U.S. in a position to step up as a serious BPO or ITO location? |
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
August 5, 2014
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing Customers Mad as Hell, Ready to Walk IT outsourcing customers are demanding more from their providers and consider showing the door to those who can't move up the value chain of IT services, according to a recent survey. |
CIO
April 6, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
IT Outsourcing in Latin America: 9 Things Your Vendor Won't Tell You The Latin American IT services market is heating up, but buyer beware: There are hidden costs and issues that could affect your nearer-shore outsourcing deal. |
CIO
August 8, 2007
Lauren Gibbons Paul |
ABC: An Introduction to Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) SLAs are a critical component of any vendor contract. Beyond listing expectations of service type and quality, an SLA provides remedies when requirements aren't met. |
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. |
Global Services
September 20, 2007 |
Outsourcing by Europe Until recently, the outsourcing of IT and business services from Europe was primarily restricted to the U.K. and large firms on the continent. Now it seems as if the rest of the continent has begun to wake up to the opportunities provided by 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. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2006 |
More to Offshore Most financial institutions are not taking full advantage of the potential cost benefits of offshore outsourcing, according to a survey of global financial services companies. |
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 |
PHONE+
November 30, 2009
Drew Allgeier |
Collaborating Within the Channel When the going gets tough, the telecom and networking industries and their channel partners get collaborative. |
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. |
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. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Offshoring Spreads Its Wings From East Asia to Eastern Europe, offshore outsourcing is taking off. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 30, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Banks Beginning to See the Light Of Distant Shores Slowly but surely, financial institutions are spending more on IT outside of the United States. |
Bank Technology News
December 2004
Jeremy Quittner |
A Reversal of Fortune? What may look like a reversal of fortune for providers of outsourcing services in financial services, appears to be something of an anomaly. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Complexities of Offshore Outsourcing This is not a simple issue, and perhaps companies should not base the decision on whether to offshore jobs simply on expected cost savings. Instead, many other factors should be considered. |
Inc.
December 2005
Darren Dahl |
Outsource the Outsourcing Few entrepreneurs have the time or expertise to find the right offshore contractor. Fortunately, a new breed of broker can do it for you. |
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... |
CIO
September 9, 2009
Albert Eng |
Getting More Value from Offshore Vendors Apply these simple criteria to evaluate potentially strategic offshore partners. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
June 16, 2004
Anthony O'Donnell |
Room for Improvement Insurers should be more aggressive in managing outsourcing's risks and reaping its rewards as part of an overall sourcing strategy. |
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. |
InternetNews
June 3, 2010 |
The Long Road Back for IT Outsourcing IT outsourcing providers suffered as much or more than any other sector during heart of the economic meltdown and pundits say the recovery won't happen overnight. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Jill Jusko |
Avoid Outsourcing Headaches Open communication sets the stage for a more successful outsourcing relationship. |
CIO
September 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Backlash As a growing number of IT jobs move overseas, some CIOs and economists prophesy a political storm against offshore outsourcing. |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 10, 2004
Katherine Burger |
Off Base on Offshore? I've covered the financial technology industry long enough to remember when outsourcing used to be called third-party processing, service bureau, or facilities management. |
Global Services
November 5, 2007
Singh & Puryear |
Beyond Single Site, Single Provider As companies measure their offshore presence, they grapple with two large challenges. First, the increasing imbalance between workforce supply and demand, and second, where to site their offshore activities. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2012
Andrew Dick |
Healthcare Headaches Various issues delay medical real estate construction. |
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 |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 27, 2008
Cory Levine |
Offshore Outsourcing of IT Losing Popularity Offshore IT outsourcing has taken a sharp downturn in popularity, due to the difficulty in managing it, and lower-than-expected cost savings. |
CRM
March 2011
Robert Wollan |
The Service Provider--Customer Paradox Fewer consumers are switching, but that doesn't mean they are happy. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 19, 2007
Paul McDougall |
Big Surge for Bank Offshore Outsourcing, Deloitte Study Predicts Banks in the U.S. and other countries will dramatically increase the percentage of their IT budgets devoted to procuring technology services from offshore providers operating from low-wage countries, such as India and China, over the next three years. |
CIO
September 9, 2010
Michael Overly et al. |
Offshoring: Ways to Reduce Your Risks When Congress, States Threaten Restrictions Proposed bills in Congress and in state legislatures aim to discourage offshoring, but you can use your contracts to reduce the risk to your company if such measures are enacted. |
CFO
November 17, 2003
Polly Schneider Traylor |
Outsourcing More work is being sent packing, often far away. To make it pay off, management must adapt. |
