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CIO
August 1, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
CIOs Lack Adequate Cloud Computing Knowledge Cloud computing adoption is increasing rapidly, but CIOs' ability to structure and manage these deals is not keeping pace.   |
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 |
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 |
Wall Street & Technology
June 13, 2006 |
Spending More Can Be Satisfying Research from an outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm reveals a direct correlation between an organization's satisfaction with its outsourcing efforts and how much it invests in outsourcing management and governance. |
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
May 12, 2008
Imrana Khan |
The Sourcing Advisor Caveat Third-party advisors assistance may be one of the good reasons behind the overall satisfaction with the sourcing engagements you are involved in, but in many instances external advisors can hit hard on your pockets. |
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. |
HRO Today
Dec 2007/Jan 2008
Andy Teng |
The Sound of Silence With the start of a new year the HRO market is reassessing outsourcing strategies and opportunities. Signs of a stronger 2008 are in the works. |
HRO Today
April 2008
Andy Teng |
As HRO Market Evolves, Renewals Reflect Changes With the benefit of hindsight, buyers and providers head into the next generation of HR outsourcing with clearer goals and expectations regarding their enterprise engagements. |
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. |
Food Engineering
April 1, 2008 |
Outsourcing requires homework There's no doubt that outsourcing can save money and take the pressure off several business tasks -- if executed properly. But many companies don't do homework first, according to this Deloitte Consulting 2008 report. |
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. |
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. |
HRO Today
June 2008
Andy Teng |
Considering Governance First You wouldn't want to drive in a major city without traffic lights, so why take on outsourcing without a robust governance model? Remember, dedicating the right resources to managing the contract can help minimize problems later on. |
Global Services
October 27, 2008
Imrana Khan |
The Uncertain Global Economy A recent survey conducted by AMR Research with support from Global Services reveals that outsourcing sector will see minimal impact of the financial turmoil. |
CFO
March 1, 2009
Sarah Johnson |
No Way Out? The Satyam scandal has prompted companies to be more careful about outsourcing arrangements. |
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 |
Global Services
May 15, 2008
Deborah Kops |
Can this Marriage Be Saved? Governance is the new black for the outsourcing industry. Yet, it cannot control the nuances and behaviors that characterize relationships that often resemble marriages. And who ever heard of marriage governance? |
Global Services
September 1, 2008 |
The Definitive Survey of Sourcing Advisers Welcome to the first ever study on sourcing advisory companies that covers the views of service buyers and providers. |
HRO Today
June 2008
Jeff Krynski |
Department Governance: Striving Toward a More Perfect HRO Union When an outsourcing relationship sours, remediation can make things right. |
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 |
HRO Today
Jul/Aug 2008
Yvette Cameron |
The Three-legged Stool of BPO To maximize HRO effectiveness, maintain a three-way channel of communications. Technology providers should be a critical partner of outsourcing discussions. |
Global Services
May 1, 2008
Ed Nair |
The U.S. Slowdown: Survive & Thrive The global services industry had its best two quarters ever. And, the next few would be marked by measured optimism. A look at how customers and service providers plan to respond to a slowdown. |
InternetNews
January 9, 2008
Larry Barrett |
Outsourcing Market Will Remain Robust in 2008 Gartner predicts an 8.1 percent increase in outsourcing spending this year. |
CIO
December 16, 2009
Stephanie Overby |
DIY Outsourcing Saves Money, Adds Control Pricey IT consultants can be time savers but there are benefits -- beyond penny pinching -- to crafting your own outsourcing deal. |
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. |
CIO
November 1, 2000
Tracy Mayor |
Our Vendors, Ourselves - Interview: Frank Casale Frank Casale wants you to love your outsourcer as yourself... |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Carrie Mathews |
How to Improve Outsourcer Relationships A panel of IT professionals shares tips and insights on improving outsourcing relationships. |
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. |
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. |
HRO Europe
Oct/Nov 2007
Tim Palmer |
HRO Buyers Rethink Choices: Big or Small, Multi- or Single-process? Like everything else in life, context will determine the right decision. Do your homework and create a strategy that best suits your needs. |
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. |
CIO
February 1, 2006
Stephanie Overby |
Big Deals, Big Savings, Big Problems Large-scale outsourcing deals promise big savings, but they fail half the time. Here's how to make them work for you. |
Global Services
November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Deal Structures The global commercial outsourcing industry will produce $74 billion in revenue for the participating providers in 2007. The industry is growing at a rate of 4% to 5% per annum, and there are almost 2,000 active outsourcing agreements in place today. |
InternetNews
August 29, 2005
Tim Gray |
Financial Service Providers Should Outsource More To improve the bottom line, financial firms should send IT work out. |
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
January 1, 2002
Tom Field |
How to Get In and Out of an Outsourcing Deal How to structure IT outsourcing deals. |
CFO
December 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
Buyer Beware More companies than ever have experience with outsourcing. So why are deals still failing? |
CRM
January 1, 2007
John Bostick |
The Soul Searching That Comes with Sole-Sourcing It's popular to say that consolidating one's IT outsourcing activities with a single provider means having just one throat to choke. But who is really getting strangled in the long run? Multisourcing is a better choice. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
Global Services
December 7, 2008
Dinesh Goel |
Outsourcing in 2009: Uncertain As Never Before Apart from budgetary reductions, there will be actions planned on the part of the customers to get a bigger bang for the buck or more value for money. |
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
September 12, 2008
Philip Fersht |
The Parameters of Evaluating Sourcing Advisory Firms Third-party advisers assistance might be one of the reasons behind the increased level of satisfaction between you and your outsourcing partners. Here's what you should look for before engaging in a pact with these intermediaries. |
Global Services
December 7, 2008
Neeraja Kandala |
Global Legal-Services Market: Crisis Creates New opportunities Offshore legal services industry has been reporting over 40 percent growth annually and we can expect an even higher than average growth over the next two years. |
Global Services
December 7, 2008
James Champy |
What can Service providers do: Learn to Deliver More for Less Service providers can still grow during these challenging times. The reality, however, is that their profit margins will come under pressure. So service providers will have to adjust their business models to prosper and grow. |
CIO
February 1, 2004
David Clarke |
The Dangers of Outsourcing (and What to Do About Them) You may have just inked a fabulous outsourcing deal. But as the CTO of the Red Cross has learned, you have to be prepared for the end game. |
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 |
