Flexibility in Service Contracts: How to Build It and Keep It
Bill Bierce
Flexibility in legal outsourcing contracts bears striking similarities to a team of professional athletes under the tutelage of a watchful coach.
Research & Insight
Monthly archives: March, 1999
The Dynamics of Outsourcing in Australia
Dr. Ognian Pishev, Vitosha Software (Australia)
Although information technology did not occupy the place it deserved in party platforms during Australia’s September 1998 election, IT was brought to the public forefront by industry bodies. Australia is currently at a critical juncture of its multi-billion-dollar outsourcing industry, and the general concensus is that reform is needed.
Communication: Cornerstone For Building Flexibility
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
More and more, companies enter into outsourcing agreements as a strategy to remain competitive. But rapid technological advancements change the competition; hence, an essential element of an outsourcing agreement must be flexibility. G2R, which specializes in providing research and management consulting, assists end users and vendors in constructing effective sourcing agreements.
No Seams
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Industry studies reveal that most customers who become dissatisfied select another provider, rather than return the functions in-house. Stephen Fordham, Senior Director of Employee Care at Convergys Corporation.