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Archive for March, 2006

Intensifying Competition for Talent Causes Employers to Turn to Outsourcing for Benefits Programs | Article

Intensifying Competition for Talent Causes Employers to Turn to Outsourcing for Benefits Programs | Article

A recent study found a correlation between job and benefits satisfaction and employee loyalty/retention. But benefits programs are growing more costly and becoming increasingly difficult to administer. Here’s how outsourcing helps.

Taking the Sting Out of Nondeliverable Email Addresses | Article

Taking the Sting Out of Nondeliverable Email Addresses | Article

One-third of the email addresses to which a company sends marketing communication will bounce back as undeliverable over the course of a year. This is a huge problem for companies trying to stay in touch and increase revenue through email marketing. But outsourcing comes to the rescue in reconnecting with those people on a very affordable basis.

Second HR Outsourcing Venture is a Charm for SMB, Producing 85 Percent Savings | Article

Second HR Outsourcing Venture is a Charm for SMB, Producing 85 Percent Savings | Article

A 400-person manufacturing concern outsourced its employee evaluations; the effort failed. But the company needed to capture the benefits of HRO. The second time it found a supplier who delivered more than it promised.

HRO Buyers Advisory Board Members See Change in Future Outsourcing Engagements | Article

HRO Buyers Advisory Board Members See Change in Future Outsourcing Engagements | Article

Two members of the HRO Buyers Advisory Board discuss the process from a buyer’s perspective. Learn how deal with a supplier that doesn’t deliver and what to look for in an HRO transaction besides cost savings.

CIBC: How To Put Together A Successful Governance Program | Article

CIBC: How To Put Together A Successful Governance Program | Article

Historically, 50 percent of ITO deals failed. Hugh McDonald was determined that his bank’s deal with EDS would not be in that category. So he created a governance model, which includes a lifecycle matrix, to guarantee outsourcing success. It worked! Here’s why.

Phil Fersht’s Predictions for 2006 | Article

Phil Fersht’s Predictions for 2006 | Article

NelsonHall analyst Phil Fersht believes 2006 will be the year that has competitive bite. Here are his six cogent predictions about what will happen to HRO this year.

Q&A with Zach Lonstein,  Infocrossing CEO: The Beauty of a Business with Recurring Revenue | Article

Q&A with Zach Lonstein, Infocrossing CEO: The Beauty of a Business with Recurring Revenue | Article

Infocrossing is an IT supplier on the move. Editor Beth Ellyn Rosenthal finds out the lessons an outsourcing pioneer has learned over the past 30 years. Zach Lonstein shares his wisdom and his predictions.

When it Comes to Procurement, Traditional Outsourcing is not the Answer: Understanding the Managed Services Advantage | White Paper

When it Comes to Procurement, Traditional Outsourcing is not the Answer: Understanding the Managed Services Advantage | White Paper

While procurement and supply chain cost reduction initiatives have been around for decades, businesses are only just beginning to understand the compelling savings opportunities, according to Ariba, Inc.. This new approach, managed procurement services (MPS), can help add several percentage points to a company’s bottom line each year.

Billing Strategies for Innovative Business Models | White Paper

Billing Strategies for Innovative Business Models | White Paper

Outsourcing companies that manage financial processes as a strategic asset are able to go to market faster and outmaneuver their competition. This white paper by Softrax discusses how to manage billing–and the financial infrastructure–as a strategic asset capable of continually delivering competitive advantage.

What do you need in order to reduce energy costs? | White Paper

What do you need in order to reduce energy costs? | White Paper

INFORMATION! Learn how to get the information you need to turn your energy resources into power.

Using Predictive Analytics to Drive Customer Value | White Paper

Using Predictive Analytics to Drive Customer Value | White Paper

There are several techniques for customer analytics according to NCO Customer Management, Inc.. When data is complex and highly dimensional, and the process that gives rise to the data is not well understood, machine learning techniques generally provide superior results. Typically, the following steps are needed to develop a predictive model based on machine learning [...]