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Archive for May, 2006

Trends Point to Far-Reaching Changes in Government Outsourcing | Article

Trends Point to Far-Reaching Changes in Government Outsourcing | Article

Government outsourcing deals in the US have taken on significant new characteristics. Here are the big changes that put government deals on a par with commercial deals.

Is Your Information Secure? Outsourced IT Still Requires In-Sourced Risk Assessment | Article

Is Your Information Secure? Outsourced IT Still Requires In-Sourced Risk Assessment | Article

Outsourcing your IT doesn’t relieve you of security obligations. Try telling the CEO that it’s alright that you lost customer information because we have an IT outsourcing contract. Just don’t tell him about the supplier’s limitation of liability provision. Attorney Bruce Leshine shares legal ideas to protect your data in an outsourced environment.

Outsourcing the Headaches of Chasing Down Insurance Certificates | Article

Outsourcing the Headaches of Chasing Down Insurance Certificates | Article

Collecting certificates of insurance and managing insurance compliance is crucial in minimizing the financial risks from accidents occurring on your property. Here are the many reasons why companies like Coca-Cola Bottling Co. are turning to outsourced solutions for this process.

Homeless Management Helps Community Care for Indigent Citizens | Article

Homeless Management Helps Community Care for Indigent Citizens | Article

Wake County, North Carolina wanted to get a more accurate sense of its homeless and help them better. The county government and 16 non-profit and faith-based organizations worked with Softscape to develop and host a management information system. It’s been so successful New York City and Chicago adopted it, too.

Outsourcing Brings Better Service to Clients and an Award to the Program | Article

Outsourcing Brings Better Service to Clients and an Award to the Program | Article

Many parents in El Paso County, Colorado, don’t want to pay child support; the county has the second largest case load in the state. Outsourcing enforcement improved collections when the supplier offered performance awards to its staffers. And the kids won, too.

Buying Consortia: A Hybrid Outsourcing Solution To Remove the Headaches of Indirect Spend | Article

Buying Consortia: A Hybrid Outsourcing Solution To Remove the Headaches of Indirect Spend | Article

Today companies are joining buying consortia to purchase non-core supplies and processes that don’t give them a competitive edge. Read how this hybrid outsourcing solution allows members to both save significant sums and share knowledge.

Outsourcing Its IT Department Helps Falls Church Provide Services for Demanding Citizenry | Article

Outsourcing Its IT Department Helps Falls Church Provide Services for Demanding Citizenry | Article

Unfortunately for the city of Falls Church, Virginia, major IT employers like AOL are in its backyard, making high tech hiring brutal. Half the IT department was vacant before outsourcing solved the problem.

Trading Up – Outsourced EDI | Article

Trading Up – Outsourced EDI | Article

When its electronic data interchange administrator left, a manufacturer chose to outsource this function rather than replace him. Here’s why the company discovered the ROI of outsourcing was big.

Trend Report: New Strategies for Outsourced R&D | White Paper

Trend Report: New Strategies for Outsourced R&D | White Paper

A recent survey conducted by Outsourcing Center and sponsored by Wipro Technologies revealed a trend and shift in motivations for outsourcing R&D processes to an offshore service provider. This paper looks at the changing drivers as well as the evolving outsourcing strategy surrounding capturing value within the framework of those changing motivators.

High Performance in Human Resources: Outsourcing gives companies more control (not less) to improve HR and enable high performance | White Paper

High Performance in Human Resources: Outsourcing gives companies more control (not less) to improve HR and enable high performance | White Paper

It runs counter to our usual way of thinking: outsourcing operational management of HR processes through outsourcing actually increases your control over those same processes. By outsourcing with the right partner, organizations can not only lower their costs, but improve performance as well.