Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Suppliers are moving the back office to the four corners of the globe. At the same time, buyers, now firmly committed to offshore solutions, are wrestling with the decision to select a near shore or farshore provider. Here’s what’s going on in offshore outsourcing.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Peter Bendor-Samuel reflects on ITO outsourcing in 2002. His take: service providers are under price pressure because of increased competition from offshore suppliers and new potential powerhouses created by acquisitions. Then, he predicts what will happen in 2003.
Paul J. N. Roy, Partners, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Outsourcing continues to provide significant business opportunities for customers. But it also represents new risks. At the same time, the outsourcing market is continuing to evolve toward the newer terrain of business process outsourcing. Paul Roy of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw discusses how to stay in the deal and out of court.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Five trends are reshaping ITO. Hot new markets and business transformation outsourcing are two of the major trends altering the landscape.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
With competition on all sides, banks have to invest in enabling technologies to stay current. Yet this economy dictates that they cut costs, too. The only way to do both is to outsource.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Six major trends dominated retail outsourcing in 2002. Good news for providers: retailers are shopping for outsourced solutions as they struggle to do more with less.
Katherine Swarts, Business Writer
Technology seems to change at mach speed. Companies often don’t have the time or the capital to train their workers to keep up. Outsourcing allows them to plug into qualified specialists when the demand arises.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Design your strategy carefully. Source outside the box. Pete Quigney of EDS shares his thoughts on a successful labor procurement.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
When Nortel selected a service provider, the low cost offer did not prevail since Nortel wanted the best cultural fit. CSC won the deal after its negotiating team announced they would be the ones heading the account.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
You have to acquire millions of dollards of IT equipment and also reduce your staff. At the same time, your orders are to significantly reduce your budget and also ensure excellence in client service. What’s your strategy? Here’s how one company used the strategy of outsourcing to achieve those objectives…and more.
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