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Finance and Accounting Outsourcing of the Future: More Technology-Enabled Processes and a New Supplier Landscape

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Verticalization. Major changes in the supplier landscape. Melding process and technology to boost FAO processes to the next level. Here is what our experts are predicting for future trends in finance and accounting outsourcing. Ritesh Idnani, Vice President and Head, Global Sales and Marketing for Infosys BPO, believes finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) will grow …

UK Insurance Company’s Outsourcing Success Combines Cost Savings with Long-Term Efficiency Increases

Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer

Changes in technology and the business landscape and new government regulations forced Equity Insurance Group to implement strategic changes to remain competitive. Offshoring to WNS was so successful the parties added gain-sharing in the second contract.

Why Shell Created an ‘Ecosystem’ of Three Suppliers When It Outsourced its IT Infrastructure

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Instead of outsourcing its IT infrastructure to just one supplier that takes care of everything, Shell chose to outsource to best-of-breed suppliers. It created an IT ecosystem designed to encourage three suppliers to work together. Read how they made multi-sourcing a success.

How Two Partners Made the Largest Pan-European Finance and Accounting Engagement Work

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Unilever Europe has 80 factories in 24 countries. The division used 18 ERP systems and hundreds of different finance processes, which led to high costs and varying reliability. IBM turned the organization upside down. This contract is groundbreaking in the FAO BPO sector in Europe in both size and scope.

How Outsourced IT Provided Wireless for the Citizens, Cut the Crime Rate, and Helped Minneapolis During a Crisis

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

This relationship captured the best in show award because it demonstrated excellence in partnering while revamping the city’s IT infrastructure, including installing a city-wide Wi-Fi network. This new infrastructure played a crucial role in the city’s swift response to the I-35 bridge collapse and the success of the Republican National Convention when the entire nation was watching.

How Process Rigor Helped Sun Microsystems Innovate

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

During the transition CSC had to move 55 percent of Sun’s application development offshore, hire 450 employees in India during a national boom, and build two data centers in 60 days. Sun Microsystems expected CSC to produce immediate productivity gains with 42 fewer people, maintain service to 35,000 Sun employees, and support 600 applications. Here’s why it worked.

Early HRO Adopter Adjusts to Change and Strengthens Provider Relationship

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Prudential Financial realized it had to run HR like a business when it prepared to go public. Whenever there is a business challenge, the two partners use a technique they learned from transition: select one executive from each company to craft a solution together. And Prudential helps Hewitt learn how its new products will work in the real world.

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