The general IT outsourcing marketplace has matured rapidly over the past 15 years, moving from a world of large, all-encompassing outsourcing agreements, to a world of relatively standard approaches to services, service levels and pricing that are common and benchmarkable around the world. Unfortunately, outsourcing in the banking industry has not matured in the same [...]
During the heat of the August monsoon, I traveled to New Delhi to speak at the NASSCOM BPO Strategy Summit. The sights, smells and intensity of India never cease to amaze and delight me. I speak at conferences all over the world including world-class events hosted by Sourcing Interests Group (SIG) and IAOP. All three [...]
It’s not easy being an independent insurance agent these days. Margins are down, the market is soft and direct sellers are promoting a virtual, ‘click-and-pick’ approach to an industry traditionally built on personal relationships and trust. To increase profitability, these agencies have to run lean, automating as many processes as possible. However, even with the [...]
Wipro Voice: Manish Dugar, Senior Vice President, BPO Historically companies outsourced business processes to save money or gain process efficiency. But as service provider offerings and buyers matured, BPO can now become a revenue enabler, according to Manish Dugar, senior vice president, BPO. In some cases, old, outdated technology and antiquated processes in the back [...]
Today, there’s a bifurcation in the marketplace between people who want full-time jobs at any one company and those who eschew them, according to Kip Wright, the executive who manages TAPFIN, the global MSP offering of ManpowerGroup Solutions. The growth of this new kind of worker is changing the way companies outsource their recruiting. Now, [...]
Behind each award-winning global outsourcing relationship is a fascinating story of extraordinary people, excellence in service delivery, lots of sweat equity, some painful bumps in the road, a mutual willingness to constructively solve problems, and trust earned. Contracts were awarded as a result of a competitive bid, so they started with a blank recipe card. [...]
Back in the days when father knew best and Donna Reed was in the kitchen, most workers had full-time jobs. Today, more and more companies are adding contingent (anyone who is not full time) labor to the mix to get the most out of their talent. In some cases, the current contingent workforce is typically [...]
You are a global company with a common problem: each country handles its BPO processes differently. Executives at corporate have difficulty calculating costs and running analytics since they can’t get an accurate overall picture because they have to compare apples with oranges. One solution: harmonize and standardize global processes using one ERP system. How do [...]
Hello. Are you paying your cell phone or landline provider too much? With the bills today so complex, how do you really know? The difficulty becomes geometrically more challenging for corporations with thousands of phone lines, data lines, switches, cell phones and tablets for which it now must pay. “The current economy is forcing many [...]
Choosing an independent software testing company can improve quality and speed your time to market while reducing risks and costs. This paper will explore both the single-source and the multi-source approach to application development, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each, and conclude with why multi-sourcing is the optimal choice. Click here to download this [...]
Outsourcing provides many benefits, including the realization of improved efficiency, speed and agility to deliver services. Unfortunately, research indicates that the ability to sustain high value realization over the complete life cycle of the outsourcing agreement is a major challenge. This paper discusses how clients and providers can shift their focus in order to minimize [...]
When you begin evaluating service providers the basic requirements are straightforward. You want a provider with expertise in your industry, a deep understanding of your processes and a proven track record of superior delivery. The provider should be responsive, communicate clearly and demonstrate that it wants your business. However, because these are table stakes in [...]
How does a young college entrepreneur with a great idea make his dream come true with no real computer skills or a big bank account? For Brian Stewart, the answer was turning to Freelancer.com. Freelancer.com, according to Matt Barrie, CEO, is the largest online outsourcing Web site. “We bring outsourcing down to the consumer level. [...]
You’d think with today’s record unemployment it would be easy to fill jobs. Not so for jobs in sales or those requiring tech skills. Today it’s taking longer to fill them and employers have to make more offers to get a taker. Jim McCoy explains why.
Buyers of outsourcing services want their service providers to invest in technologies that bring continual improvement to the outsourced processes. Providers want to invest only where it is also beneficial to their margins in the long run. Therein lies a conflict. Are there reliable predictors of a buyer’s intent for a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship [...]
Ritesh Idnani is the chief operating officer of Infosys BPO and one of the 15 members of the executive leadership team at the Infosys group of companies. He successfully helped scale Infosys’s BPO business from $43 million in FY 2005 to $427 million in FY 2011. Based in New York City, Idnani focuses on managing [...]
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