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Data security has become the number one issue in outsourcing contract negotiations, reports John Delaney of Morrison & Foerster. Buyers believe suppliers have superior processes, so they should be responsible for security breaches. But suppliers know no system is immune. Here’s how to handle the conflict.
Claus-Peter Sommer and Zachary Misko of KellyOCG say the recruitment process outsourcer has seen more opportunities in the last eight weeks than in the previous 18 months. Companies are taking a fresh look at their hiring processes now so they are prepared when the next hiring crush arrives. The executives describe how RPO is driving this metamorphosis.
Eric Rea, president of se2, believes outsourcing may be one of the best ways for insurance companies to survive the current difficult times. He sees them as a call to action to make the necessary changes to an outmoded business model. se2 even has an innovative way to finance the transition.
Research by three leading companies finds a new trend in contact center outsourcing: a growing preference for domestic or nearshore locations. Why? Greater ease in managing the engagement and lower risk of alienating important customers due to accent and cultural issues. Today, more companies are increasingly reluctant to consider offshore locations. Read about changing landscape and the forces creating that change.
Three years ago book publisher John Wiley & Sons was about to purchase Blackwell Publishers. The acquisition created a challenging situation for Wiley’s IT department: it had to keep its other businesses going before, during, and after the acquisition. But the publisher didn’t want to grow its internal IT staff. Offshoring was the answer.
When a legacy payroll system and its supplier became a burden to an Australian food company, it had to decide what to do: bring the process back in house or find an outsourcing partner. The company selected Aussiepay’s hosted ASP model. The result: the company cut its weekly payroll time in half and reduced administration tasks with self-service, in addition to being able to interface directly with government tax offices.
The landscape of potential outsourcing suppliers has exploded over the last decade. With the maturation of offshore delivery from India, many companies ask the Everest Research Institute: Who are the offshore suppliers I don’t know but should know? Jimit Arora and Eric Simonson list five offshore players you should meet.
Changing market dynamics are likely to reshape public sector outsourcing over the next few years. Everest’s Samir Jog describes seven events that are molding the market.
A new study by the Conference Board and Accenture HR Services discovered four forces came together in 2004 to encourage governments to outsource HR. Here’s what’s happening.
What is the biggest mistake buyers make when they offshore? How do you navigate cultural differences? Jeroen Tas, Vice Chairman of MphasiS, does a Q&A.
Although trust grows over time and successful outsourcing alliances evolve to become even more beneficial for both parties, the true foundation for success lies in the hands of buyers when they begin seeking a services provider. That spot in time when a buyer determines its objectives (the outcomes it wants to pay a provider to produce) and then matches its provider selection criteria to those aims is crucial to outsourcing success. Microsoft definitely demonstrated how to do it when it selected VMC Consulting for testing and other IT support services for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.
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Manufacturing industry trends – The National Association of Manufacturers predicted US manufacturing production will increase by more than six percent this year. Headlines also declare that manufacturing growth in the UK is at a four-year high, and demand is strong in Australia.
Partners in the Chicago, London, Sydney, and Hong Kong offices of Baker & McKenzie share their observations about trends in their regions and their industries, including their thoughts on offshoring. Is outsourcing the legal department the next BPO process?
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.
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