Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) gets right to the point about outsourcing these days, explaining that it is no longer about costs or strategy. It is about survival. CSC firmly believes that information technology (IT) is no longer just a business tool but, rather, IT is the business, for it is central to any business strategy.(outsourcing)
Although information technology did not occupy the place it deserved in party platforms during Australia’s September 1998 election, IT was brought to the public forefront by industry bodies. Australia is currently at a critical juncture of its multi-billion-dollar outsourcing industry, and the general concensus is that reform is needed.
At the time it was formed in June of 1997, DuPont’s IT Alliance was the single largest technology management agreement in the information technology industry; but it wasn’t just another outsourcing deal.
The Emergence of the Network. Outsourcing of the network management function is not yet as widespread as Information Technology (IT) outsourcing. However, that situation is changing as networks assume more and more importance in networks.
Major changes are taking place at General Motors. After an approximate 12-year relationship with EDS as the sole provider of IT services, GM’s Locomotive Group is moving into a multi-vendor relationship, with Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) joining EDS as an IT provider.
Partnership: More Than a Fancy Phrase. One of the most telling changes in future outsourcing will be the reshaping of relationships as companies continue to move away from cost reduction as the single key driver.
Tall oaks from little acorns grow. That old Latin saying applies to the staggering growth taking place in international Information Technology (IT) outsourcing. The growth trends predicted over the next few years in the US and around the world are rooted in a strong and established corporate practice of outsourcing. As this growth continues, COMPASS sees a worldwide need for more effective, corporate outsourcing strategies.
If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Hyatt Hotel Corporation put a new spin on that old adage in 1996 by ‘fixing’ the company’s well-functioning IT organization before it broke. The result is an outsourcing agreement that continues to deliver Hyatt’s high standards of customer service while providing the resources to plan for the future.
The JP Morgan deal gets the award for Most Important Deal from the Editor’s Choice Awards for a number of reasons…
There is a greater interest in business process outsourcing (BPO). Expect to see more situations, like our recent agreement with CNA, in which BPO and IT are intertwined.
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