Tag: innovation
Survey Says Risky Supply Chains a Big Challenge
Xchanging plc, a business technology and services provider, has issued more results from its 2015 Global Procurement Study, which focus on external threats and challenges to the supply chain. The research reveals the greatest external challenge for 94% of businesses’ operations is supply chain risk, with more than three quarters (77%) of respondents saying it’s […]
Global Collaboration – It’s a Small World
Some topics stand the test of time … this is one of them. We start the year with resolutions in mind, setting goals and focusing on our teams. With half of 2015 behind us, it’s time to check out your progress. On track to meet those goals? Keeping teams in the loop and collaborating to […]
Top 9 Innovation Trends in Outsourcing for 2015
Robotics, Analytics or Multi-channel enagagement? This report explores the innovative practices businesses are implementing in their outsourcing agreements. It is based on 100 in-depth interviews with senior outsourcing buyers. More than four fifths (83%) of buyers say they have experienced innovation in their outsourcing relationships Nine in ten (92%) say their outsourcing partners want to […]
Value Driven Sourcing in the Digital Era: The New Playbook
The Business Services Sourcing industry stands to enter a profound period of unprecedented change driven by digitization affecting nearly every type and size of business. Surviving the next decade demands that the providers of these services undergo a fundamental reinvention of their businesses—from their commercial models, through what and how services are delivered, to the […]
Ready or Not, The Internet of Things is Here
Remember, back in the day, when we thought the smartphone was the ultimate in connectivity? At last, we were “unchained from our desks,” armed with a portable email inbox, calendar and a boatload of apps to make our personal and business lives better. Of course, we still had to wake up for that early morning […]
BPO for the Next Generation
How analytics, insights and innovation are revolutionizing the outsourcing industry Since its mainstream inception in the 1990s, a comprehensive and successful business process outsourcing (BPO) program has consisted of three main elements: cost reduction, transaction processing of non-core functions (such as human resources and finance and accounting), and offshoring. The entire concept was built around […]
Mobile Operators Think Small to Get Bigger Profits
Small cells that is. Whether you’re a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) deploying services in urban or rural areas, a city official modernizing your infrastructure to attract and retain citizens, or a high tech start-up looking to join the ecosystem of suppliers emerging to address the ever growing data traffic demands, a small cell solution […]
The Flexi-pricing Route to Cloud Innovation
A wealthy looking woman entered an optician’s shop, pointed to a very stylish frame and declared to the shopkeeper, “I’d like to buy that. How much?” Gauging at a glance her capacity to pay, he replied: “$500.” When she didn’t bat an eyelid, he added quickly, “for the frame.” “And the glass?” she asked haughtily. […]
Virtusa — Accelerating Business Outcomes | Service Provider
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU) is a global IT services company that combines innovation, technology leadership and industry solutions to transform the customer experience. Virtusa provides a broad range of IT consulting, systems implementation and application outsourcing services through an optimized global delivery model. Through our industry leading platforming process, Virtusa focuses on delivering business results […]
A Healthy Dose of Innovation: How Analytics Are Transforming Healthcare
The healthcare industry is no stranger to innovation. Medical breakthroughs, drugs and vaccines have eradicated diseases that ravaged previous generations. New technologies improve outcomes through early detection. Minimally invasive surgeries speed recovery and reduce hospital stays. But, today, innovation in healthcare is taking a different form—namely, data analytics. It’s an innovation that not only enables […]
Five Market Trends in Mobility and Semiconductors
“Innovation is exploding in the semiconductor business because of mobile devices,” says Arvind, leader of Wipro’s global semiconductor business. Why? Because consumers are becoming choosy. “Companies have to keep up with consumers’ expectations. If they don’t, they will become irrelevant,” adds the Wipro executive. Three underlying market demands are creating the five trends. The three […]
Business Innovation or Innovative IT? That Is the Question | Article
Innovation. It’s the watchword of the day and the aspiration of companies of all sizes, in nearly every industry. But, what exactly should companies be striving for: business innovation or innovative IT? The answer is a resounding, “yes.” By definition, business innovation is the creation of economic value—value for customers or a competitive advantage. That’s […]
A Virtual Hotbed of Outsourcing Innovation at Procter & Gamble | Article
2013 Outsourcing Excellence Awards MOST INNOVATIVE: The Procter & Gamble Company and Accenture “We’ve married P&G’s knowledge with Accenture’s expertise to create a partnership in which one plus one equals five.” Patrick Kern, Director of Business Intelligence, Global Business Services (GBS), The Procter & Gamble Company It is hard to imagine anyone on planet Earth […]
Collaboration, Communication and Trust Keeps the Boeing-Aon Hewitt Partnership Flying High | Article
2013 Outsourcing Excellence Awards BEST PARTNERSHIP: The Boeing Company and Aon Hewitt “It’s not just about giving honest feedback. To be a good partner, you have to be willing to get honest feedback, go to the reflection pool and take a close look at what your own organization needs to change.” Debra Bodhaine Senior Manager, […]
Remixing Your Retro IT Structure for Today’s World | Article
Cloud, virtualization, automation and mobility have fundamentally impacted the way businesses operate; yet many IT departments maintain the same roles and organizational structures that they’ve had for the past 15 years. And, for a lot of companies, that’s making IT more of a roadblock than an enabler. “I think one of the biggest challenges IT […]
Making the Shift to a New Millennial Enterprise | White Paper
Are you struggling to? —Make your commercial models flexible enough to offer competitive and innovative products and services at a faster pace? —Meet the increasing challenges of a more diverse and distributed workforce? —Keep pace with the expectations of the new generation of digital natives This whitepaper addresses these major challenges as they help organizations […]