Power Implant: Outsourcing… or Insourcing
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
The story of what happens when two organizations buy into a strategic outsourcing vision together.
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Financial Services & Insurance
Joint Resolution: City Falls for Outsourcing, the Ultimate Makeover
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
The story of what happens when excellence comes to town on outsourcing’s winds of change.
Collaboration Wins: Removing ‘Risk’ from Calculated Business Risks
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
A story of following important, fundamental steps in outsourcing to create business opportunities and a climate for change.
‘We, Inc.’ or Side Show?
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Outsourcing’s outcomes reflect both parties’ commitment and shared visions. Those are are enabled by a personalized communication approach that extends well beyond the executive level and beyond the contract.
How Offshore Providers Ensure Data Security
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Buyers wonder how offshore service providers keep their data safe. OPI uses armed guards and a no-pencil policy, among other things, to protect U.S. data in India.
Outsourcing Service Provider or Buyer Bankruptcy: Only in Canada, Eh!
George Atis, Chairman, Outsourcing and Technology practice groups, McMillan Binch LLP
Canadian bankruptcy law differs from U.S. rules. If your Canadian service provider or buyer declares bankruptcy, two partners at McMillan Binch provide suggestions about what to do.
The Trust Factor
Chelsea Yost, Business Writer
Hill Holliday, a marketing firm, wanted to outsource its employee time management. It liked the ASP solution. But first it had to make sure the provider it selected had financial stability.
Outsourcing Disaster Relief
Katherine Swarts, Business Writer
After 9/ll, people from all over the world sent contributions to the Twin Towers Fund to help the families of the fallen. Outsourcing was the fastest way to handle non-core aspects of disaster relief. OPI, a Manhattan-based service provider, volunteered to provide the fund’s accounting.
Connecting the HIPAA Dots
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Hospitals looking for a service provider for HIPAA compliance should select one who has actual translation and mapping experience. The process is too complicated to outsource to a provider just learning the ropes.
Four Early Steps to Outsourcing Success for In-House Counsel
Stacy Schultz, Attorney, O'Melveny & Myers
Although it’s best to retain outside counsel with outsourcing expertise, Attorney Stacy Schultz of O’Melveny & Myers explains the unique issues that buyers’ corporate in-house lawyers need to know before becoming involved in constructing an outsourcing contract.