Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Business transformation outsourcing is the industry’s new buzz word. What exactly is it? Senior writer Kathleen Goolsby polled suppliers and has a definitive answer buyers need to know. First in a four part BTO series.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
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?
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
The biggest event in outsourcing last year — and the biggest event since outsourcing’s inception — was the growing use of offshoring. Both buyers and suppliers realized the profound power of labor arbitrage. The move to offshore work to take advantage of low cost labor is affecting every area of outsourcing. In the IT space, …
Ben Trowbridge
If I had to do it over again, I would change….is the lament of many executives structuring outsourcing agreements. We interviewed six who were satisfied with the plans they made. They shared a common approach: they used an advisor.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
National Rail Enquiries handles the telephone calls for the British rail system. Before outsourcing, it had trouble just answering the volume of calls. Now its call center has become a strategic driver for better customer service.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Facilities and real estate management processes are a highly specialized set of services that can make all the difference in building effective tenant relationships. Since Travelers occupies some buildings as a tenant but is the landlord in others, it sees clear benchmarking differentiation. Read why this leading financial institution enjoys a significant competitive advantage because it outsources these processes.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
What happens after your ERP implementation or other IT initiative stalls or worse, fails? Here’s how a leading company successfully recovered from such a situation in rapid time and came out even stronger than planned.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Global trade operations have increased dramatically in complexity, necessitating knowledge and technical expertise beyond the capabilities of most companies. Here’s what one of the world’s leading companies did to achieve its objectives in this mission-critical function.
John Harney, Business Writer
Unfortunately, many people are out of work in today’s economy. The state of New Mexico outsourced its IT to update its unemployment benefits system, making the already painful process much easier.
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Gaining access to world-class IT infrastructure and processes can transform business operations, but the London Stock Exchange learned that strategic management of the outsourcing relationship can achieve higher value in competitive advantage goals.
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