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Ensuring Aligned Interests in a Public-Sector Outsourcing Relationship

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Outsourcing cannot succeed unless both parties’ interests are aligned and they can manage to overcome inherent conflicts. In deals with government clients, there will always be an inherent conflict of interests. We studied a highly successful Canadian government relationship. This article shares their relationship best practices and framework that keeps their interests aligned.

Kathryn Kelly of ExcellerateHRO

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

The President of ExcellerateHRO relishes the fact that HRO suppliers are taking away the tactical work that makes up the daily grind so the new, reskilled HR department can focus on the strategic. Kelly, who has a research background in epidemiology, sees a definite connection between work and health.

Outsourcing HR Helps Brokerage Firm Attract Top Talent

John Harney, Business Writer

BTIG, an outsourcing brokerage firm, offers high-priced traders to smaller hedge funds and family-owned funds–customers who otherwise could not afford them. To maintain high-priced staff, BTIG needs to give them the same level of benefits their peers are enjoying. Outsourcing to Gevity allowed it to do this and help the company grow, too.

The Convergence of Healthcare and Financial Services

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Consumer-directed healthcare is driving a convergence of technologies and business processes in the healthcare and financial services industries. This convergence is causing change in several business processes for both industries. Here’s a look at the trends, who’s driving the changes, and who benefits.

Outsourcer Shoulders the Security Burden for Hospital Network

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Network vulnerabilities are increasing and also becoming more difficult to deal with. Is your organization at risk? How does putting a solution in place differ if you already have some security measures and devices or if you have none? Here’s what a major medical center experienced and why it opted for an outsourced security solution.

Learnings from the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards’ HR Relationships

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A study of the HR outsourcing relationships nominated for the 2007 Outsourcing Excellence Awards reveals some significant findings in supplier-selection criteria and keys to success. We share the data with you in this article.

Outsourcing Solution Accelerates Companies to Market Leaders

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

From early-stage companies to large enterprises, it’s not unusual that a company’s sales and marketing are not integrated or strategic. Read what can happen if they outsource their entire sales team to a provider with the expertise to move its clients to market leadership positions.

Trends in Utility Computing and Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

R&D clusters, virtualization, SOA. They’re part of the second-generation utility computing model, now the number-one model companies are selecting for new IT systems and high-performance computing (HPC) needs. Here’s how buyers are using the model with outsourcing.

How to Come Back from a Failed Outsourcing Partnership

Outsourcing Center

It’s very possible for buyers to form highly successful relationships with a new provider after experiencing a failed relationship. But there are pitfalls. What are the best practices that ensure success in these situations the second time around? Here are some industry experts’ insights.

How A Small IT Firm Prospered After Outsourcing Its HR to a PEO

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

TechGuard had trouble recruiting because of its lack of benefits. It outsourced HR to solve that problem. Then it learned HR outsourcing provided a lot more valuable benefits. Here’s one firm’s story.

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