Smoothing Over the Privacy Potholes in BPO Outsourcing
Rebecca S. Eisner, Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
New U.S. laws have made privacy and data security a risky business. Be scared. Be very scared. Here’s why.
Research & Insight
Risk-Reward
Information Security in Outsourcing Agreements
Brad L. Peterson, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Information security is becoming extremely important in today’s uncertain world. Suppliers have access to your very crucial information. Learn how to protect company secrets in your outsourcing contracts.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Outsourcing is not just about turning over a business process to a company with expertise and resources in that area. It’s more successful when both parties work as a team to overcome all challenges. Here’s a striking example of an excellent alliance.
Outsourcing: Method for Scaling Steep Slopes
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Learn how the choice of an outsourcing partner is crucial in transforming a company’s catch-as-catch-can or by-the-seat-of-your-pants processes to world-class operations.
Landmark Outsourcing Arrangement Creates World-Class Solution for Scottish Schools
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
All the steps to building a win-win outsourcing relationship are taken upfront before the contract is signed. This relationship truly is exemplary in illustrating how to construct and manage a world-class, notably successful outsourcing relationship.
How British Petroleum Began Using Outsourcing to Make its Dreams Come True
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Learn why BP believes this outsourcing relationship may be the single most successful deal it has ever done.
Colombian Risk
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
BP’s motivations for outsourcing were classic, and Getronics has surpassed those needs. Even so, the highly effective risk/reward pricing scheme is a powerful influence on the remarkable success of this relationship.
All or Nothing at All: An Outsourcing Drama of Contrasting Characters
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
Just knowing the objectives you want to achieve by outsourcing is not enough. You have to build a strong relationship. Here’s the story of innovative first steps taken to ensure the Bank had the right partner and that the parties won’t be having any tug-of-war incidents.
IT Contracting With the Financially Challenged Survivors of the New Economy
Daniel Masur, Partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt
We all watched the dotcoms become dot bombs. But you still want to do business with one. Here’s how to structure your contract to lower the risk.
How to Maximize the Alliance Factor in Outsourcing
Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer
How to create an ‘us’ without destroying the ‘me’ in an outsourcing relationship.