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Study Shows Outsourcing Best Practices are Changing

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

In outsourcing, “best practices” are a method, procedure, activity, technique, or process known to produce desired outcomes. Who deems them to be the “best?” Often, it’s an industry or association regulation or recommendation. Sometimes, it’s an expert opinion such as

An Outsourced Way to Move to the Cloud (Almost) Free

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Outsourcing saves buyers money through lower cost. Outsourcing really saves money if the service is free. To allow organizations to take advantage of low-cost IT infrastructure outsourcing, Appistry provides a software solution that helps companies with cloud migration. The company

When an Outsourcing Service Provider’s Lack of Domain Knowledge is a Good Thing

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

How important to the value proposition for an outsourcing initiative is the service provider’s domain knowledge specific to the buyer’s industry? Many buyers report that the provider’s expertise in a particular business process ranks higher in importance than industry expertise

THE ROI for Strategic Change Management in Outsourcing

Laura Stone, CEO, Stone + Company

Why do outsourcing initiatives fail? I believe poor change management is to blame. Poor change management translates into: Slower speed of adoption Lower ultimate utilization Lower proficiency Together, they all hurt the “return on investment” (ROI) “in an outsourcing effort

BDO Annual Technology Report Finds CFOs Outsourcing More Work to China, India, Reversing Last Year’s Trend

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

What a difference a year makes. A 2009 study of American chief financial officers in U.S. high-tech companies predicted the new hot location was the United States. The 2010 study discovered the opposite: China and India regained their position as

A.T. Kearney Study Compares U.S. Cities and Latin America for Offshore Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

In addition to great beaches, Latin America is also becoming a popular offshore outsourcing destination. How do Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico compare to Tier 2 cities in the United States? A.T. Kearney’s annual study, while global in

Clean Technology Provides New Opportunities for Outsourcing Service Providers

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Wipro Academic Thought Spot: A Discussion on Clean Technology with Rafiq Dossani, Senior Research Scholar at the Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. A Wipro Council for Industry Research Initiative Are there opportunities for outsourcing service providers to create new offerings

Outsourcing Engineering R&D Is Increasing Globally

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Indian service providers are investing in engineering labs where their scientists work on innovations and file for trademarks and patents. Global companies continue to outsource research and development. But these outsourcing relationships are different. Read how to make them successful.

New Contact Center Management Solution Enables Social CRM, Streamlines Processes, and Ensures Cost-Effective Flexibility

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Today's contact centers drive revenue and build customer relationships. Management of processes in those centers (whether outsourced, hybrid, or internal centers) is now easier and less costly using VContactCenter. This new CRM solution also facilitates capturing and managing data from

Trends in Outsourced Business Transformation Include Hospitality Sector

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A significant trend for outsourcing in 2010 is that business transformation initiatives are on the rise. So are multisourcing environments. This article looks at these and other trends, implications, and recommendations.

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Study Shows Outsourcing Best Practices are Changing

An Outsourced Way to Move to the Cloud (Almost) Free

When an Outsourcing Service Provider’s Lack of Domain Knowledge is a Good Thing

THE ROI for Strategic Change Management in Outsourcing

BDO Annual Technology Report Finds CFOs Outsourcing More Work to China, India, Reversing Last Year’s Trend

Clean Technology Provides New Opportunities for Outsourcing Service Providers

Outsourcing Engineering R&D Is Increasing Globally

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