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Why Companies Need to Leverage Information as a Strategic Enterprise Asset

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Organizations now value their information assets as much as their traditional ones, aligning access to information to their strategic objectives. But challenges stand in the way of smooth information management. Srini Pallia shares solutions.

How an Offshoring Relationship Grew from a Low-Cost Provider to Strategic Partner

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Barclays Global Retail Bank wanted to consolidate its Indian suppliers. It bought a 50 percent share in Intelenet Global Services to accomplish that. By the time it sold its share, the two had developed such trust the bank allowed Intelenet

Good Governance, By Design

Linda Tuck Chapman, President, ONTALA Performance Solutions Ltd.

The biggest challenge with service provider governance is designing a good program that minimizes the increased workload of already-stretched resources. Linda Tuck Chapman shares how to design and deploy a governance program that focuses on service provider performance and risk

How Outsourcing Helped a New Company Deal with a Major Challenge

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Talecris was a spin-out. The new company had a drop-dead date to separate its IT systems from its parent. This was a complex challenge with much risk. Three weeks after the cut-off date, Talecris faced a business challenge that easily

How a Well-Planned Outsourcing Transition Weathered a Changing Economy and Vendor Challenges

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

There are always unanticipated challenges in even the most well-thought-out transition. This relationship faced two major ones. First, a software vendor tried to extract $300,000 from Dell Services by forcing it to pay a licensing fee. Then, the global recession

How Outsourcing IT Applications Helps Working Families in Oklahoma

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services used paper claims to process payment to 4,300 childcare providers who watched 43,000 kids. Some had to wait six weeks to get paid! In addition, childcare claims accounted for 20 percent of the workload

How Outsourcing Transformed a Hotel Operator into a Services Company

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

When this outsourcing relationship started, Grupo Posadas was a hospitality provider in Latin America. Today, it has transformed itself into a services company with multiple revenue streams in a variety of vertical markets. Grupo Posadas formed four new companies based

The Customer Experience in an Era of Digital Transformation

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

How do you make your brand unique in today's commoditized world? The customer experience has become a big differentiator in a world where the consumer now has power. Sauarbh Mittal discusses what to do and lists the five mistakes companies

How Social Media are Changing the Business Landscape

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

A digital media professor, a business school professor, and a marketing professor share their thoughts and suggestions on how businesses can use social media successfully. Read their tips.

How Buyers Can Avoid a Big Outsourcing Pitfall

Outsourcing Staff

An Outsourcing Center study found that a lot of outsourcing buyers have relationship managers with no prior experience or training in how to manage the relationship. This article describes why this occurs and the challenges that result from this phenomenon.

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Why Companies Need to Leverage Information as a Strategic Enterprise Asset

How an Offshoring Relationship Grew from a Low-Cost Provider to Strategic Partner

How Outsourcing Helped a New Company Deal with a Major Challenge

How a Well-Planned Outsourcing Transition Weathered a Changing Economy and Vendor Challenges

How Outsourcing Transformed a Hotel Operator into a Services Company

How Buyers Can Avoid a Big Outsourcing Pitfall

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