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Independent Insurance Agencies Embrace Outsourcing to Thrive in a Challenging Market

Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer

It’s not easy being an independent insurance agent these days. Margins are down, the market is soft and direct sellers are promoting a virtual, ‘click-and-pick’ approach to an industry traditionally built on personal relationships and trust. To increase profitability, these

Award-Winning Outsourcing Relationships — Three Key Ingredients in their "Secret Sauce"

Linda Tuck Chapman, President, ONTALA Performance Solutions Ltd.

Behind each award-winning global outsourcing relationship is a fascinating story of extraordinary people, excellence in service delivery, lots of sweat equity, some painful bumps in the road, a mutual willingness to constructively solve problems, and trust earned. Contracts were awarded

Keeping Your Head in the Clouds: Creating an Effective Cloud Strategy

Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer

If you were ranking the most talked-about topics of the year, Cloud Computing would probably rank pretty high. But, in most cases, that talk hasn’t translated into a groundswell of action. According to a recent Alsbridge eSeminar survey, one of

Trends in Transportation: Driving Innovation Through Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Patti Putnicki, Business Writer

Can transportation outsourcing be a catalyst for innovation? The answer is a definite “yes.” Today, transportation organizations are partnering with outsourcers to do more than reduce cost. Transportation outsourcing enables finding creative ways to decrease congestion, improve safety and protect

Manage Outsourcing Change by Communicating Remorse

Deborah Kops, Managing Principal, Sourcing Change

Most of us have been down on our knees praying that the relationship does not blow up over an error. Perhaps the cutover was delayed because the provider did not conduct sufficient user acceptance tests, or an employee committed fraud

Biggest Challenges in Maintaining Superior Service Levels in Outsourcing Relationships

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Outsourcing rookies, of course, face many challenges in achieving their desired return on investment because their deals often lack one or more elements that are foundational to success. And all outsourcing relationships encounter challenges that arise in unanticipated situations. But

BPO Study’s Surprising Findings on Value and Long-Term Intent in Outsourcing Relationships

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Buyers of outsourced services want their service providers to invest in technologies that bring continual improvement to the outsourced processes. Providers want to invest only where it is also beneficial to their margins in the long run. Therein lies a

Small U.S.-Based Finance and Accounting Outsourcer Delivers Value of Large Providers

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The bulk of most companies’ operational costs are in manpower, says Ragu Bhargava, CEO of Global Upside, Inc., a finance and accounting (F&A) service provider. That’s one of the reasons companies in all industries are increasingly bucking the long-held practice

Five "Gotchas" When Negotiating an Outsourcing Agreement

David Mitchell, Senior Consultant

While reducing cost is typically the primary benefit of outsourcing, you also want outsourcing agreements that allow you to realize your immediate and long-term delivery needs, provide contract flexibility and ensure that you receive maximum value for the money you

Ten Pitfalls in Outsourcing Transitions

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

There’s no shortage of methodologies and advisories on best practices and risk mitigation strategies for the transition phase of outsourcing relationships. Even so, many buyers encounter situations they didn’t foresee when structuring their arrangement, which cause costs to rise and

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Independent Insurance Agencies Embrace Outsourcing to Thrive in a Challenging Market

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Ten Pitfalls in Outsourcing Transitions

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