Service Level Agreements (SLA) insights & best practices

Risky Business

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

The issue of how liability is addressed in an outsourcing agreement is very real. The ultimate goal of any outsourcing arrangement is mutual satisfaction. The outsourcing entity hopes to acquire a higher level of performance in a particular aspect of

Breaking News: Outsourcing Gets Great Press in the Newspaper Industry

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Reducing cycle time is a powerful business strategy. Here are two examples from the newspaper industry that demonstrate how outsourcing was the only way these companies could take advantage of a great opportunity.

Rendezvous with ELLA

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Clark explains that, prior to Rockwood, he was selling an insurance product called employment practices liability (EPL), whereby companies can be insured for wrongful termination, sexual harassment and discrimination. These acts were considered to be uninsurable before 1992 because they

Five Tips for Vendors

George Atis, Chairman, Outsourcing and Technology practice groups, McMillan Binch LLP

George Atis provides some pointers for vendors that should go a long way towards impressing buyers and expediting the closure of a deal.

Business Risk

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

The biggest risks for businesses are they take too long to change, they do the wrong thing or they don't do their job well, says Michel Janssen, chief operating officer of the Outsourcing Center. Outsourcing can mitigate much of that

Road Warriors

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

Few assets owned and maintained by the government illicit as much passion from taxpayers as the condition of paved roads. But even as the need for more and wider thoroughfares goes largely ignored due to shrinking budgets and changing political

ASP in Brazil

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

When Brasilia, Brazil's capital, was built, one of the city architects suggested planting grass everywhere instead of paving sidewalks. People could walk wherever they wanted. Where natural paths emerged, the concrete would follow.

Aligning Interests

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Whiteside, the founder and CEO of netASPx Inc., an application service provider (ASP) based in Herndon, Virginia, says software vendors have to select one of three paths to incorporate the ASP method into their business model.

Can you use a balanced scorecard in an outsourcing deal?

Leonard White

Dear Expert: Question: Can you use a balanced scorecard in an outsourcing deal? Answer: Leonard White, Everest Group.

Virginia COMPETEs for the Common Good

Chris Pryer, Business Writer

Government Competes with Private Sector on Level Playing Field Today, as local and state governments struggle to provide services to an ever-growing, ever-demanding public despite inadequate financial resources, outsourcing and privatization of government functions is becoming more and more of

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Breaking News: Outsourcing Gets Great Press in the Newspaper Industry

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Can you use a balanced scorecard in an outsourcing deal?

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