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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.

In-house Language Skills Enhance Offshore Engagement and Enable Greater Savings

Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer

Application development costs and speed to market are critical for a startup with a new concept. Because the founders had to prove the concept, they didn't want to spend a lot of capital. Hiring U.S. developers was not in the

Application Development Outsourcing Provides Transformation for Motorcycle Assembler in Latin America

Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer

Auteco Kawaski, a larger motorcycle assembler in Latin American, was unable to track the service and warranty records on individual bikes by either its 300 dealers or 350 service shops. A Colombian supplier, PSL, created the application to do just

Application Management Outsourcing Services Provide Bigger Bang for the Buck

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Increased business agility is a big driver of the increase in application management outsourcing (AMO), notes Marc Schwarz, Senior Vice President and leader of the Oracle On Demand business. Businesses want to focus more of their resources on developing new

What Companies Need to Understand about Outcome-Based Approaches in Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Among the various changes that will impact outsourcing over the next five years, Don Schulman, General Manager of Finance and Administration at IBM, says the first will be a focus on outcomes-based pricing models. “Focusing on clients’ end-to-end processes, the

Upcoming Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Outsourcing

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (the economic stimulus package for the U.S. economy), healthcare reform, and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), the next five years will see a dramatic increase

Managing Outsourced Data Securely

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

Outsourced data security is revolutionizing businesses. “We will see a dramatic change in security becoming a prevalent component of outsourcing contracts over the next five years,” says Jim Motes, Chief Information Security Officer for Dell Perot Systems. As virtualized services

Do You Have What it Takes to Lead Transformational Change in Outsourcing?

Linda Tuck Chapman, President, ONTALA Performance Solutions Ltd.

The economic crisis has unleashed a huge appetite for change. Visionary leaders are implementing transformational global sourcing initiatives at an accelerated pace. Linda Tuck Chapman presents a primer on outsourcing leadership.

The Nuts and Bolts of Collaborative Outsourcing Relationships

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

This article examines three outsourcing relationships and presents the nuts and bolts that enable collaboration. The three relationships share their keys for successful collaboration from the aspects of service provider selection criteria, aligning interests for the long term, and effective

Legal Voice: If There’s a Data Security Breach, Who’s Responsible and Who Pays the Fine?

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Data security has become the number one issue in outsourcing contract negotiations, reports John Delaney of Morrison & Foerster. Buyers believe suppliers have superior processes, so they should be responsible for security breaches. But suppliers know no system is immune.

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