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Legal Trends Reflect Move into BPO and Offshore

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Partners in the Chicago, London, Sydney, and Hong Kong offices of Baker & McKenzie share their observations about trends in their regions and their industries, including their thoughts on offshoring. Is outsourcing the legal department the next BPO process?

Outsourcing in 2003: How Offshoring Is Changing the Industry

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The biggest event in outsourcing last year — and the biggest event since outsourcing’s inception — was the growing use of offshoring. Both buyers and suppliers realized the profound power of labor arbitrage. The move to offshore work to take

Part 1: A Diamond In The Rough

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Procurement outsourcing is a strategic decision requiring serious consideration. In Part 1 of a three-part series, Tracey Hinkle of EDS discusses the key points to ponder.

When Transaction Engines Aren’t the Key to BPO Gains

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Transactions engines rev up value in HR outsourcing. Will they work as well with other BPO processes? Peter Bendor-Samuel looks at the workings of transaction engines in the finance and accounting space.

Real Estate Firm Makes Better Investments By Outsourcing Accounting

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Jimmy Hanson wanted to invite institutional investors to invest in his real estate management company. But he needed to revamp his accounting systems to meet their reporting needs. DTO's real estate division solved his problem.

Cause Celebre: Changing the Way the Cookie Crumbles

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

The story of how to change it can't be done to dream come true using outsourcing.

Collaboration Wins: Removing ‘Risk’ from Calculated Business Risks

Outsourcing Center, Kathleen Goolsby, Senior Writer

A story of following important, fundamental steps in outsourcing to create business opportunities and a climate for change.

The Trust Factor

Chelsea Yost, Business Writer

Hill Holliday, a marketing firm, wanted to outsource its employee time management. It liked the ASP solution. But first it had to make sure the provider it selected had financial stability.

Outsourcing Disaster Relief

Katherine Swarts, Business Writer

After 9/ll, people from all over the world sent contributions to the Twin Towers Fund to help the families of the fallen. Outsourcing was the fastest way to handle non-core aspects of disaster relief. OPI, a Manhattan-based service provider, volunteered

Finance and Accounting BPO Adds Up to Business Transformation

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

Finance and accounting outsourcing has gone beyond transaction processing to enter the realm of business transformation. Today, chief financial officers require data to help them make better financial decision.

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