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Outsourcing is still a smart way to manage business processes regardless of the frequent backlash that it gets in the media.
In order to make outsourcing successful, a contract should be in place...
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How much of your time do you want to spend rifling through papers and looking at lists of potential clients? That used to be the doorway to generating leads (and then sales). But time is money.
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In a recent Computerworld article, EquaTerra highlighted its "Speed Sourcing" concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and...
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While an article like this shows up in the outsourcing press on a regular basis, this one, in GlobalServices, is a good, succinct summary of eight of the mistakes that are often made in outsourcing de...
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In a recent article published in InformationWeek, Bob Evans offers 10 tips on outsourcing.
None of these are new - in fact, they represent perennial advice that is given by lawyers and consultants to...
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Jeff Burk, the CIO of NeatReceipts (the folks that sell receipt scanners in airport kiosks and electronics retailers) has this interesting perspective about going to China for development expertise.
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on July 21, 2008
In a recent posting, Cathy Tombohm of Gartner is quoted as saying "[w]e strongly advocate a joint approach by finance leaders and their CIO to ensure that BPO deals are successful." To those...
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In a recent article, Zach Church described how difficult it is for CIO's to get disaster recovery funding, particularly in these difficult economic times. That certainly has been my experience. Th...
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Many companies go astray when it comes to IT outsourcing simply because they do not know what direction to take. In this article written by Gemma Simpson, the author shares 3 basic steps in IT outsou...
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As I've mentioned before and even on my previous posts, strategy in outsourcing is important because it keeps you above your game. In manufacturing, this kind of thinking is also applicable thus t...
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Many companies are complacent that after outsourcing deals, all they have to do is relax and reap the benefits of outsourcing. This is a very BIG misconception.
Outsourcing as I've mentioned is n...
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According to the research study done by Forrester, some companies are outsourcing their IT functions as a "sanction" or Punishment for in-house IT outsourcing that lacks quality.
Though tha...
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on October 1, 2007
The good news is that outsourcing relationships - when properly planned, executed and measured - not only reduce costs, but also build value and drive business success.
This sentence from the artic...
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on September 24, 2007
This is the first question that companies should ask before they should consider outsourcing as one of their business strategy.
When considering outsourcing, there are already signs which shows your...
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on September 17, 2007
As the title shows, communication is a very important part of the outsourcing industry because it enables organization to have an organized way of relaying message as well as in executing different r...
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Outsourcing and Project management has a strong connection considering that project management is a great contributor for the success of outsourcing deals.
This article entitled Agile Outsourcing: ...
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Checking the quality of your outsourced projects as well as making sure that the company is getting the outsourcing work that they want. Ensuring that you are getting this service is necessary for co...
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Not considering cost, customer service should be a very big factor when it comes to outsourcing. The saying, "the customer is always right" should still be implemented in BPO deals and compa...
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on August 29, 2007
Small and Medium-sized enterprises could have their chance of achieving extraordinary growth provided that they would turn to outsourcing.
This was the conclusion of the research study done by the N...
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on August 27, 2007
Contrary to popular beliefs, outsourcing is not a miracle cure to any outsourcing deal. In order for outsourcing to work, you must exert effort to ensure that outsourcing would work for your advantag...
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on August 13, 2007
A checklist is considered important because it includes the important details which could be possibly overlooked. The benefits of a checklist is very important be it as a grocery checklist or an outso...
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on August 8, 2007
Yes, even companies should have their own "black book" when it comes to picking and choosing their outsourcing providers.
Personally, a directory is an organized way of collecting and retr...
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on July 30, 2007
If you would notice, I am really fond of quoting research results when it comes to outsourcing because as we all know, outsourcing is relatively new as compared to other industries. Through the help o...
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While searching YouTube, I stumbled upon this documentary entitled "The Other Side of Outsourcing" which shows how outsourcing has changed and is continuously changing India in d...
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on July 25, 2007
Of course, if there are do' s, there are also dont' s. That is why I am also going to share with you the list of don't s done by Brian Skelly.
This list would help companies as well as pe...
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on July 25, 2007
Stumbling upon an article which features their own list of do's and dont's is a very fun thing for me. I know it sounds strange but I just love reading different lists of people because they h...
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on July 23, 2007
You might wonder why I decided to blog about this kind of topic in outsourcing. Well, let me just tell you that this is applicable in the outsourcing workplace.
The outsourcing industry is generally ...
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on July 20, 2007
Most companies usually succumb to outsourcing in order to achieve their company's goals and making sure that the company is working towards a common goal.
This piece written by Susan Mclean shows...
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While searching for a worthwhile news regarding outsourcing, I was able to stumble upon this article entitled Defining the next paradigm of IT outsourcing which focused on the evolution of IT outsourc...
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on July 5, 2007
Forget about business outsourcing deals, kids are now learning about outsourcing in their own little way.
According to article written by Seemi Pasha, kids are now outsourcing their homework to othe...
