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on December 4, 2006
As I have mentioned in my previous blog posts, outsourcing has indeed been changing in the past years.
Before, cost and cheap labor were the main attraction that outsourcing providers have when offe...
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on November 30, 2006
Due to the growing outsourcing industry, the transformation of the call center industry one way to ensure that outsourcing industry would be beneficial for employees.
There are different functions w...
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on November 30, 2006
Outsourcing in India has certainly reached a different kind of level with the launch of the certification program.
The certification program in India was seen as a "competency assessment" w...
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on November 22, 2006
Outsourcing deals are not 100% problem-free. There would come a time where companies would experience problems either on their outsourcing contracts or with the quality of the work that was provided. ...
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on November 22, 2006
Contrary to reports stating that money is the driving force behind outsourcing, the research study done by IBM, Softtek and Unisys shows otherwise (and yes, they did team up for this research).
Rick ...
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on November 19, 2006
A new research shows that more and more companies are opting for "selective outsourcing" which means that companies are hiring different outsourcing providers for different outsourcing tasks...
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on November 12, 2006
It is true that most firms consider outsourcing because it would be able to be the answer in the company's goal of cost-saving. Though it may seem that cost-saving is the primary factor in outsour...
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on October 31, 2006
One of the reasons why most outsourcing deals fail is because of the company's inability to plan their outsourcing business strategy. Simply plunging head on in this kind of decision would not gen...
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on October 30, 2006
As mentioned before in this blog (and probably on other outsourcing blogs), cost-cutting is the main reason why most companies outsource. The issue here is finding out that instead of achieving their ...
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on October 25, 2006
Before, outsourcing deals were only done because of only one reason: cost-cutting. Apparently, such reason does not bring out the most in outsourcing deals which resulted in many failed outsourcing tr...
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on October 20, 2006
Q: What is the secret of a successful outsourcing deal?
A: It's the relationship, stupid.
Before publicly denouncing me from using such a foul word in this blog, let me clarify that this answer d...
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on October 19, 2006
Obtaining a certification in outsourcing seems like a good way to ensure that quality service in outsourcing is being observed. Industry experts are also expressing their approval in this kind of prac...
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on October 11, 2006
In an effort to ensure quality and security in outsourcing, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has now the power to oversee outsourcing deals.
The new guidelines would give APRA th...
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on September 30, 2006
Back-ups should be a protocol to anyone whose life lies in the computer. As we all know, computers could crash down and along this are your files and other important information stored in the computer...
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on September 13, 2006
The wood industry recognizes the need for outsourcing. This was the result of a research study done by the Wood Component Manufacturers Association. The research is done periodically thus analyzing th...
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on August 26, 2006
One of the popular reasons why most companies outsource is cut on their cost therefore experiencing financial drain should be out of the question. Though that is the case, most companies still experie...
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on August 22, 2006
Supply, as mentioned is not a worry when outsourcing in India. The problem lies however, in the availability of "skilled workers" in this favorable outsourcing destination.
To solve the sai...
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on August 21, 2006
Is your outsourcing deal secured enough?
This is probably one of the most important questions that you need to address when forming an outsourcing deal or even when thinking of outsourcing. Security ...
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on August 20, 2006
One of the things that you need to understand in outsourcing is that there are risks. These risks, if not managed well could break your outsourcing ventures thus converting you as one of the people wh...
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on August 13, 2006
M.S. Swaminathan, a known scientist in India recently made a remark stating that rural outsourcing could be the answer in the improvement of rural areas in India.
Dr. Swaminathan mentioned different...
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on September 28, 2005
The Kalakalan website posted an article about improving one's marketable skills in the IT field. Though the article was written for Filipino IT graduates and workers, much of what it discussed cou...
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on August 18, 2004
The management guru from About.com is running an interesting series about outsourcing.
Guide F. John Reh, smartly showcases the different between 'outsourcing' and 'offshoring', which...
