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Category: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
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They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take… OUR LAWYERS!
It's remarkable how quickly an outsourcing concept can spiral from concept to reality, when the ability to achieve real cost-savings is augmented by accessing insights and flexible resources. And that's exactly what's been going on with Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO)Read More
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Will India’s desire for short-term profit trump the need to re-invest beyond the current market spike?
You won't see a CEO being removed after achieving a double-digit growth rate too often, but that's just what happened, when Wipro's co-chiefs Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe stepped down last weekRead More
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Learn what 1,000 of your colleagues really think about Cloud Business Services
HfS Research, in partnership with the Outsourcing Unit of the London School of Economics, is hosting a webinar, sponsored by Accenture, featuring the key findings from the groundbreaking study of Cloud Business Services.Read More
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Are you ready to turn on… to HfS research dot com?
A few memories from the HfS team, as we ready for something just a little bit special, coming very soon to a laptop near you. And ask yourself - are you ready? Read More
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Latin America: The Next Sourcing Frontier or an Afterthought?
We've been encouraged to see many providers paying more than lip service to Latin America as a region for growth and business opportunity. Previously the un-loved stepchild of the outsourcing geographies, Latin America does hold promise for those who approach it the right way—and there is more than one right way to approach it.Read More
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Expecting more from Procurement BPO? SpendMatters and HfS investigate
The struggle with procurement BPO has typically been the belief that either moving labor from higher to lower cost regions, or re-badging employees from corporate to a BPO provider, would alone be enough to achieve results. To tackle the issue we teamed up with HfS Expert Contributor, Jason Busch of SpendMatters fame. Jason also assumes the role of senior advisor for the coveted HfS Single malt Foundation, where he has excelled in his duties.Read More
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iGate swallows larger Patni—does it matter?
As far as mergers go, this is a fairly synergistic one: a high-growth, innovative company acquires a bigger but staid, stuck competitorRead More
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TPI + Compass: a new direction for outsourcing advisors, or more of the same?
With the increased focus on outsourcing advisory services from management consultants such as Deloitte, KPMG and PwC, the souped-up TPI/Compass creates a super-boutique that can compete effectively in the market for the complex enterprise engagements that require a lot of hourly-billable heavy-lifting. There’s little doubt this merger helps bolster TPI’s credentials as a serious player, now the big boys fancy their piece of the action. However, when we look at the current enterprise needs for outsourcing support, we see a dire need for enterprises to receive a mixture of consulting advice and data, served up in a less expensive, easier-to-digest format, than the $500-per-hour model.Read More
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Are BPO newcomers running out of gas?
The very latest market picture of Finance & Accounting BPO sends us one very clear message: the market remains dominated by a small handful of established service providers, while the market entrants of recent years have struggled to make a major impact.Read More
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Happy Sourcing Change year: first fix what is inexcusable and downright awful
HfS are forecasting a meteorologist’s dream for the sourcing industry— high pressure combinations of Cowboys and Indians, a blizzard of new deals, and very Cloud-y days. In the face of these anticipated patterns, how should buyers prepare for the stormy weather that ultimately impacts results for their organizations? Perhaps it’s time to prepare for the change sourcing represents a bit differently. Here are our top five recommendations for staying warm and dry in 2011Read More
