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BPO will continue to fail miserably… without a mindset to embrace change, develop talent and tech-enable processes
Our new "Technology in BPO" study reveals that this industry is on the brink of a significant, radical overhaul to its very core value propositionRead More
Automation: it’s about solving business problems, stupid!
We asked HfS' Charles Sutherland to share his views on what is really happening with process automation and why is shouldn't be confused with technology automation theories of yesteryearRead More
Riveting webcast warning: The 2014 Outlook for the Extended Enterprise
Join our glittering all-star cast on February 6th at 11am EST (4pm BST) for a complimentary, free and decidedly cost-absent webinarRead More
2014 shared services and outsourcing outlook Part II: Why GBS will not be bullsh*t
While several folks make valid arguments why GBS may be a pipe-dream for their own organization (or some of their clients' organizations), we believe they are missing the big pictureRead More
Industry analysts: a new world order is already coming
The future of analysts is about providing clients the experiences they need to be smarter and more effective at what they do, not selling them something pre-packaged that everyone else already hasRead More
2014 shared services and outsourcing outlook Part I: It’s time for enterprises to stop being really good at irrelevant stuff
In 2014, ambitious operations leaders must begin achieve a certain degree of maturity across their operations before they can really address achieving their desired outcomesRead More
Naomi Bloom: HRO needs to focus on business analyst services, not call center/manual processing
It will be fascinating to see if the larger SIs and/or HRO providers will be able to craft just the right mix of quality and cost-effectiveness to be successful in delivering much smaller, less labor-intensive and more tool-based implementation and post-implementation HR services.Read More
HR in the Cloud: It won’t kill HRO, but it may kill what’s left of dysfunctional HR…
The emergence of more affordable Cloud based solutions is finally - after decades of disarray - making it possible for firms to stop starring into the HR abyss and start getting functional again.Read More
Why so many cost-obsessed CEOs will fail if they ignore their supplier management capabilities
Recessions are good times for business leaders who love to focus on containing costs, however, times of recovery are markedly differentRead More
We are HfS. Yes we are!
As we gather the largest-ever superstar assemblage of sourcing leaders in New York, let's have a look back at how we got here as an industryRead More
