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HfS Podcast: Dawn Evans and Phil Fersht discuss the new HfS/SIG partnership
HfS Research VP of Marketing Mark Reed-Edwards got together with HfS Founder and CEO Phil Fersht and Dawn Evans, President and CEO of Sourcing Interests Group, to discuss the new groundbreaking industry research and networking partnership announced on March 8.Read More
Goin’ to the trade show, and I’m gonna get us some bu-i-i-is-ness
Think of a trade show in any industry and the same elements come to mind—booths chock a block with graphically glowing descriptors, a great array of giveaways, a tray of chocolate, the proverbial “drop in your business card and win a Kindle,” bowl, and even in this day and age of online collateral, a few brochures declaiming leadership.Read More
Welcome to Networking 2.0 – HfS and SIG are moving the needle for the sourcing industry
The biggest issue in today's sourcing industry is the need for a truly independent and high-value environment for sourcing and outsourcing practitioners to collaborate and share knowledge. HfS is delighted to announce an exclusive industry partnership with the premier membership organization that has served sourcing and outsourcing professionals from Global 1000 companies throughout a 20-year history: the Sourcing Interests Group.Read More
So what on earth does the future hold for sourcing advisors?
Last week's outsourcing advisory bombshell wedding between KPMG and EquaTerra may well prove to be a turning point in the way buyers are serviced in the future. Management consultants need to have deep experience, knowledge and data on the operational guts of outsourcing, while boutique advisors need to offer a much broader consultative value proposition for clients who are tackling global operational issues. So what on earth does the future hold for sourcing advisors?Read More
EquaTerra + KPMG – a new era, or a new error for outsourcing advisory?
So... has KPMG made a wise move purchasing EquaTerra, and how will this impact the industry?Read More
HfS Research announces two new analyst additions to boost data analytics and strategic research acumen
We're excited to announce a couple of terrific new additions to the core research team at HfS. Our goal is to provide our research clients with a unique blend of "real world" sourcing expertise, backed up with real-time research, market data and analytics. Read More
Egypt’s crisis: where social media threatens global outsourcing
When the first response of the government, in times of political crisis, is to shut down the Web, this has a massive impact on the nation's global sourcing infrastructure to support global businesses.Read More
Procurement BPO: Be careful before sharing your proverbial corporate bedroom with another party
In Part II of our Procurement BPO market appraisal with SpendMatters' Jason Busch, we get straight to the heart of the issues that buyers need to watch out for when evaluating a Procurement BPO endeavour. Essentially, you're going to be sharing your proverbial corporate bedroom with a service provider, so you may be wise to read this firstRead More
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
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
