• The speculation over Genpact’s future spells crunch-time for the future of BPO

    November 14, 2010 |

    Serious questions are now being asked of the leading service providers jostling for marketshare and position in the BPO business. Some providers are growing frustrated, and beginning to question whether they got their approach to BPO right. And the current speculation over Genpact ‘s future is forcing many of the BPO wannabes to gaze deeply into their navels to decide whether they want to get really serious about BPO. There's been a lot of chest-beating, a lot of marketing, a lot of huff and puff right across the industry... now's the time to see who's really going to step it up. Read More

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  • Get your governance right in 15 minutes with Stan and Esteban

    November 12, 2010 |

    Still struggling to find that right governance model? Well you'll probably still be after listening to this, but they'll at least validate all the things that you should be doing, which you know you should probably doing, and are probably not, for whatever reason, but would love to if you could just get your boss to listen to you. Read More

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  • The Industry Speaks about Cloud, Part II: business execs fear its impact on work culture; IT execs doubt their ability to drive competitive advantage

    November 11, 2010 |

    The Cloud Business Services study we just conducted, in conjunction with the Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics, has served up some contrasting concerns that business executives are having versus their IT counterparts: its impact on work culture and it's impact on the value of the current IT department. Read More

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  • Mahindra Satyam eyes big comeback

    November 10, 2010 |

    While the rest of the outsourcing world has been carrying on through challenging times, the most challenged of its citizens, Mahindra Satyam, has been quietly rebuilding a global business under the charismatic and candid leadership of Atul Kunwar. Read More

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  • HfS Research aligns with the stars with Ray Wang

    November 09, 2010 |

    Today, Ray announced the launch of a very exciting new research venture entitled Constellation Research, which comprises a collection of really smart and remarkable individuals and friends who are - quite literally - changing the way market research and insight is being served up to the technology buyer. HfS Research is delighted to be the alliance partner of IT sourcing and BPO research to Constellation's buy-side community, where we'll be cross-pollinating some research with each other and coollaborating to help educate the sourcing buyer make better decisions. Read More

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  • Benchmarker Beware!

    November 08, 2010 |

    Benchmarking is a misused and misunderstood tool in outsourcing. Almost everybody’s contract has a provision for benchmarking, and in almost all cases is drives the wrong behavior for both parties Read More

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  • Service Integration: Guy Fawkes fireworks or damp squib?

    November 05, 2010 |

    As HfS Research's Euan Davis readies for his annual trip to a bonfire, he muses on fireworks--municipal ones and the type he expected at a session about service integration last night, at PA Consulting Group’s SSON networking evening Read More

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  • Phil and Esteban—Desperately Seeking Innovation

    November 05, 2010 |

    What are you desperately seeking? Rosanna was Desperately Seeking Susan. Phil and Esteban? If you know them like we do, you know they're Desperately Seeking Innovation. Read More

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  • A healthcare BPO summit… with Sumit

    November 04, 2010 |

    Healthcare has been on everyone's minds in the US, in the wake of the acrimonious legislative fight and with the recent elections. And when any industry gets the squeeze, us sourcing-folk immediately think "hmmm, will they now do some outsourcing... Read More

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  • Deborah Kops, delightful doyenne and describer, joins the HfS research family

    November 02, 2010 |

    Over the next year, you’ll be able to sample some of the most innovative thinking in sourcing change through Deborah Kops' frequent columns and commentary exclusively for HfS Research Read More

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