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Yes, the HfS Blueprint Sessions are coming back to North America for an eighth installment this November, at Chicago’s famous Drake Hotel, for the biggest naval-gaze yet at our analog present and digital future of global services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This will be the<\/em> most intimate and significant gathering yet of enterprise buy-side operations leaders, who will come face-to-face with the prominent thinkers and operators from the service provider and advisory world. This will be the<\/em> time when the global services and outsourcing industry takes a collective long-hard look at itself to develop a future roadmap that is sustainable and value-driven; where operations executives can progress their careers, and challenge themselves to stay ahead of the changing needs and skills demanded by today’s ambitious enterprises.<\/p>\n

We are on a mission to legitimize the industry of services professionals and break from the bad-old habits that have been plaguing us for far too long. We need you<\/em> to be part of this with us – and have some fun in the process.<\/p>\n

We’ll be tackling two key themes throughout the two days:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1) Resetting the Analog table-stakes of today:\u00a0<\/strong>Where are today’s global services relationships succeeding and failing – and how can both buyers and providers work towards collectively realistic and meaningful expectations<\/a>. What needs to change with the way buyers operate, providers deliver, and advisors advise? \u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>to cogitate some of the key takeaways from Cambridge.<\/p>\n

2) Envisioning the Digital stakes of\u00a0tomorrow:\u00a0<\/strong>Recent HfS research (click here<\/a>) shows that enterprise buyers are falling short with their own “digital talent” and need real help from providers and advisors to develop the analytical and creative skills they need to take full advantage of plug-and-play “as-a-service” models, process automation and other digital solutions. How can buyers break from legacy on-premise ERP models and tired, stagnant FTE-based outsourcing relationships to lay the framework for their digital operations of the future?<\/p>\n

Roy\u00a0Barden<\/strong>, who has taken on the role of\u00a0Head of Next Generation Shared Services, Cabinet Office, Her Majesty\u2019s Government<\/strong>, said of his recent experience at the European HfS Blueprint Sessions, “I found the summit as one of \u00a0– if not the \u2013 most valuable events of its type I have attended”. \u00a0So if we’re good enough for the Queen’s service delivery, we should<\/em> be good enough for yours \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

On behalf of the HfS team, we sincerely hope to meet many of you in\u00a0Chicago.<\/p>\n

Email us at\u00a0blueprintsessions@hfsresearch.com<\/wbr><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0for more information\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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