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Cost is the New Black:  The Overbearing Paradoxical C-Suite Imperative for 2015

Cost is the New Black: The Overbearing Paradoxical C-Suite Imperative for 2015

By Phil Fersht on January 19, 2015

60% of enterprise C-Suites are actively seeking to reduce their reliance on labor in their operations – but most are discovering they need to work smarter before they can work cheaper.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, as a service, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, Healthcare and Outsourcing, HfS, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, mobility, Outsourcing Advisors, PaaS, Phil Fersht, procurement, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, SAP SuccessFactors, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The As-a-Service Economy, The Internet of Things, Value Beyond Cost Study 2015, workday

More hope less fear, please - Digital is not only changing the way we work, it's improving it

More hope less fear, please – Digital is not only changing the way we work, it’s improving it

By Phil Fersht on October 6, 2014

The world of work’s just so much more interesting and rewarding today that it was even five years’ ago

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, mobility, PaaS, procurement, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, social networking, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing

Yes, it’s true… one in three Apple engineers is really Indian

Yes, it’s true… one in three Apple engineers is really Indian

By Phil Fersht on July 29, 2014

As Apple is growing, so is the scope of its Indian-centric IT outsourcing to support it’s ever-increasing needs

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, procurement, Talent in Sourcing

Capgemini, Accenture, HAVI and Entercoms make up the first-ever Winner’s Circle for Supply Chain BPO

Capgemini, Accenture, HAVI and Entercoms make up the first-ever Winner’s Circle for Supply Chain BPO

By Phil Fersht on July 16, 2014

When we look at the future potential of BPO, one of the markets with the most untapped potential is that of supply chain services, which could be as large as $300 Billion in annual expenditure when today’s emerging offerings really begin to mature, and an increasing number of buyers have to tap into third party […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, HfS Blueprint Results, HfSResearch.com Homepage, IaaS and BPaaS, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, Security and Risk, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Internet of Things

Why offshoring is hotter than ever

Why offshoring is hotter than ever

By Phil Fersht on May 29, 2014

Close to a third of enterprises are increasing the offshore component with their service providers, and a fifth with their own shared services

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of Outsourcing 2014, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, procurement, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, Security and Risk, Sourcing Change Management, Sourcing Locations, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing | 2 Responses

BPO: Pronounced dead, but still very much alive

BPO: Pronounced dead, but still very much alive

By Phil Fersht on April 30, 2014

BPO is just at the beginning of a much more dynamic phase of its existence and it at least three years’ away from being put to bed.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, GBS 2013 Study, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Research, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, procurement, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Is BPO on the brink of a technology revolution?

Is BPO on the brink of a technology revolution?

By Phil Fersht on March 19, 2014

Why BPO clients which have tech-enabled their processes are achieving better performance and outcomes

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Accenture, BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Charles Sutherland, Cloud Computing, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: Technology in BPO 2014, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Innovation in Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, mobility, Outsourcing and Technology, PaaS, Phil Fersht, procurement, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

2014 shared services and outsourcing outlook Part I: It’s time for enterprises to stop being really good at irrelevant stuff

2014 shared services and outsourcing outlook Part I: It’s time for enterprises to stop being really good at irrelevant stuff

By Phil Fersht on December 30, 2013

In 2014, ambitious operations leaders must begin achieve a certain degree of maturity across their operations before they can really address achieving their desired outcomes

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2014 Predictions, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cloud Computing, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, GBS 2013 Study, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, IaaS and BPaaS, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, KPMG LLP, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Sourcing Change Management, Sourcing Locations, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Why so many cost-obsessed CEOs will fail if they ignore their supplier management capabilities

Why so many cost-obsessed CEOs will fail if they ignore their supplier management capabilities

By Phil Fersht on December 6, 2013

Recessions are good times for business leaders who love to focus on containing costs, however, times of recovery are markedly different

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: Innovation in BPO, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Innovation in Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, procurement, proxima, SaaS, Security and Risk, SMAC and Big Data

Time to inoculate your firm against early-onset Zombieism… by coming to the Blueprint Sessions 3.0 this December

Time to inoculate your firm against early-onset Zombieism… by coming to the Blueprint Sessions 3.0 this December

By Phil Fersht on November 11, 2013

When  Zombieism takes its grip on enterprise operations, many fail to realize… until it’s too late.  In fact, many of you reading this may already be exhibiting signs of early-0nset Zombieism and immediate inoculation is imperative… But never fear folks, as the forthcoming BluePrint Sessions 3.0 in New York this December are specifically designed to […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Absolutely Meaningless Comedy, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Finance & Accounting BPO, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, Global Business Services, Healthcare and Outsourcing, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Events, Outsourcing Heros, Outsourcing Research, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, Security and Risk, SMAC and Big Data, social networking, Sourcing Change Management, Sourcing Locations, Sustainabiity & Corporate Social Responsibility, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing, The Internet of Things | 1 Response

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