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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

A little bit of HR heaven as Kutik tackles the toughie from Southie

A little bit of HR heaven as Kutik tackles the toughie from Southie

By Phil Fersht on May 9, 2014

Christa Degnan Manning talked with Bill Kutik about the Extended Enterprise, the Employee Experience, Workforce Enablement, and hybrid HCM systems

Posted in Business | Tagged Bill Kutik, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), christa degnan manning, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR BPO, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, HRO, IaaS and BPaaS, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, SaaS, social networking, Sourcing Change Management, The Bill Kutik Radio Show

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

Cogny cogitates on a new industrial revolution

Cogny cogitates on a new industrial revolution

By Phil Fersht on April 18, 2014

Genpact’s Patrick Cogny talks to Phil Fersht about how the firm is approaching the manufacturing sector with what he calls the “New Industrial Revolution”

Posted in Business | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Heros, Outsourcing Vendors, SMAC and Big Data, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Accenture de-emphasizes the term “outsourcing” – is this the final death knell for the O word?

Accenture de-emphasizes the term “outsourcing” – is this the final death knell for the O word?

By Phil Fersht on April 7, 2014

Accenture’s dropping the term “outsourcing” from its strategy line is the most significant yet in terms of rebranding the outsourcing business

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Accenture, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Confusing Outsourcing Information, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, Industry-specific Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Vendors, The Future of Outsourcing | 1 Response

The Indian majors double their market share in just four years – what’s the secret and can they be stopped?

The Indian majors double their market share in just four years – what’s the secret and can they be stopped?

By Phil Fersht on March 25, 2014

It may be harder for some of the traditional providers to fight their way back into the services game than the Indian majors to continue their surge

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, mobility, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Research, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing | 1 Response

The Progressive BPO Train has left the Station – is IBM on it?

The Progressive BPO Train has left the Station – is IBM on it?

By Phil Fersht on March 10, 2014

We would have major concerns about IBM’s positioning for Progressive BPO services, were IBM to seek to sell off the lower-margin elements of its F&A, Procurement or HR businesses, like it has with its customer services BPO business.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, Global Business Services, HfS, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, IaaS and BPaaS, ibm, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Ready for the ultimate robotic process automation debate?

Ready for the ultimate robotic process automation debate?

By Phil Fersht on March 10, 2014

At long last… we have everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Robotic Process Automation and never dared to ask

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing and Technology, Robotic Process Automation, Security and Risk, Sourcing Change Management, The Future of Outsourcing

Four make Winner’s Circle for Enterprise Mobility Services: Infosys, Tech Mahindra, IBM and Accenture

Four make Winner’s Circle for Enterprise Mobility Services: Infosys, Tech Mahindra, IBM and Accenture

By Phil Fersht on February 25, 2014

HfS launches the first Blueprint Report focused on Enterprise Mobility Services, where Infosys, Tech Mahindra, IBM and Accenture made the Winner’s Circle

Posted in Business | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, Global Business Services, Healthcare and Outsourcing, HfS Blueprint Results, HfSResearch.com Homepage, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, mobility, The Future of Outsourcing, The Internet of Things

BPO will continue to fail miserably… without a mindset to embrace change, develop talent and tech-enable processes

BPO will continue to fail miserably… without a mindset to embrace change, develop talent and tech-enable processes

By Phil Fersht on February 18, 2014

Our new “Technology in BPO” study reveals that this industry is on the brink of a significant, radical overhaul to its very core value proposition

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: Technology in BPO 2014, Innovation in Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Research, SMAC and Big Data, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

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