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HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013

Outsourcing and shared services investment intentions at record high as the Integrated Global Services model takes center stage

Outsourcing and shared services investment intentions at record high as the Integrated Global Services model takes center stage

By Phil Fersht on June 25, 2014

Simply plastering more and more lipstick on the same old pig is eventually going to fail for many as Integrated Global Services becomes the future model of choice.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of Outsourcing 2011, HfS Surveys: State of Outsourcing 2014, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, PaaS, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, Security and Risk, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing | 1 Response

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

It’s time to de-social our lives

It’s time to de-social our lives

By Phil Fersht on July 22, 2013

I would argue that it’s actually time to “de-social” our behavior to regain the effectiveness and quality of our interactions and relationships.

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Absolutely Meaningless Comedy, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Confusing Outsourcing Information, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, enterprise social networking, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, SaaS, social networking, Talent in Sourcing | 1 Response

Welcome to the Six Tenets of Sourcing 2.0 – where a “lights on” approach might just get you fired

Welcome to the Six Tenets of Sourcing 2.0 – where a “lights on” approach might just get you fired

By Phil Fersht on July 9, 2013

Big and clunky is ugly, lean and scalable is the new corporate sexy.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfS Research, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Strategy, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing and Politics, Security and Risk, sourcing 2.0; phil fersht, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Replay of “Outsourcing is DEAD! Long Live Outsourcing…”

Replay of “Outsourcing is DEAD! Long Live Outsourcing…”

By Phil Fersht on June 28, 2013

Firstly folks, apologies for the dramatic title, but it certainly worked – we had a record 1,400 participants tuning in to yesterday’s webcast, to discuss the key findings of the largest-ever global study of enterprises’ outsourcing intentions and dynamics, covering 1,355 industry stakeholders, which we conducted with the support of KMPG’s Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory group. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Cloud Computing, CRM and Marketing, Current Affairs, Engineering & Supply Chain Outsourcing, Finance & Accounting BPO, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, Global Business Services, Healthcare and Outsourcing, HfS, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, IaaS and BPaaS, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, KPMG, Legal Services Outsourcing, Outsourcing Advisors, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, Security and Risk, social networking, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Why American firms are more progressive with outsourcing than the Europeans and Asians

Why American firms are more progressive with outsourcing than the Europeans and Asians

By Phil Fersht on April 19, 2013

Why is it always the Americans at the head of the queue when it comes to increasing quarterly profit margins?  But, even more intriguingly, why are they also leading the way when it comes to attempting to improve their capabilities when they outsource?  Our recent State of Outsourcing Study 2013, conducted with the support of […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, fersht, HfS, HfS Research, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, KPMG, Phil Fersht, Sourcing Locations, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Cheap and cheerful: Is this really as good as it gets for IT Outsourcing?

Cheap and cheerful: Is this really as good as it gets for IT Outsourcing?

By Phil Fersht on March 18, 2013

ITO maybe a commodity business, but a new wave of collaborative BPO services is beginning to show the way

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, CRM and Marketing, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, HfS Research, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HR Outsourcing, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, ITO, Outsourcing Research, Phil Fersht, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing

Why the mid-market is the mother-in-law of outsourcing

Why the mid-market is the mother-in-law of outsourcing

By Phil Fersht on March 11, 2013

When is comes to outsourcing, dealing with the middle-market has been somewhat akin to dealing with the mother-in-law: can be awkward to deal with, very hard to please, and always has complex demands on your patience and resources.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged ADP, business platforms, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, CRM and Marketing, Dynamics Phil Fersht, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, HfS Surveys: All our Survey Posts, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HR Outsourcing, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, microsoft, oracle, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, SFDC, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing, workday

If outsourcing were an employee, it would be fired… Part 1

If outsourcing were an employee, it would be fired… Part 1

By Phil Fersht on February 19, 2013

For those of you attending our dreamSource summit this Spring, Lee and I will co-host a session entitled “If outsourcing were an employee, it would be fired”. Lee, who today has built and now leads shared services for heathcare provider, Ascension Health, caught up with us last week to talk about the session and why we called it just that…

Posted in Business | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, dreamsource, Enterprise Irregulars, Global Business Services, HfS Research, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HR Strategy, Lee Coulter, Outsourcing Events, Outsourcing Heros, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing | 1 Response

Outsourcing may be battered, bruised and vilified… so why is only a twentieth of enterprises planning to reduce it in 2013?

Outsourcing may be battered, bruised and vilified… so why is only a twentieth of enterprises planning to reduce it in 2013?

By Phil Fersht on January 28, 2013

2013: A new dawn for a maturing outsourcing industry Make no bones about it:  2012 was a pretty dire year for the industry known as “outsourcing”. However, brand new data from our State of Outsourcing 2013 Study conducted with the support of KPMG, the largest-ever research survey focused on IT and business function outsourcing, clearly shows that […]

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, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, HfS Surveys: State of the Outsourcing 2013, HR Outsourcing, HR Strategy, IaaS and BPaaS, Industry-specific Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, KPMG, Legal Services Outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing Research, PaaS, procurement, SaaS, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing | 2 Responses

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