Flashback kicks the myth of Apple invincibility squarely in the jewels
One of the critical areas we believe is too-frequently neglected in today’s business operations planning is security and risk. With the amount of data flitting between hundreds of global locations and millions of servers -to how much risk are your operations, today, being exposed? How many local and regional regulations are you flouting? How […]
Negotiations and the deals we make: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Here is the good, bad, and ugly of recent deals where we’ve coached clients
Can BPO really function in the Cloud? Join us for a Webcast on March 14
Business Platforms are supposed to represent the “fusion of the benefits provided by standard business processes, Cloud computing and SaaS in a singular managed service delivery model”. Well… you’ve heard all the hype about “Business Platforms”, now it’s time for the real talk, so please join us for our webcast on March 14th at 10:00 AM ET,
Outsource your sales performance management on a genuine Business Platform model? Indeed you can!
We caught up Mark Stiffler the founder and CEO of Synygy recently to get his take on what Business Platforms mean to his company and ask him about some of the shifts that are occurring in the market.
It’s time to stop knocking Orlando… where else can we find innovation?
You may recall we’ve been a tad harsh on the municipality of Orlando over the years here on HfS, once even going as far as equating being middle-seated en route to the Floridian enclave as being stuck in purgatory all the way to the gates of hell. After many lost nights’ sleep trying to seek out […]
Nearshore Nexus… not to be nixed
Kirk Laughlin is beaming up the nearshore superstars in New York on April 19th
Are you achieving sourcing success with your finance? ACCA and HfS have teamed up to find out…
HfS Research has partnered with ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) to conduct the largest-ever global study of finance professionals to understand adoption trends, experiences and dynamics of shared services and outsourcing for the finance function.
Sal’s six stages of sourcing: BPO’s Generations
The BPO industry has been going though an incredible evolution since the first major deals was cast, barely more than a decade ago, that it’s high time we took stock and take a good look at the phases – or generations – through which our industry has progressed. And there are few people who have lived and breathed these generational shifts more closely that Accenture’s BPO leader, Mike Salvino.
If you were too hungover to join our predictions webcast, here’s the replay
In case you missed our joint webcast with Ed Caso of Wells Fargo Securities on Friday, fear no more, as here’s the replay. You can also download your copy of the slides here. And if you can’t be bothered to listen to any of it, here were some of our predictions* highlights: 1. Outsourcing Providers will […]
