Monthly Archives: June 2011

ManpowerGroup – a whole lot more than a staffing company?

June 30th, 2011

Manpower Group held its industry analyst and influencer day on June 9, 2011 at its headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.

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The CPO in 2011: The Toughest Job in the Global 1000

June 28th, 2011

We talked with Microsoft Chief Procurement Officer, Tim McBride, about his procurement execution and BPO experience as part of a case study in a paper entitled “The CPO in 2011: The Toughest Job in the Global 1000″.

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Why I wrote that piece…

June 22nd, 2011

So when I received many notes, emails, calls and comments after my weekend “rant” about the analyst business, I suddenly realized this thing was going “viral”. How had I managed to hit such a raw nerve?

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Will the industry analyst business be dead in five years?

June 19th, 2011

Love them or loathe them, analyst firms and their unique individuals stoke the emotions of many who come in regular contact with them. But are thee days of the traditional industry analyst numbered?

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The undisputed facts about outsourcing, Part 4: Mid-market buyers are enjoying better outsourcing outcomes than enterprises

June 16th, 2011

Outsourcing of IT and business process has always been a game for large enterprises, where well-executed large-scale employee transitions have resulted in profitable endeavors for both providers and buyers. But while the large buyers like saving the money, it’s actually mid-market sector ($1bn-$3bn revenues) which is getting a lot more out of the experience

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The undisputed facts about outsourcing, Part 3: With outsourcing demand at unprecedented levels, can new buyers get across the finish-line?

June 12th, 2011

HfS Research’s “State of Outsourcing 2011″ study of 1335 industry stakeholders, conducted with the Outsourcing Unit at the London School of Economics, points to a marked turnaround in outsourcing intentions as global economies reach a period of sustained (albeit limping) recovery. For many organizations today, clearly the short-term counter-recessionary measures have been executed through to fruition, leaving business function leaders under renewed pressure to seek out new operational strategies for driving out cost and improving global effectiveness.

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Nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee… and everyone loves an iPad 2

June 8th, 2011

If you participated in our State of Outsourcing 2011 survey, you may have been anxiously monitoring your inbox for a notification that you’d won the iPad 2. Well, the anticipation is over, and we can announce that the winner of the drawing is Stephen Kincanon, Vice President – Shared Services at Sara Lee Corporation. Congratulations, Stephen!

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The undisputed facts about outsourcing, Part 2: Despite huge untapped potential, many providers aren’t convincing buyers of their capabilities

June 5th, 2011

Our State of Outsourcing 2011 study reveals huge untapped potential for future outsourcing right across both IT and business functions, so surely this means the market is set to explode and we can wield new hockey-stick growth projections? Perhaps… but a few things need to happen first. Let’s investigate…

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Libertarians, Outsourcing, Lobotomies and FINRA

June 4th, 2011

FINRA is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States and its recent proposed rule changes are rattling the world of outsourcing. So what happens when you mix these proposed FINRA regulatory rule changes, a well-known outsourcing partner from law firm powerhouse Loeb & Loeb, LLP, and the HfS Governator?

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