Category Archives: Innovation in Outsourcing

In case you missed our “Kill the Sales Cheese” webcast, here’s the replay

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In case you missed our “Kill the sales cheese” webcast, here’s the replay

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SAP + SuccessFactors = Great for SAP, but could restrict growth potential for the HR services industry

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With SAP’s move to “Cloudify” its software portfolio with the $3.4bn acquisition of the darling of HR software, SuccessFactors, we do not believe this is particularly good news for BPO service providers and services clients

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As InfosysBPO reaches the $500m mark, is it ready for the big-time?

InfosysBPO is now a major BPO contender in the global marketplace, having quietly gone about building its BPO business streams since its inception via the buyout of FAO provider Progeon, exactly five years’ ago and expects to reach the landmark of $500m in revenues this year. HfS has always been encouraged by the firm’s approach to developing both horizontal and vertical BPO services, and its focus on leveraging its IT heritage to augment its value proposition. Infy is by no means the biggest player in the BPO business nor does it want to be, but it has been able to establish itself as a smart and very respected player in the BPO business.

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Capgemini collects Vengroff Williams to slip into third spot for global Finance & Accounting BPO

Capgemini has made a major move towards strengthening its position in the global F&A BPO market by today acquiring Vengroff Williams and Associates – and leaping to third in the market share spot for F&A globally

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What are Business Platforms and why they represent the future of outsourcing

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The ability to develop some best-in-class processes as “Business Platforms”, whether they focus on horizontal or vertical process clusters, is becoming a real differentiator in the market, as buyers seek more standardized solutions from their outsourcing engagements. The gauntlet being laid out to providers, with these Business Platforms, is their ability to support their clients’ transitions quickly and inexpensively. Simply selling “products” is not the concept of business platforms – it is the provider’s ability to work with their customers to facilitate and support the ultimate business outcomes of managing the processes associated with the Business Platform offering.

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The three tenets of Global Business Services execution: customer alignment, accountability, and economies of scale

So how do you take shared services leaders and blend their expertise with the outsourcing governors? How do you go from fragmented service delivery with multiple points of contact, to a global governance model with a rationalized and centralized administration of third-party service providers?

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Satisfying customers’ needs profitably: can marketing BPO revive marketeers?

CMOs have it tough today, whichever geography or market you look at. They’re stretching dollars for myriad activities in a function that’s undergoing major change. HfS Research’s Reetika Joshi discusses her new report “Marketing BPO Services: Solving the CMO’s Dilemma”

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Why outsourcing professionals must stay in touch with the 99%

Governments are very capable of passing measures very quickly to restrict outsourcing if things get really bad – and they won’t have any choice if the 99% demand it. All outsourcing stakeholders – buyers, providers and advisors – need to focus, more than ever, on helping organizations approach outsourcing as one supporting component of a holistic solution.

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A big cat for a big job: meet Tiger (Part III)

The final installment of our recent discussion between HfS CEO Phil Fersht and Genpact’s new President and CEO, NV “Tiger” Tyagarajan, which delves into Tiger’s vision for the future of technology and BPO.

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Double-Dip Dynamics, Part II: The new tenets of outsourcing – process standardization, global flexibility and better technology

What is motivating buyers to outsource in this current climate? While eliminating cost is still is a huge fundamental, buyers are even more focused on achieving greater flexibility to scale their global operations as a prime motivating factor. Clearly, many executives are getting more experienced and skilled at driving an sourcing initiative, and are confident they can use the endeavor as a change agent to promote and implement much-needed change in their businesses.

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A big cat for a big job: meet Tiger (Part II)

Part II of Phil Fersht’s interview with Tiger Tyagarajan discussed the Genpact-specific opportunities and challenges that Tiger will be tackling in his new role as President and CEO

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Curious about Kurien? TK talks to HfS about his plans for Wipro

Wipro’s CEO T. K. Kurien talks to HfS about his plans for Wipro

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Aird aired. Part II

Part II of our Charlie Aird interview, where we talk about the future of the sourcing industry, the Global Business Services framework he’s spearheading, and a little insight into how he views the changing environment for Big 4 consultants and boutique advisors.

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Reetika Joshi cranks up our BPO coverage

We’re delighted to announce that Reetika Joshi has joined our full-time team to crank up our already cranky BPO and analytics coverage

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Too many providers and advisors are being myopic with their clients and failing to understand their business pressures

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Our latest study shows that many buyer executives are, in actuality, in violent disagreement with many provider and sourcing advisor executives that they their business leaders are too “short-term focused”

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Want to get smart about sourcing for Cloud?

This report authored by HfS Research and Loeb&Loeb provides both Business-function and IT executives with a detailed assessment of Cloud adoption strategies, an analysis of business benefits, concerns, challenges and contractual issues that need to be addressed and discusses the key service providers provisioning Cloud Computing services in today’s market.

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Get sourcing in Sydney this September

HfS Research’s Phil Hassey will be welcoming Dawn Evans, President and CEO of our partner SIG, to Sydney in early September for a terrific event—SIG’s Sydney Regional Roundtable on September 7 and 8

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The undisputed facts about outsourcing, Part 7: Service-culture is the new differentiator

We asked a cross-section of buyers with significant influence over outsourcing decisions, to reveal the critical attributes they seek in a provider. At the same time, we asked providers what attributes they believe their clients deem critical. And – guess what – their are significant gaps between what clients want and what providers think they want.

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Arise, Sir Robert of Cloud Business Services!

We’re delighted to announce that we, at HfS Research, have today officially launched our Cloud Business Services Research Practice. And not only that, but we’ve hired the perfect man to lead this unique coverage: the one and only Sir Robert McNeill of Dumfries and Galloway.

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ManpowerGroup – a whole lot more than a staffing company?

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

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