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Category: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
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Outsourcing marriage counselling… with Liz Campbell Evans
If your outsourcing relationship is on the rocks, one person who can provide some tried-and-trusted therapy is EquaTerra's Liz Campbell EvansRead More
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The expression barrier in outsourcing: say what you mean!
The expression barrier shows up in every relationship almost every day—and it is actually fairly easy to diagnose. An outsider will typically see it within minutes of observation. The cure, however, is elusive. If we could solve it, we could make a world of difference in this industry. Read More
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SAHP? Stranger things have happened
With Leo Apotheker taking the helm at HP, all sorts of questions arise as to why they hired a software guy, who wasn't exactly a wild success when he was top dog at SAP. Leo is the man you'd want if you are planning to acquire SAP. He knows the company inside and out and is savvy enough to work out some sort of game plan to integrate the German giant into the HP empire. Read More
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Esteban Herrera: why I joined the Horses
Esteban Herrera, Research VP for HfS' buy-side enterprise sourcing practice, explains why he joined the "Horses"Read More
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Renowned outsourcing advisor Esteban Herrera joins HfS as Research Vice President
Esteban Herrera joins HfS’ executive management team as Research Vice President for the firm’s strategic sourcing practice for buy-side enterprises. Herrera will drive a definitive research agenda that encompasses strategic advice, best practices and governance support across all aspects of IT outsourcing, BPO and shared services.Read More
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Is it time for Western and Indian services cultures to blend?
Business leaders are demanding more innovation and productivity from their outsourcing endeavors, but their delivery teams tend to be more concerned with the work culture of their provider. So how can leading providers deliver all the goodies CFOs and CIOs want, in addition to being really flexible and easy to work with? Read More
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Why Chuck needs to get the chop
Senator Charles E. Schumer, not content with ludicrous attempts to tax the US consumer for taking an offshore call, has continued his personal tirade against the use of offshore services, by pushing through legislation to add a further $2,000 tax for an H-1B visa application, and $2,250 more for an L-1 visa applicationRead More
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Bidding on BPO with Abid, Part I
We've seen a significant shift in in the competitive landscape for BPO providers in the last two years - some of the leading Indian providers have taken advantage of the recession to steal a march on several of the incumbents, pushing their own tenacious brand of offshore service delivery, that has evolved from their IT heritage. We managed to grab some time with TCS's head BPO honcho, Abid Ali Neemuchwala to talk about TCS's development and his views for the future nature and development of global BPO service delivery.Read More
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The Horses on National Public Radio: is this the age of homeshoring?
If you happened to be listening to National Public Radio yesterday afternoon, you would have heard an interesting discussion on the rise of homeshoring on their All Things Considered afternoon showRead More
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Up in the air with Ritesh Idnani… Part I
Several people at Infosys have told me that noone spends more time traveling across the globe than the COO for their BPO business... Ritesh Idnani. So when we teed up an interview with him, I asked him how many airmiles he has racked up, and his response was simply "am getting close to George Clooney's character in the movie Up in the Air."Read More
