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What are Business Platforms and why they represent the future of outsourcing
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.Read More
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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 globallyRead More
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SAP + SuccessFactors = Great for SAP, but could restrict growth potential for the HR services industry
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 clientsRead More
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IBM embellishes its B2B commerce empire… by acquiring Emptoris
Emptoris’ well-regarded user interface and strong brand recognition among the procurement crowd make it an idea mate for IBM’s technology-driven focus and market leading procurement BPO capability. While the integration of Sterling, DemandTec, and Emptoris will take some time to become “smarter commerce”, there will be some immediate upsides.Read More
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Cost is the New Black: The Overbearing Paradoxical C-Suite Imperative for 2015
60% of enterprise C-Suites are actively seeking to reduce their reliance on labor in their operations - but most are discovering they need to work smarter before they can work cheaper.Read More
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How As-a-Service is your organization?
This emergence of "As-a-Service" represents the most disruptive series of impacts to the traditional IT and business services industry that we have seen. Whether you buy, provide or advise on business and IT services, your opinions and intentions are critical for our research, so please spend some time completing our study and you could win an Apple Watch. Read More
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The 2015 Progressive F&A BPO Blueprint
HfS unveils its 2015 Blueprint Report on Finance & Accounting BPO Services, authored by analysts Phil Fersht and Hema SantoshRead More
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Skill not Scale, Part II: Europe poses the biggest opportunity as As-a-Service models emerge
There clearly is a need for more flexible labor in many European countries, and the ability to source skills "As-a-Service" from providers is becoming increasingly appealingRead More
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David Poole, Robo Conductor
Phil Fersht talks Robotic Automation and the future of Services with David Poole, Co-Founder and CEO, Symphony VenturesRead More
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NASSCOM 2015: More MBA, less ABAP is the recipe for India’s Digital success
NASSCOM's Mumbai showpiece, India's premier Leadership Forum, exuded an energy not seen since the recession. Now it's time for India's service stars to grasp their Digital opportunity like never beforeRead More
