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Can Recruitment Process Outsourcing empower a more flexible, scalable workforce?
Most companies would never have dared move the management of their entire recruiting function over to a third party, but the squeeze of this post-recession economy, combined with fresh thinking from company leaders and a willingness to explore global sourcing models in business functions that can benefit from added expertise and flexibility, is moving services such as Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) up the corporate agenda for many firms. Read More
Horses for Sources and the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) Create Alliance to Provide Unique Analyst Insight and C-suite Forums for Senior Operations Executives
Horses for Sources, the leading analyst advisory organization focused on outsourcing strategy support, has teamed with the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON), to provide a unique platform for senior outsourcing buyers to access knowledge and peer advice. As part of the new alliance, senior operations executives in SSON’s premium community can benefit from research being provided by Horses for Sources, including all aspects of Business Process Outsourcing, shared services and governance strategy. Read More
Avoiding sourcing catastrophes, Part II
Everyone loves to save some money, and often the misalignment isn’t felt for the first couple of years. Striking a deal that optimizes cost generally sub-optimizes other aspects. Read More
Avoiding sourcing catastrophes, Part I
In the world of outsourcing, the stories of catastrophe are legendary, and the statistics on how often it occurs are not very reassuring. What is it about the strategic services sourcing space that makes it so prone to issues? Even if things don’t end in public catastrophe, the stories of mutual success are just not that numerous. The question remains: how does one avoid catastrophe? Read More
Why we’ve formed an analyst organization
Today, Horses for Sources became more than a blog. Today, it becomes an advisory analyst organization focused exclusively on researching global outsourcing strategy. Read More
Buy some innovation right here… just talk to Bob
Eradicating the Innovation Dearth in Business Process Outsourcing: Practical Advice on how to Achieve it. A discussion between Phil Fersht and Bob Cecil. Read More
Phil Fersht, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer of Horses for Sources, Phil oversees all research, social media and operational areas of Horses, and is heavily involved with advising clients and driving the research agenda. His specialist coverage areas include finance, HR and supply chain BPO, and he also focuses on industry issues and the convergence of BPO, SaaS and Cloud in a business utility context. Read More
Euan Davis, Managing Director, European Research Practice
Euan Davis is Research Vice President at HfS Research, where his prime focus is overseeing a leading-edge research agenda in the areas of services integration, IT services and Business Process Outsourcing. He also has a specific focus on the European region, in addition to having a global mandate. Read More
