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Outsourcing will shine or fail as we combat this global assault on our stability
There has never been a time when third-party help has been so badly needed to help businesses drowning in spiraling wages and energy costs, crippled by attrition, tormented by cyber criminals, and desperately needing the skills and capabilities just to keep their business operations functioning.Read More
The spreading outsourcing disease: barely a third of buyers see real value in their current provider relationships
Private poll of 60 enterprise buyers at the NY HfS Summit yields a depressing state of affairs for current outsourcing relationshipsRead More
How Design Thinking plays an integral role in increasing the value of outsourcing, service design, and delivery
Insights on how Design Thinking plays a role in creating a different experience—a different way of working and new insights for operational excellence and expansionRead More
It’s cognitively conjugal as Amelia and Accenture renew their vows
Phil Fersht talks with Chetan Dube of IPsoft and Paul Daugherty of Accenture about their new partnership.Read More
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
ISG, Enlighta and KPMG make the Winner’s Circle for Governance Solutions
Mike Beals talks to HfS readers about his new HfS Blueprint Report, “Shared Services & Outsourcing Governance Solutions"Read More
2014 shared services and outsourcing outlook Part I: It’s time for enterprises to stop being really good at irrelevant stuff
In 2014, ambitious operations leaders must begin achieve a certain degree of maturity across their operations before they can really address achieving their desired outcomesRead More
Why middle management is often as influential as the C-Suite when it comes to outsourcing
The official definition of insanity in sourcing: recounting how many times a service provider has said to you, "We've got to get to the C-suite to pitch innovative ideas because middle management is too risk adverse."Read More
Published today – a blueprint for the industry known as “outsourcing”
Ever wondered what would happen if you locked 41 outsourcing buyer executives in a room for a couple of days, then brought in six of the leading providers to have an afternoon's discussion? Well, now you can read for yourself, as today we unveil our first Blueprint report for this curious industry known as "outsourcing".Read More
As Wipro drops out of the “offshore big three”, high-time to offload Infocrossing?
Several leading service providers have been taking a long hard look at themselves in recent months as they come to terms with a new breed of competitor, increasing demands - and pricing requirements - from clients. There include the likes of CSC, HP and, more recently, leading Indian HQed provider Wipro. HfS analyst Robert McNeill takes a further look at Wipro's current predicament and poses the question: Is it Time for Wipro to sell Infocrossing?Read More
