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Industry analysts: a new world order is already coming
The future of analysts is about providing clients the experiences they need to be smarter and more effective at what they do, not selling them something pre-packaged that everyone else already hasRead More
Why so many cost-obsessed CEOs will fail if they ignore their supplier management capabilities
Recessions are good times for business leaders who love to focus on containing costs, however, times of recovery are markedly differentRead More
Things that irk… the 2013 edition
For those of you who think they've escaped being outed as a public irritant, it's time we put you back in your place... Here are the latest irritations plaguing our world todayRead More
Frankly, Malcolm Frank… Part 1
Cognizant's Malcolm Frank talks to HfS Research's Phil Fersht about the Cognizant growth story and how the firm is trying to stay ahead of the gameRead More
Are you ready for a real Governance Academy?
We've officially launched the HfS Governance Academy; an advanced series of instructor-led online and classroom-based training services designed to help HfS Research's global enterprise clients govern their outsourcing and shared services environments more effectivelyRead More
Who’s rising above the W-I-T-C-H hunt?
Have you been observing the fascinating scramble going on over in India for supremacy in the IT services space? By the time this year is out, it's highly likely that Cognizant will have leapfrogged both Infosys and Wipro to take the number two spot behind TCS. Let's take a look at the key market-makers to understand who is breaking out of the pack...Read More
Day Two at the HR Technology Conference in Chicago…
And, for the first time ever, an analyst has managed to write a "second day" blog at an industry event. So, without further ado, here's HfS' Peter Ackerson with Day TwoRead More
Give Infosys a break
Having petty stories, like this Infosys visa issue, being blown up in the media is only causing negative emotions and xenophobia to be stirred up needlessly in this year's political melting-pot. We operate in a global business climate these days, in case anyone hasn't noticed... it's time to embrace and compete, not resist and fall further behind.Read More
Want to keep with the “outsourcing” status quo? Love staring at a spreadsheet all day? Then Blueprint 2.0’s not for you…
Life been just dandy since you took 30% off your department's fixed costs, that you'll never need to do anything much again in your career... except stare at a spreadsheet? Just love keeping those lights on and squeezing penalty payments of your provider? No need to improve anything, because the way your firm does this is just, simply, perfect? Then you won't need to waste time with us and leading buy-side organizations from the HfS 50 Executive Council in Boston this October...Read More
Blueprint 1.0 was blinding… now are you ready for Blueprint 2.0 this October?
The HfS 50 Blueprint Sessions 2.0 are a continuation of the hugely successful summit that took place at the Soho Grand in New York in April 2012, where 41 senior practitioner recipients of outsourcing services, joined by six of the leading outsourcing services providers on the second day, started the ground work for a Blueprint document that delivers a roadmap for the future direction of the outsourcing industry. Read More
