{"id":1447,"date":"2011-10-23T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/double-dip-parti_102311\/"},"modified":"2011-10-23T13:16:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T13:16:00","slug":"double-dip-parti_102311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/p>\n

Innovation? Value? Hmmm… I'll stick to chestnuts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While outsourcing clearly provides a vehicle to help under-pressure business leaders\u00a0coerce some of the change they need to embrace in today’s uncertain economy, most do not view it as the only lever to pull to achieve their goals. The\u00a0majority\u00a0of today’s buyers are still trying to figure out what sourcing levers they have at their disposal, uncertain as to the right approach for their organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our new study<\/a> that covered the intentions and observations of 534 buyers, advisors and providers with their sourcing strategies, in the event of a “Double-Dip” Recession, reveals one major shift in the industry: \u00a0most buyers now recognize what their businesses need to improve<\/em> to drive productivity, they simply are struggling to figure out how to marshall<\/em> their internal and external resources to help them get there. \u00a0And a rocky economy isn’t helping drive definitive\u00a0behavior, with seven-out-of-ten buyers expecting either little change in focus when it comes to outsourcing, or they simply do not know<\/em> what they are going to do:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

*<\/span><\/strong> Unlike the 2008 crash, which drove\u00a0shock and awe<\/em>\u00a0into the boardrooms of every business, shouldn’t 2011’s threat of economic adversity be precipitating a calmer, more organized approach to business planning?<\/p>\n

*<\/strong><\/span> While experiences of 2008 have provided an expectation that further catastrophe is just around around the corner, shouldn’t buyers be far more\u00a0assertive\u00a0with planning new measures to contain costs and find new areas for productivity and growth?<\/p>\n

The Bottom-line: Buyers are looking more broadly than simply outsourcing to drive productivity improvements in today’s climate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, today’s harsh business\u00a0realities\u00a0are driving more focus on organizations aligning both their outsourcing and shared services frameworks (click here to download a copy of our Global Business Services<\/em> paper<\/a>), however, are companies panicking and\u00a0screaming:\u00a0“Help! We must hurl as many of our fixed\u00a0administrative\u00a0costs out of the window asap and deploy as much low-cost service delivery as we can, regardless of the consequences”? \u00a0Of course they aren’t – they’re also looking at measures such as their ability to have more flexible global operations, to standardize processes across\u00a0geographies\u00a0and ERP instances and to align their internal stakeholders more effectively. Cost-control is a measure that is always a constant focus, however outsourcing\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0always provide that answer, especially with experienced businesses that have already moved out a lot of tangible cost in areas such as transactional\u00a0accounting\u00a0and\u00a0application\u00a0support. \u00a0Outsourcing only provides part<\/em> of the answer.<\/p>\n

As we recently discussed<\/a>, business leaders are beset by multiple business pressures in today’s climate, and outsourcing provides just one lever among many that they can choose to pull. Only 13% of buyers are concerned about the disruption caused by outsourcing, hence if they currently only view outsourcing as a cost-reduction lever, they are going to place it in a pecking order of other<\/em> cost-reduction measures\u2026 and it\u2019s not always going to the most effective short-term measure in a tough economy. It\u2019s the job of advisors and providers to educate and demonstrate to buyers the benefits beyond<\/em> cost-reduction and help clients embed outsourcing among their internal governance practices to align its benefits with those provided by internal process improvement and shared services.<\/p>\n

We’ll reveal all in\u00a0Part II<\/a> coming shortly to an HfS website near you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Innovation? Value? Hmmm… I'll stick to chestnuts While outsourcing clearly provides a vehicle to help under-pressure business leaders\u00a0coerce some of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,847,81,837],"tags":[277],"ppma_author":[19],"yoast_head":"\nDouble-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Innovation? Value? Hmmm… I'll stick to chestnuts While outsourcing clearly provides a vehicle to help under-pressure business leaders\u00a0coerce some of...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Horses for Sources | No Boundaries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Phil Fersht\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@pfersht\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Phil Fersht\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/\",\"name\":\"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c4f084ff7ad43632f537b3b30918e69f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/\",\"name\":\"Horses for Sources | No Boundaries\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c4f084ff7ad43632f537b3b30918e69f\",\"name\":\"Phil Fersht\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/86ee0c0ac2d033eed87f327162eb27f7\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phill-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phill-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"Phil Fersht\"},\"description\":\"Phil Fersht is\u00a0a world-renowned analyst, writer and visionary in\u00a0emerging technologies, automation, digital business models, and the alignment of\u00a0enterprise operations to\u00a0drive customer impact and competitive advantage\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/hfsresearch.com\/team\/phil-fersht\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pfersht\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/pfersht\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/author\/phil-fherst\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries","og_description":"Innovation? Value? Hmmm… I'll stick to chestnuts While outsourcing clearly provides a vehicle to help under-pressure business leaders\u00a0coerce some of...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/","og_site_name":"Horses for Sources | No Boundaries","article_published_time":"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png"}],"author":"Phil Fersht","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@pfersht","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Phil Fersht","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/","url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/","name":"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate - Horses for Sources | No Boundaries","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png","datePublished":"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00","dateModified":"2011-10-23T13:16:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c4f084ff7ad43632f537b3b30918e69f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Sitting-on-the-fence.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/double-dip-parti_102311\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Double-Dip Dynamics, Part I: 70% of buyers are sitting on the fence with their outsourcing plans in the current climate"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/","name":"Horses for Sources | No Boundaries","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/c4f084ff7ad43632f537b3b30918e69f","name":"Phil Fersht","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/86ee0c0ac2d033eed87f327162eb27f7","url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phill-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/phill-150x150.png","caption":"Phil Fersht"},"description":"Phil Fersht is\u00a0a world-renowned analyst, writer and visionary in\u00a0emerging technologies, automation, digital business models, and the alignment of\u00a0enterprise operations to\u00a0drive customer impact and competitive advantage","sameAs":["http:\/\/hfsresearch.com\/team\/phil-fersht","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pfersht\/","https:\/\/x.com\/pfersht"],"url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/author\/phil-fherst\/"}]}},"authors":[{"term_id":19,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"phil-fherst","display_name":"Phil Fersht","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Phil-Fersht-HFS-Updated.jpg","url2x":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Phil-Fersht-HFS-Updated.jpg"},"first_name":"Phil","last_name":"Fersht","user_url":"http:\/\/hfsresearch.com\/team\/phil-fersht","description":"Phil Fersht is\u00a0a world-renowned analyst, writer and visionary in\u00a0emerging technologies, automation, digital business models, and the alignment of\u00a0enterprise operations to\u00a0drive customer impact and competitive advantage"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1447"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}