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\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n


\n\"Hangover\"<\/p>\n

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Sobered up yet?  Can't take much more of the <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Sound of Music<\/span><\/strong><\/a>?  Help is at hand – here's some of the best Horses posts of 2008:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

China and BPO? Don't bet your mortgage on it<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Quest for an Organic Approach to Offshore Outsourcing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Can this Marriage Be Saved?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Are we reaching an inflection point of business globalization?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Evolution of Captive and Outsourced delivery models for business processes: what is the right option for your company?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

NASSCOM dispatch: "We're now past the era of BPO" (Pramod Bhasin)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The challenge of staying relevant in today's corporate climate<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What the hell is KPO and where is it going? Answer: PhDs on tap<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Why bundling apps and business processes with a single provider can make a lot of sense<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Future Of HRM Service Delivery <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Are vendors and advisors getting too cosy?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Why not build a shared services infrastructure to support the banking sector?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Leading Change \u2013 the 15% Solution<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Can Obama turn the USA into a competitive sourcing location?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Dispatches from DC: Shift Happens<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Is the day of the offshore financial services captive in terminal decline?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How should companies approach outsourcing in this economy?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Investing in the right vehicles for change<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Smarter and smaller: banks bank on BPO<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The change imperative: it's back-to-basics time <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Can flagging industries be replaced by BPO services?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Looking to 2009: a chat with Peter Allen<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Horses outsourcing predictions for 2009<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Preparing for '09: It IS time to dump the term "Outsourcing"<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Peace out… and Happy New Year \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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