Posts Tagged ‘offshoring’

11 Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2011

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Outsourcing activity is expected to creep back in 2011, but things are hardly getting back to normal in the IT services space. The new year will be marked largely by upheaval - smaller contracts, cloud-related chaos, increased offshoring and decreased quality, for a start.

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Read on for more. It’s not all bad, we promise.

1. Progressive Outsourcing

The year will be marked by the inking of smaller IT services deals, many of them by first-time buyers who sat on the sidelines in 2010, say industry watchers. Providers, happy to have a foothold, will push such customers to expand the scope of their relationships over time — the old “penetrate and radiate” approach. Contract activity will “creep back throughout 2011, as the recover stutters and buyers pull the trigger on sourcing activity,” says Phil Fersht, founder of outsourcing analyst firm HfS Research.

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Ukraine Ranks 11 in the List of TOP20 Outsourcing Locations

Friday, October 15th, 2010

ranksAccording to the 2010 Global Services 100 list, Ukraine is 11th among 20 leading countries in the area of IT Outsourcing and High Tech Services. Ukraine is the first among Central and Eastern European countries ahead of Russia, Belarus and Poland in this list. The GS 100 list is annually compiled by Global Services in association with NeoAdvisory, a consulting and advisory company.

Similar result are shown in the catalogue of IT outsourcing providers from Central and Eastern Europe (the project of Central and Eastern European Outsourcing Association).

This year more than 150 companies participated in the annual survey and analysis of the global ITO-BPO industry. The companies were asked to share detailed information through an online survey which contained over 200 data inputs and qualitative parameters. The GS 100 model for analysis includes such criteria as management excellence, customer maturity, global delivery maturity, and breadth of services portfolio.

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Industrial Sectors that Outsource

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

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All commerce verticals globally have treasured the impact of outsourcing. Industrial sectors despite of their sizes are out fostering benefits by outsourcing its components. Though these fortunes are very business specific. Here is an understanding of how outsourcing benefits a variety of industrial sectors by enabling them to make better products.
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The Future of Network Outsourcing

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Network executives are under pressure to increase capacity to meet the growing demand for data services, even as their companies struggle to reduce costs in light of continued economic uncertainty. One important strategy capable of meeting those very challenges is outsourcing. For more than 20 years, IT-related fields have leveraged outsourcing as a way to enhance capabilities, tap into deep skills and reduce costs.

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Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

In today’s dramatically altered business environment, containing and/or reducing costs are urgent priorities. Organizations are under increased pressure to outsource more and do it more quickly. But solely pursuing a cost-focused approach can invite danger. Are you unknowingly sacrificing performance and sustainable business outcomes? What will happen when the economy stabilizes and the focus shifts to enhancement and innovation? Will the deal you sign today have the strategic business value you need down the road? Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010 explores the practical steps you must take today to secure the success of your outsourcing initiatives tomorrow.

Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010

At the core of the Summit are proven strategies that can improve your sourcing decisions and actions - immediately. Our team of analysts will help you adapt to the economy’s new circumstances with fresh thinking and trusted insights. Your biggest takeaway: the know-how to structure outsourcing deals that get you through today’s challenges as well as those in the future.

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