By Phil Fersht on November 4, 2014
A new breed of provider has to emerge, which can disrupt the legacy labor-based model
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, HfS Surveys: Technology in BPO 2014, HfSResearch.com Homepage, IaaS and BPaaS, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing Advisors, PaaS, Robotic Process Automation, SaaS, Sourcing Change Management, Talent in Sourcing, The As-a-Service Economy
By Phil Fersht on May 29, 2014
Close to a third of enterprises are increasing the offshore component with their service providers, and a fifth with their own shared services
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By Phil Fersht on April 30, 2014
BPO is just at the beginning of a much more dynamic phase of its existence and it at least three years’ away from being put to bed.
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By Phil Fersht on April 18, 2014
Genpact’s Patrick Cogny talks to Phil Fersht about how the firm is approaching the manufacturing sector with what he calls the “New Industrial Revolution”
Posted in Business | Tagged Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Buyers' Sourcing Best Practices, Captives and Shared Services Strategies, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Global Business Services, HfSResearch.com Homepage, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Heros, Outsourcing Vendors, SMAC and Big Data, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing
By Phil Fersht on March 19, 2014
Why BPO clients which have tech-enabled their processes are achieving better performance and outcomes
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By Phil Fersht on March 10, 2014
We would have major concerns about IBM’s positioning for Progressive BPO services, were IBM to seek to sell off the lower-margin elements of its F&A, Procurement or HR businesses, like it has with its customer services BPO business.
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, Finance & Accounting BPO, Financial Services Sourcing Strategies, Global Business Services, HfS, HfSResearch.com Homepage, HR Outsourcing, IaaS and BPaaS, ibm, Industry-specific Outsourcing, Innovation in Outsourcing, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Knowledge Process Outsourcing & Analytics, Outsourcing and Politics, Outsourcing and Technology, Outsourcing Vendors, PaaS, SaaS, SMAC and Big Data, Talent in Sourcing, The Future of Outsourcing
By Phil Fersht on March 7, 2014
Keshav Murugesh, CEO of WNS Global Services, talks a little about himself, WNS and his vision for the future of the BPO industry
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By Phil Fersht on December 6, 2013
Recessions are good times for business leaders who love to focus on containing costs, however, times of recovery are markedly different
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By Phil Fersht on November 11, 2013
When Zombieism takes its grip on enterprise operations, many fail to realize… until it’s too late. In fact, many of you reading this may already be exhibiting signs of early-0nset Zombieism and immediate inoculation is imperative… But never fear folks, as the forthcoming BluePrint Sessions 3.0 in New York this December are specifically designed to […]
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By Phil Fersht on October 3, 2013
On a Sourcing Mission – Accenture’s Mike Salvino adds Procurian to his previous Ariba services acquisition You know when a market’s hotting up when the leading specialists start getting plucked by the top tier, and Accenture today made a massive $375m statement of intent in the procurement and supply chain management BPO industry by acquiring […]
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