By Phil Fersht on August 14, 2014
The 2014 Talent Acquisition Services Blueprint: Defining and Sourcing the Talent you need in today’s Digitally-challenged marketplace
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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 May 9, 2014
Christa Degnan Manning talked with Bill Kutik about the Extended Enterprise, the Employee Experience, Workforce Enablement, and hybrid HCM systems
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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 7, 2014
Accenture’s dropping the term “outsourcing” from its strategy line is the most significant yet in terms of rebranding the outsourcing business
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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.
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By Phil Fersht on December 18, 2013
It will be fascinating to see if the larger SIs and/or HRO providers will be able to craft just the right mix of quality and cost-effectiveness to be successful in delivering much smaller, less labor-intensive and more tool-based implementation and post-implementation HR services.
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By Phil Fersht on December 11, 2013
The emergence of more affordable Cloud based solutions is finally – after decades of disarray – making it possible for firms to stop starring into the HR abyss and start getting functional again.
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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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