outsourcing Archive
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Outsourcing 2.0 creates partnership
Posted on July 25, 2010 | No CommentsInterview with Alec Miloslavsky, Exigen Services. -
Stabilization Phase of Projects
Posted on February 3, 2010 | No CommentsOften, there is a short support period after a project phase is completed and the team moves on to the next phase as planned in the schedule. State of Georgia meets with some success by planning for the stabilization phase and slowing down the phases,... -
Outsourcing Control
Posted on September 5, 2009 | No CommentsBoeing takes risks with design and manufacturing outsourcing across its integrated supply chain for the 787 Dreamliner and loses control of the process. Regardless of the industry space, manufacturing or information technology, management controls are necessary on the outsourced processes – clear visibility and accountability... -
Agile Cycle Time Reduction Boosted by Global Sourcing Model
Posted on February 19, 2009 | No CommentsGlobal delivery models and agile techniques converge to reduce the cycle time of IT projects. … … “Mr Ratnayake said in the case of a telecom client in Europe, the agile technology usage was instrumental in being able to shrink the cycle of an IT... -
Business Results: IT Strategy
Posted on December 27, 2006 | No CommentsToday’s IT career path requires evolving your role into a challenging place – the potential to impact business results – which comes with its set of risks. However, standing still increases the risk of outsourcing, or worse yet, irrelevance. … … “If they’re not in... -
Right Brain Project Management
Posted on November 28, 2006 | No CommentsI recently re-read Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind. I noticed now that it’s out on paperback, the subtitle changed from “Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age” to “Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future.” The latter is probably more accessible and... -
Strategic Value: Measuring the Human Resource Function …
Posted on June 28, 2006 | No CommentsCraig Schneider, CFO Mag, explores the tactics needed to create differentiation in the human resource function. Metrics are needed to establish a foundation of value. Partnering with the finance function is seen as a way to accelerate the measurement initiative. A quantitative approach should be... -
IT Strategy: Comprehensive Outsourcing in Healthcare IT …
Posted on June 23, 2006 | No CommentsPhoenix gains renewal of comprehensive outsourcing of hospital’s information technology services, from the strategic to the tactical. … … “Under the renewed agreement, Phoenix, a national provider of healthcare information technology outsourcing solutions, will continue to staff and manage the hospital system’s Information Services Department,... -
IT Strategy: Infrastructure Services Outsourced …
Posted on April 5, 2006 | No CommentsAsian insurance company outsources infrastructure services to IBM Asian operations and also procures strategic planning services from IBM. No company is immune from the possibility of outsourcing. … … “Under the terms of the 10-year agreement which has a total contract value of approximately 340... -
Outsourcing Project: Lessons Learned
Posted on March 29, 2006 | No CommentsI would like to have been at this project close-out briefing, at the completion of the outsourcing transition. … Let’s see … what lessons have we learned? … Update code of business conduct? … “Indian outsourcer Wipro selected Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter in...
