Offshore: Preparing for the Next Wave  
eNewsletter | May 2006 | Issue Nineteen Outsourcing, Shared Services, and Offshoring Thought Leadership
Thought Leadership
Innovative Opinions on the state of Outsourcing
Renegotiating your Outsourcing Deal
By Ben Trowbridge
CEO, Alsbridge North America
Q: How do you do it?
A: Carefully! At this point you have a relationship...
Q: What are the risks?
A: Failure to understand the value of the outsourcing...
Q: Can you do it without re-bidding the contract?
A: In many cases, sole source re-bids are the best...
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OutsourcingBlog
A Running Commentary on Outsourcing News
 
 
The Legal Voice
Outsourcing from a Legal Perspective

Service Levels – No Pain, No Gain?
By Richard Barratt
Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius


In any business process outsourcing (BPO), the most contentious issues are often those relating to the imposition on the Service Provider of service levels for the outsourced services, and the allocation of service credits for service level default. In some cases one wonders whether the legal fees and value of management and technical time spent negotiating service credits outweighs the financial benefit of the credits. For anyone involved in BPO it is therefore helpful to understand some of the drivers both sides. More

 
BPO Viewpoints
Business Process Outsourcing Insight
 
Offshore Considerations for BPO
By Pete Roman
Partner, Alsbridge North America


More companies are turning to BPO to reduce their costs and improve productivity and processing quality. It is true that a successful BPO strategy can provide significant benefits, e.g. a recent client has been able to reduce costs by almost 45% with the movement of approximately 200 resources offshore. This was accomplished with a simple lift and shift strategy, which is taking the resources from a processing location in the U.S. and placing the same process into locations in India. More
 
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Essentials - White Papers and Industry Research that keep you on Target.
By Ben Trowbridge, CEO, Alsbridge North America
There are a variety of factors to consider when deciding whether to offshore functions; but there are just as many issues to take into account once you’ve made the decision. It is imperative that the transition of work to the offshore location be accomplished in a cost effective and seamless fashion. Successfully doing so requires detailed planning, management and execution. Alsbridge has developed a detailed Migration Methodology with a tailored approach to minimize the impact on the organization, maintain service quality, and ensure the success of the transition and migration. More

By Elizabeth Gordon-Pugh, Senior Manager, Alsbridge Europe
A few years ago; UK workers worried about their employer's offshoring their jobs to low-cost locations like India. The people affected by this were mainly call centre staff or administrative staff. Well, not any more. Rising numbers of UK organizations are using offshore centres to cut their technology spending, and the figures are trending inexorably upwards. And in the latest development, 'offshore' no longer means a 12 hour flight and 5 time zones away. 'Offshore' staff could soon be coming to a desk near you. More

 
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