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June 16, 2009 ITIL V3: The Operations Advantage Bankruptcy as a Driver for Finance Outsourcing? Beyond Labor Costs: Part I of II June 02, 2009 Are Savings Enough? F&A Outsourcing is Different Smart Service Level Agreements May 19, 2009 Top Four Market Drivers for Outsourcing Your Applications Common SLA Problems and 5 Steps to Solve Them Using ITIL® V3 How to Choose an Outsourcing Provider May 05, 2009 Ben Trowbridge Sought for Industry Knowledge and Expertise IT Innovation at What Cost Do Benchmarks Produce Cost Savings? Understanding Cultural Differences in Offshore Outsourcing April 21, 2009 Ben Trowbridge Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Reducing Costs through Sourcing Innovation Taking Back the Reigns: Bringing Outsourced Jobs Back In-House The Role of Benchmarking: A Market Intelligence Survey Report Innovation and Flexibility: Requirements for Outsourcing Success April 07, 2009 Keeping the Retail Doors Open Reducing Costs through Sourcing Innovation Top Four Keys to Eliminate Value Leakage Don't Get Outsourced! Proactively Evaluate Your Sourcing Options March 31, 2009 Outsource Somebody Else’s Job! Changing the Approach to the Financial Measurement Process Benchmarking Your Global IT Enterprise March 24, 2009 We’ve Outsourced! So Where Did All the Savings Go? The Role of Benchmarking in Your IT Outsourcing Agreement Top 10 Keys to Planning and Operating a Successful Shared Services Center, Part 3 ITIL® V3: The Key to Understanding End-to-End ITO Relationships and Maximizing Outsourcing Value March 17, 2009 How Procurement Professionals Can Deliver Extra Value in Outsourcing Relationships Getting More Than What You Paid for From Your Sourcing Supersize Your ITO Benefits through the Unintended Consequences of Benchmarking March 03, 2009 Top 10 Keys to Planning and Operating a Successful Shared Services Center, Part 2 Top 7 Keys to Successful Insource Transitions The Secret 5 Ways to Use Benchmarking to Drive Costs Down February 24, 2009 Do You Have a Vendor Management Office? Here’s Why Every CIO Needs One... Three Business Process Outsourcing Mistakes to Avoid Outsourcing Holds Strong Despite Economy Contract Flexibility, Partnerships and People Valued, IAOP Reports Is Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) feasible with an offshore provider? February 17, 2009 Top 10 Keys to Planning and Operating a Successful Shared Services Center Outsourcing Price Wars: Five Ways a Great Price Can Lead to a Bad Deal The Benefit of Collaboration vs. the Written RFI February 10, 2009 Outsourcing Viewpoints: Eight Tips for Making the Most of Your Provider Site Visits Six Things Your Outsourcing Provider Doesn’t Want You To Know Continuity Planning: The Key to Operationalizing Your Contract February 3, 2009 Outsourcing in Crisis: When Clients See Green and Feel Red Transitioning Your IT Support to a Service Provider Getting the Best Deal from Outsourcing Has the economic downturn increased the call for benchmarks from outsourcing customers? January 27, 2009 Beyond the Basic Elements of an Outsourcing Agreement Termination Provision Sourcing Advisors and Legal Counselors in the Same Room: How to Leverage Your External Talent The Significance of Effective Retained Organization Training Criticality of Continuity January 20, 2009 Outsourcing Trends in 2009 The Impact of a Changing Political and Economic Environment on Outsourcing How to Prevent the Outsourcing Procurement Process from Breaking Down Sourcing Viewpoint: Window of Opportunity in the Financial Crisis What is the outlook in F&A outsourcing to India? January 2009 Preparing for the Worst: Steps to Help Your Company Survive an Outsourcing Provider Meltdown Outsourcing Strategy in Finance: How Will Your Firm Differentiate Themselves in the Coming Years? Leveraging Your Outsourcing Advantage in General Ledger Processing Payroll Outsourcing – Why Call an Advisor?		The Practitioner's Guide to Shared Services and BPO Alsbridge Europe has recently launched a four volume guide to Shared Services and BPO. The Practitioners Guide is designed to reflect a shared understanding of good practice at various stages in the Shared Services and BPO lifecycle. Each volume provides guidance on the following key areas: Volume1 Developing a business case Volume2 Organizational design Volume3 Change management Volume4 SLAs andservice levels, charging and benchmarking For more information on this campaign, please contact Helen Ricardo at +44 (0)20 7242 0666. Research Outsourcing Viewpoints Q&A on sourcing trends with Alsbridge’s executive leadership Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Information on all aspects of BPO Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) Information on all aspects of ITO Offshoring Information on all aspects of Offshoring Shared Services Centers (SSC) Information on all aspects of Shared Services Legal Perspectives on Outsourcing Informationon outsourcing from leading outsourcing attorneys Supplemental Materials Feasibility assessment and strategy development RFP development and provider selection Should Companies Outsource their Processes As-Is or Transform and Improve them First? Sourcing Viewpoints Part One: The Advantages of Outsourcing The Right Service Level