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- Book Review: Offshoring IT Services
- Managing a global workforce and distributed teams is perhaps one of the most crucial aspects of offshore outsourcing, that is ‘offshoring’—the reason why the author Mohan Babu, who is with Infosys, has dedicated an entire chapter on this aspect in his new book Offshoring IT Services: A Framework for Managing...
- Tags: team, Managing, offshoring, outsourcing, outsource, sourcing, offshore outsourcing, b2bhandshake@..., it management, Offshoring IT Services, global workforce, information technology, IT services
- Discussion threads 2006-06-24
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: The Impact of Offshoring on the Global Supply Chain
- As offshoring and globalization of manufacturing operations continues to grow, leading firms are developing new strategies to optimize the performance of their supply chain. The effect offshoring has on reducing manufacturing costs has been widely recognized. However, the impact of offshoring on supply chain risks, inventory positioning, supplier selections, and...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Manufacturing, Offshoring, Effect Offshoring, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Outsourcing, Enterprise Software, Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
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- New study says that offshoring is freeing up more money for new IT investments
- Info-Tech Research Group has released the results of its study on U.S. IT spending. The Canadian researchers expects that IT departments will increase spending from $840 billion in 2006 to $884 billion in 2007, a rise of 5.24%. By 2010, Info-Tech expects spending to reach $1.033 trillion.Key pointsA few key...
- Tags: IT strategy, It Management, IT leadership, It Jobs, Info-Tech Research
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- Putting Your Own House in Order Before Offshoring
- Competitive pressures are compelling many organizations to consider off shoring their IT services. Many have already moved application development as far as India, China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Indeed, 86% of participants in DiamondCluster International's 2004 Global IT Outsourcing study expect their use of offshore IT outsourcing to increase over...
- Tags: Application Development, Information Technology, Borland Software Corp., IT Outsourcing, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Software Development, It Services, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2004-09-03
- Nearshoring to Atlantic Canada, Is It the Smart Alternative to Offshore Outsourcing to India?
- This paper analyses the growth of offshore outsourcing from the US and the value it delivers to client. It shows how such value received by offshoring in distant lands like India can be easily achieved by nearshoring locations of Atlantic Canada, while mitigating many risks associated with offshoring in far...
- Tags: India, Offshore Outsourcing, Offshoring, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2005-07-27
- New study says that offshoring is freeing up money for new IT investments
- Is offshoring helping U.S. IT departments by freeing up money for new tech?That's what a new study from Info-Tech Research says, as I blogged about:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=498How does this affect your opinion of offshoring? Have you seen any real world examples of this happening?Snake eating its tailI live the need for higher...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Jason Hiner, information technology, IT investment, offshoring, offshore
- Discussion threads 2007-06-06
- Is Offshoring Just an Excuse for Brushing Your Call Centre Issues Under the Carpet?
- Since 2003 the lure of call centre offshoring has been a business magnet. Typically Uk call centre staffing costs account for two-thirds of the total running costs of an operation. So if new world economies such as India can halve the wage bill then this could result in a cost...
- Tags: U.K., Offshoring, RXPerience, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- White papers 2006-05-02
- Study: Government data limited on offshoring
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- Tags: Outsourcing, offshoring, General Accounting Office
- Technical articles 2004-09-24
- New study says more IT jobs at risk
- At the end of April, The Wharton School and CareerBuilder.com released new research on offshoring based on data from 3,000 hiring managers and HR professionals. If you're in any of the sectors audited, you should be aware of some of the findings. With abounding uncertainty regarding the...
- Tags: Job, Information Technology, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John McKee
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Managing Offshoring
- There are very few books on managing Offshored projects. This book may fill the void: http://www.offshoringmanagement.com
- Tags: b2bhandshake@...
- Discussion threads 2005-05-13
- Effective Outsourcing Quick Guide
- Successful outsourcing requires that IT managers define project requirements appropriately and properly measure services received. This guide examines critical elements to review when outsourcing and presents proven tips for creating strong relationships and maximizing initiatives. You'll also receive Offshoring: The Reality Behind the Politics, CNET News.com's special report that examines...
- Tags: outsourcing, offshoring, IT manager, News.com, industry, U.S.
- Download resources 2004-12-17
- Offshore Considerations for Infrastructure Management
- Infrastructure management is increasingly offshored these days. Everest Research Institute predicts that remote infrastructure management will grow to $8.6 billion in the next three years with an annual CAGR of 61%. Gartner predicts that infrastructure management is the third wave of services to be offshored after IT services and business...
- Tags: Infrastructure Management, Everest Research Institute, It Services, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2008-01-09
- Quick Guide: Effective Outsourcing
- Successful outsourcing requires that IT managers define project requirements appropriately and properly measure services received. This guide examines critical elements to review and presents proven tips for creating strong relationships and maximizing outsourcing initiatives. You'll also receive Offshoring: The Reality Behind the Politics, CNET News.com's special report that examines offshoring's...
- Tags: Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Download resources 2005-05-11
- Offshoring selection criteria
- I am looking for any information on offshore vendor selection criteria
- Tags: Ed.Phelan@..., selection criteria
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- IBM downsizes U.S. layoff plans
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- Tags: Workforce management, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, IBM Corp., layoff, offshoring
- Technical articles 2004-07-30
- Is the Answer to Offshoring ... Insourcing ?
- New Datamation article:http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3434581nothing newI am often amazed at the number of people who make a living writing things that everyone already knows. Maybe I should give it a try.- Scientists now believe that the Earth revolves around the Sun.- People in the United States have a parochial view of the...
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- Discussion threads 2004-11-15
- Advice for a tech whose job is being outsourced to India? What IT specialties are hot right now?
- TechRepublic member dannyHK, a support tech from Hong Kong, recently posted:"I am having my job outsourced to India. Is there such a thing as a career in IT anymore or is it a cheap, value-less, commodity now? Should I look at another area? Seems like Management or Sales are the...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Offshoring, It Jobs, It Job Market, It Career, It, Career
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- U.S. firm sweet on offshoring deals gone sour
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- Tags: Outsourcing, Decision Design
- Technical articles 2005-01-11
- Changes in H1B Visas may hit you where it hurts
- This article talks about the recent federal rule changes to H1B Visas that essentially make it more costly to hire foreign workers. While the author says this promotes offshoring, which it may in private companies, it will also make consulting fees go up which is where it will hit...
- Tags: H1B, H1B Visas
- Blog posts 2006-02-23
- Offshore Project Management - Risks and Best Practices
- Outsourcing and offshoring have been the biggest trends of the last decade in IT. As more and more companies take advantage of the overwhelming benefits of reduced costs and increased flexibility, the trend toward offshore work is likely to continue. Companies have been evolving and refining their Project Management processes...
- Tags: Offshore, Best Practice, Outsourcing, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, It service Management, Management
- White papers 2005-06-10
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