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Outsourcing IT: Results
White Papers Outsourcing IT held the promise for management that IT services would be delivered better and cheaper than was possible using an in-house IT department. After an initial flurry of IT outsourcing in the late 1980s and
[November 23, 2006, 23:00]
IT Cynicism Fuels Outsourcing Failure
News A failure to involve the IT department in outsourcing decisions is fuelling cynicism about the real motives for outsourcing - and leading to a dangerous disconnect between the board and IT managers, according to new research.
[October 17, 2005, 17:10]
IT Managers Drive Harder Outsourcing Bargains
News Outsourcing companies are facing increasing competition and falling contract values, giving IT managers greater bargaining power for outsourcing contracts in 2007. According to outsourcing advisory company TPI, average outsourcing contract values...
[January 11, 2007, 12:22]
Accenture Case Study: DuPont-Alliance/IT Outsourcing
White Papers DuPont decided to take an innovative step and enter into a ground-breaking outsourcing relationship with Accenture and another service provider. DuPont's IT organization had long been viewed as being highly capable, having successfully supported...
[October 27, 2006, 0:00]
Immobilière 3F: Reducing Costs And Improving Service Through IT Outsourcing
White Papers The Company selected Accenture as its outsourcing partner with the particular business objectives. Immobilière 3F (I3F), the First Private French Social Housing, is a company engaged in the business of providing housing in France.
[December 14, 2003, 23:00]
Bleak Outlook For IT Outsourcing
News Most government organisations' IT outsourcing (ITO) projects are "doomed before they begin", according to new research Government organisations and suppliers are not aligned when it comes to interpreting and agreeing IT outsourcing objectives, says...
[June 7, 2006, 10:10]
Indian IT Outsourcing Market Continues To Boom
News Combined with a business-friendly and stable government, India is quickly growing into one of the outsourcing capitals of the world. The top 20 Indian IT services companies generated $5.77bn from exports in 2003/2004, a year-on-year increase of 31...
[July 15, 2004, 13:00]
Efficiently Securing Your Business Through IT Security Outsourcing: A Call To Action For SMBs
White Papers It outlines the IT security threat and highlights functions that are well suited for outsourcing, including antivirus, personal firewalls, anti-spam and anti-spyware. Small and medium businesses--organizations with up to 250 employees--are under...
[August 31, 2007, 0:00]
Managing Government And Healthcare IT Outsourcing In Europe: A Relationship Based Approach
White Papers This paper offers approaches and tools for successful IT outsourcing in the European market. It begins by presenting background on the European IT outsourcing market. This sets the stage for a general discussion of the value propositions and...
[April 25, 2005, 0:00]
Sarbanes-Oxley And Its Impact On IT Outsourcing: New Imperatives For Outsourcers In The Post Sarbanes-Oxley Business Environment
White Papers Instead, the paper takes a look at the ripple effects of the Act on the IT outsourcing community and the new responsibilities and ethics that rest on companies - both public and private - that entrust all or part of their IT environment to an...
[May 1, 2007, 0:00]
Increased Productivity Is Boosting IT Outsourcing
News Businesses are increasingly outsourcing to improve performance — although cutting costs is still the number-one reason for most. A Gartner survey of 750 IT and outsourcing executives worldwide found 41 percent are primarily outsourcing IT to...
[March 4, 2008, 8:13]
India Vs China - The IT Outsourcing War
White Papers The growth had left the leading IT outsourcing giants and the government of India, tense. This paper presents a discussion India and China IT Outsourcing War. Changes in the Chinese IT Industry have been phenomenal.
[August 6, 2007, 0:00]
Dixons IT Outsourcing Deal Collapses
News We can confirm that we have ceased negotiations with LogicaCMG regarding the potential outsourcing of our internally facing IS support function. According to one source familiar with the plans, Dixons will have to put its outsourcing plans on hold...
[July 21, 2005, 14:15]
Determining Capabilities Of IT-enabled Outsourcing Service Providers: A Capability Model And Methods
White Papers In spite of reported problems, more than 30% of the organizations that have already outsourced one business process are actively searching for additional outsourcing opportunities in other areas. Outsourcing service providers can now support...
[October 1, 2006, 0:00]
IT Cynicism Fuels Outsourcing Failure
Talkback Thus ending up paying so much more for so much less because if you don't really understand the business you're outsourcing you'll end up getting hurt one way or another because you will be taken advantage of.
[October 17, 2005, 21:30]
Take The Anti-outsourcing Pill -- Hybrid Your IT Career
White Papers If want to figure out what outsourcing means to you as an IT professional, then you need to read this edition of The Hot Button. If you're still trying to figure out what outsourcing means to you as a worker in an IT job market that's still trying...
[May 17, 2006, 0:00]
Nearshoring To Atlantic Canada, Is It The Smart Alternative To Offshore Outsourcing To India?
White Papers 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...
[September 22, 2005, 0:00]
Building An IT Structure For A World Leader In Construction: How Skanska's IT Group Maintains Its Focus By Outsourcing ERP Management To OneNeck
White Papers Driven by a desire to have his IT team spend its management time in areas that support Skanska's core functions, the CIO took a familiar path toward outsourcing. Having acquired numerous companies in the previous decade - ranging in size from $100...
[May 3, 2007, 0:00]
Bleak Outlook For IT Outsourcing
Talkback Gosh, don't tell me that someone finally is starting to figure out that ITO has as ultimate goal to be commercially interesting. Meaning, pay more for less overall and in the long run. Given today's traditional ICT commercial attitude.
[June 8, 2006, 23:01]
Downsize Me! Morgan Spurlock Looks At IT Outsourcing
Blog Comment Check out the trailer for "Jack Me". It's a feature length mockumentary of "Super Size Me".www.jackmemovie.com
[December 15, 2006, 13:36]
