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Finance & Accounting
Evaluating F&A Transformation: Benefits, Caveats and Market Trends
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The Case for Transformation
Global Services, July 1, 2008 |
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The Future of Deal Structures
Global Services, December 2007 – By David Brown |
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Outsourcing the Financials
The Thinking CEO, February 11, 2007 – By Bob Cecil |
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Innocents Abroad: The pleasures and perils of taking a local business global.
CFO.com, June 1, 2006 – With quotes from Bob Cecil |
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Fear Factors: How To Improve Sourcing Decisions Through Risk Assessment And Mitigation
FAO Today, December 2005 – By Bob Cecil |
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The Global Delivery Model
FAO Today, July/Aug 2005 – By Bob Cecil |
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That’s a Wrap
FAO Today, May/June 2005 – By Bob Cecil |
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Outsource Your Mess Or Fix It First?
FAO Today, April 2005 – By Bob Cecil |
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F&A Outsourcing: Does Outsourcing Reduce Risk?
Outsourcing-law.com – May 26th 2004 |
F&A Outsourcing Strategy: Getting Started and Moving Forward
Other/Related Articles
Globalization
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We're all off to China
By Computing blogs, Mark Kobayashi-Hillary, October 2, 2008, with quotes
from Stan LePeak, Managing Director of Research, EquaTerra |
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EquaTerra releases Chinese HRO report
SourcingFocus.com, August 2008 |
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China gaat ook voor goud in Human Resource Outsourcing
ManagersOnline.nl, August 2008 |
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China’s outsourcing market up to £41bn by year end
PersonnelToday.com, August 2008 |
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Sole-sourcing: The art of the no-bid contract.
InfoWorld, July, 15 2008 – By Ephraim Schwartz |
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The Past, Present and Future of Outsourcing and Offshoring
Shared Services and Outsourcing Network, June 2008 – Q&A with Cliff Justice |
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Can the U.S. Really Lead the Global Economy?
CIOInsight, June 10th, 2008 - By Tony Kontzer |
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Pros and Cons of Offshore Locales
CIOInsight, February 27th 2008 |
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Balancing Equilibrium and Change
Shared Services News, February 2008- By Rick Bertheaud |
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Inside with: Mark Hodges
ISSG, December 2007- Larry Janis’ interview with Mark Hodges |
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Staying in ‘Toon’ with Globalization Trends
HRO Today, November 2007/December 2007- By Andy Teng |
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Supplier Relations on a Global Scale
Computer Weekly, December 4, 2007 – by Lindsay Clark |
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So here it is, Merry Christmas (well, almost...)
Computing, November 2007-By Mark Kobayashi-Hillary (EquaTerra Predictions for 2008) |
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Offshore Outsourcing: Can This Captive Center Be Saved?
CIO Newsletter, November 2007 - Q&A interview with Cliff Justice |
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Captive Audience: How to Partner with Service Providers to Improve In-House Offshore Operations
By Cliff Justice and Stan Lepeak, Equaterra |
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The Hybrid Captive: A Success Solution in a Hybrid World
Shared Services News, September 2007, by Cliff Justice |
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Diversify Your Offshoring for Best Mix of Talent, Price and Risk Mitigation
Shared Services News, July/August 2007, by Cliff Justice |
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Multinational HR Outsourcing: The Key to the Future Lies in the Past
Journal of Applied Human Capital Management, July 2007, by Tim Palmer |
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Can India's Captive Service Centers Attain up to 20% Additional Savings?
Shared Services News, June 2007 – By Cliff Justice |
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Going Away - The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing
CFO Magazine, May 1, 2007 – With quotes from Tom Schramm |
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Europe’s Challenging Barriers in Outsourcing HR Services
HRO Europe, March 2007 – By Tim Palmer |
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From Russia with Love
Global Services, January 1, 2007 – By Stan Lepeak |
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Deploying a Global SDM Model for the Central & Eastern European Markets
Global Services, November 27, 2006 – By Stan Lepeak |
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Global HR vision nets awards for consumer goods giant Unilever
Personnel Today, November 15, 2006 - with quotes from Alan Hopwood |
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Deploying a Global SDM Model for the Chinese Market
Global Services, October 30, 2006 – By Stan Lepeak |
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Is an HRO Strategy Sustainable for European Organizations?
HRO Europe, October 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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Designing a Global Services Delivery and Management Model
Global Services, September 25, 2006 – By Stan Lepeak |
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Behind the Scenes: EquaTerra’s Role in the Landmark Unilever/Accenture HR Outsourcing Deal
Shared Services News, September 2006, by Tim Palmer and Guy-Joel de Lhoneux – VP Global HR Shared Services, Unilever |
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Innocents Abroad: The pleasures and perils of taking a local business global.
CFO.com, June 1, 2006 – With quotes from Bob Cecil |
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Accessible Globalization: The Anti-megadeal Movement
Global Services, May 29, 2006 – By Lee Ann Moore |
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The Offshoring Decision
HR Executive, May 2006 - by Lowell Williams |
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Making Multinational Outsourcing Work
HRO Europe, March 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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Global Source: The relentless spread of globalization has drawn a variety of responses from manufacturers
The Manufacturer, March 10, 2006 – With quotes by Patrice Gilles |
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A Change Reaction: Managing the Transition to Global HRO
Global Services, January 2006 – By Jeff Cartwright and Cliff Justice |
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Share and Share Alike
FDI Magazine.com, Sept 2005 |
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Out of Site, Out of Mind
Managing Offshore, August 2005 |
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The Global Delivery Model
FAO Today, July/Aug 2005, by Bob Cecil |
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The Emergence of European HRO Delivery Centers
HRO Europe, July 2005, by Tim Palmer |
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Assessing The Barriers to Offshore HRO
ManagingOffshore.com. June 2005, by Robin Rasmussen and Stan Lepeak |
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Human Resources
Evaluating HR Transformation: Benefits, Caveats and Market Trends
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Human Resource Outsourcing in China
By Vibhash Ranjan |
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Behind the Survey's Results: EquaTerra's managing director talks about the outsourcing study's most notable results, his view of the market and why RPO is so slow to catch on.
By Andrew R. McIlvaine, Human Resource Executive Online, interview with Stan LePeak |
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EquaTerra releases Chinese HRO report
SourcingFocus.com, August 2008 |
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China gaat ook voor goud in Human Resource Outsourcing
ManagersOnline.nl, August 2008 |
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China’s outsourcing market up to £41bn by year end
PersonnelToday.com, August 2008 |
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Mid-market Momentum
HRO Today, June 2008 |
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From Beast to Beauty: Successful outsourcing transitions
Employee Benefit News, June 1, 2008 – Pam Peters |
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Talent Challenges in the Global Economy
Chief Learning Officer, May 2008 – interview with Mark Hodges |
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Success in HRO Transitioning
HR Executive, April 2008 – Lowell Williams |
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Avoiding a Surprise
HR Executive, March 2008 – Lowell Williams |
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Talent and Transformation
A recent survey of HR leaders found that talent management is seen as the key to making HR more strategic. It also found that leaders at large organizations were more apt to use recruitment-process outsourcing than at smaller ones.
By Stan Lepeak |
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Behind the Survey's Results
EquaTerra's managing director talks about the outsourcing study's most notable results, his view of the market and why RPO is so slow to catch on.
By Andrew R. McIlvaine |
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Getting Back to Basics
HR Executive, February 2008 – Lowell Williams |
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The Future of HRO
Global Services, December 2007 – Lowell Williams |
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The Future of Deal Structures
Global Services, December 2007 – by David Brown |
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Systems Choices
HR Executive, September 2007 –By Lowell Williams |
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Proceed –But with Caution: Bosses say they are wary of outsourcing
Times Online, November 4, 2007 - With quotes from Tim Palmer |
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Executives List Obstacles to Outsourcing HR Services
Government Executive, August 29, 2007 – With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Multinational HR Outsourcing: The Key to the Future Lies in the Past
Journal of Applied Human Capital Management, July 2007, by Tim Palmer |
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Major Market Changes are Afoot
HRO Today, Julu 2007 - By Mark Hodges |
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Outsourcing Buyers Speak Out on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
HRO Today, June 2007 - By Mark Hodges |
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The HRO Story
HR Executive, July 2007 –By Lowell Williams |
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Top Payroll Deals of 2006
HRO Today, March/April 2007 – With quotes from Stan Lepeak |
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Calculated Costs of Outsourcing
HR Executive, March 2, 2007 – By Lowell Williams |
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Wondering how 2007 will unfold? A repeat of 2006 seems likely.
HRO Today, March 2007 - By Mark Hodges |
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Europe’s Challenging Barriers in Outsourcing HR Services
HRO Europe, March 2007 – By Tim Palmer |
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Fastest Growth Domains for HRO in 2007
HRO Today Newsletter, January 2007 |
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Despite Growing Deal Pipeline Market Faces Challenges in 07
HRO Today, December 2006 - By Mark Hodges |
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Outsourcing Is an Effective Tool for HR Transformation: Study
Global Services, December 14, 2006 |
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Generation 1.0 Leadership
HRO Today, November 2006 - By Mark Hodges |
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The Challenge of Outsourcing as a Tool for HR Transformation - Results of the IPMA-HR Survey Series
HIPMA-HR News, November 2006, by Glenn Davidson, Stan Lepeak and Elizbeth Newman |
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The HRO Market Stabilizes
HRO Today, September 2006 - By Mark Hodges |
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The APAC Riddle, HR Executive
HR Executive, June 2006 - by Lowell Williams |
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Transforming Human Resources: Realities, Futures and the Role of BPO
Human Resource Executive, May 2006, by Stan LePeak |
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The Offshoring Decision
HR Executive, May 2006 - by Lowell Williams |
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HRO Pricing: 2005 in Review
HRO Today, April 2006 – By Mark Hodges |
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Full-Service Criteria
HR Executive, February 2006 – By Lowell Williams |
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HR Needs to Learn from IT
HRO Europe, December 2005 - by Tim Palmer |
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The Beat Goes on...and on...and on!
HRO Today Dec 2005 - by Glenn Davidson |
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Time for a Roll-Out? Payroll Market Review
People Management Magazine, December 8, 2005 – With quotes from Rudi de Roeck |
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Because the People Matter
Extended Retail Solution, Aug 2005 - With quotes from Robin Rasmussen |
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Renewal Time
HR Executive Online, July 1,2005 – Lowell Williams |
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Why Aren't Clients Getting Innovation? BPO has been stabilized into a coma.
HRO Today, July/Aug 2005 - by Mark Hodges |
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Business Process Outsourcing Booms in HR Sector
TheChannelInsider.com, April 06, 2005 - With quotes from Robin Rasmussen |
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Outsourcing: Generation 2
HR Executive, March 2005, by Lowell Williams |
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Achieving HR Future-State Service Delivery
HRO Today, September 2004, by Mark Hodges |
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Should it Stay or Should it Go?
HRO Today, November 2004, by Mark Hodges |
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Has Your CEO Received an Unsolicited HRO Proposal (PDF 192K)
HRO Today, Jan/Feb 2003 – by Mark Hodges |
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HR Outsourcing Creates Value (PDF 312K)
HRO Today, Dec 2004/Jan 2003 – by Mark Hodges |
HR Outsourcing Strategy: Getting Started and Moving Forward
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Getting to the Point: Selecting a Single-service Outsourcing Vendor
HRO Today, June 2008 – With quote from Lowell Williams |
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Managing Many Service Supplier
HR Executive, January 2008, by Lowell Williams |
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HRO Benchmarking –Keeping Your Outsourcing Relationship Current with the Market
theHRDirector, Issue 41, November 2007 –by Mark Hodges
Reproduced with permission |
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Lessons from Toy Industry Debacle
HR Executive, November 2007, by Lowell Williams |
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U.S. Is Middle Ground for HRO
HR Executive, October 2007, by Lowell Williams |
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Chief HR Sourcing Officer?
HR Executive, August 2007, by Lowell Williams |
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Post-Contract Transitions
HR Executive, July 2007, by Lowell Williams |
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Outsourcing Buyers Speak Out on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
HRO Today, June 2007 - By Mark Hodges |
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Learning & Development
Talent Management Magazine, May 2007 |
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The Complexities of HRO Pricing
HRO Today, April 2007, by Mark Hodges and Adam Sak |
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Linking Services and Systems
HR Executive, February 2007, by Lowell Williams |
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Can the Technology Decision be Separated from the BPO Solution
HRO Today, January/February 2007, by Mark Hodges |
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As Providers Perfect Service Delivery, the Threshold for Engagement Falls
HRO Europe, December 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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Know Where the Profits Are
HRO Today, December 2006, By Lowell Williams |
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Computer systems are deciding factor in selection of HR outsourcing specialists
HROA, November 16, 2006 |
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Making RPO a Happier Sector
HRE, November 2006, by Robin Rasmussen |
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Is an HRO Strategy Sustainable for European Organizations?
HRO Europe, October 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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A Best in Class BPO Solution Leverages Multiple Providers
HRO Today, October 2006, by Mark Hodges |
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A New Cost-and-Profit Model
HRE, October 2006, by Lowell Williams |
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Outsourcing Technology
HRE, September 2006, by Lowell Williams |
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Why Don’t They Understand Me? (Clear Communication in HRO)
HRO Europe, August 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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Shifting Alliances
HRE, August 2006, by Lowell Williams |
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Renegotiating HRO Contracts
HRO Today, Jul/Aug 2006, by Mark Hodges |
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Deciding on a New Outsourcing Contractor
Payroll World, June 2006, with quotes from Tim Palmer |
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Seven ways to make your outsourcing plans fail
Business Voice, June 2006, by Tim Palmer and Nick Andrews |
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HRO: What Functions are Retained vs. Those Outsourced?
HRO Today, May 2006, by Mark Hodges |
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Making Multinational Outsourcing Work
HRO Europe, March 2006, by Tim Palmer |
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Techniques for Ensuring Innovation from BPO Providers
HRO Today, Jan/Feb 2006, by Mark Hodges |
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Call for Better Practices
Human Resource Executive, January 2006 – By Lowell Williams |
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A Change Reaction: Managing the Transition to Global HRO
Global Services, January 2006 – By Jeff Cartwright and Cliff Justice |
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Assessing HROs
Human Resource Executive, Dec 2005 – by Lowell Williams |
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After the Ink is Dry
HRO Today, Dec 2005 - by Mark Hodges |
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Select an HR Outsourcing Provider
People Management Magazine, November 10, 2005 – With quotes from Tim Palmer |
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Transitioning HR Process
Human Resource Executive, Nov 2005 – by Lowell Williams |
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How to get Providers to Compete for your HRO Contract
HRO Europe, October 2005, by Tim Palmer |
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Sharing HR Duties
Human Resource Executive, Oct 2005 – by Lowell Williams |
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The Emergence of European HRO Delivery Centers
HRO Europe, July 2005, by Tim Palmer |
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When Should You Bundle Your BPO Deal?
HRO Today, January/February 2005 |
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From Art to a Science
HRO Today, April 2004 |
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Managing Service Delivery
HRO Today, March 2004 |
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HRO for the Mid-Market
HRO Today, May 2004 – by Mark Hodges |
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The Top 5 HRO Buyers Pitfalls
HRO Today, Oct 2002 – by Mark Hodges |
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Selecting the Right HRO Vendor
HRO Today, Mar 2003 – by Mark Hodges |
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Selecting an HRO Vendor, Part 2
HRO Today, Apr 2003 – by Mark Hodges |
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Assessing The Barriers to Offshore HRO |
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When your HRO Provider is Acquired
HRO Today, Jul/Aug 2004 – by Mark Hodges |
HR Outsourcing Client News
HR Outsourcing Service Provider Client News
Other/Related Articles
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Federal human resources shops are slow to change
Government Executive.com, July 28, 2008 - by Alyssa Rosenberg, with quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Defiant CIPD accused of 'burying its head in sand' over threat to HR jobs
Personnel Today, November 21, 2006 - with quotes from Alan Hopwood |
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Public-Sector Organizations as HRO Providers
HRO Today, July/Aug 2005 |
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Man and Machine: Technology and People Management in Government
GovExec.com, June 15, 2006 – With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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2005 Market Activity…What Really Happened
HRO Today, March 2006 – By Mark Hodges |
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Using Temps in HR
SHRM Online, February 2006 – With quotes from Robin Rasmussen |
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Are Compliance Requirements Stifling Innovation?
FAO Today, Sept/Oct 2005 |
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Same News Day, Conflicting Research
HRO Today, June 2005 |
Information Technology
Evaluating IT Transformation: Benefits, Caveats and Market Trends
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Put IT at Center of BPO Efforts
IT Business Edge, March 2008 – interview with Stan Lepeak |
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OUTSOURCING - Not just about shaving company costs
Insider, February 2, 2008 –by Matthew Shelley with quotes from John Mackie |
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Cold calling is damaging the reputation of offshoring
Computer Weekly, February 13, 2007 –by Phil Morris |
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Wake up to the Benefits of Global Governance
Computer Weekly, January 9, 2007 –by Lindsay Clark |
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The Future of Deal Structures
Global Services, December 2007 – by David Brown |
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Strategies for Dealing with IT Complexity
CIO.com, November 26, 2007 – by Galen Grumam with quotes from Dave Zink |
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So here it is, Merry Christmas (well, almost...)
Computing, November 2007-By Mark Kobayashi-Hillary (EquaTerra Predictions for 2008) |
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Offshore Outsourcing: Can This Captive Center Be Saved?
CIO Newsletter, November 2007 - Q&A interview with Cliff Justice |
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An Ounce of Prevention: Guarding Against IT Outsourcing Failure
CIO.com, June 19, 2007 – By Mark Robinson and Peter Iannone |
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Can India's Captive Service Centers Attain up to 20% Additional Savings?
Shared Services News, June 2007 – By Cliff Justice |
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Rationalizing Your IT Outsourcing Capability
Computerworld, April 2, 2007 – By Liz Campbell and Peter Iannone |
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Outsourcing While Holding on To Knowledge and Insight
Computerworld, January 29, 2007 – By Peter Iannone |
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Optimized Outsourcing
American Executive, June 2004 – With content from Bob Cecil |
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CIO's State of the CIO Survey |
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The Total Cost of IT Outsourcing
Business Finance Mag, March 2004 – With quotes from Bob Cecil |
IT Transformation Strategy: Getting Started and Moving Forward
IT Outsourcing Service Provider News
IT Transformation Client News
IT Other/Related Articles
Public Sector
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Public Sector Outsourcing for IT Support Expected to Rise
AmericanCityandCounty.com, July 31,2008 – References the Public Sector Pulse Survey |
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“Demand for Outsourced IT Services Still Strong”
Washington Business Journal, July 30, 2008 – with quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Survey: Government IT spending to grow 5 percent over five years
WashingtonTechnology.com, July 31, 2008 – by David Hubler with quotes from Stan Lepeak, Research Director, EquaTerra |
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Privatizing the Feds
HRO Today, October 2007 – With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Executives List Obstacles to Outsourcing HR Services
Government Executive, August 29, 2007 – With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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The Challenge of Outsourcing as a Tool for HR Transformation - Results of the IPMA-HR Survey Series
HIPMA-HR News, November 2006, by Glenn Davidson, Stan Lepeak and Elizabeth Newman |
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HR Optimization Through Shared Services: The State of Michigan’s Experience
IHRIM LINK, March 2006, by Jim Farrell |
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Public-Sector Organizations as HRO Providers
HRO Today, July/Aug 2005 |
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Man and Machine: Technology and People Management in Government
GovExec.com, June 15, 2006 – With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Best Bets: Top Contracting Shops Share Their Secrets
Government Executive , August 15, 2006 - With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Outsourcing Management
Basic Principles
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Protecting Your Company's Security Posture When Doing Business OffShore
By Vicki Phelan, Cliff Justice and Charles Arnold, EquaTerra, pharmpro.com, September 25, 2008 |
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10 Financial Differentiators to Look for in an Outsourcing Transaction
Computer World, December 10, 2007 – by David Brown |
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How Productive Friction Creates Good BPO Governance
Global Services, April 24, 2006 – by Cathy Hyatt |
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Eight Principles of Good Outsourcing Governance
Computerworld, November 2004, by Cathy Hyatt |
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Outsourcing Management: The Hard Work
OutsourcingCentral, by David Karabinos |
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Creating Centers of Excellence
By Mark Hodges |
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A Disciplined Outsourcing Process
CEO Journal, September 2004, by Dave Zink |
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Outsourcing Thought Leadership |
Elements of Outsourcing Management
Relationship Management
Service Delivery Management
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Accessible Globalization: The Anti-megadeal Movement
Global Services, May 29, 2006 – By Lee Ann Moore |
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Share and Share Alike
FDI Magazine.com, Sept 2005 |
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Out of Site, Out of Mind
Managing Offshore, August 2005 |
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Bundled Outsourcing: Proceed with Caution
Business Finance, July 2005 |
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SAP Sets New Standards for Business Process Outsourcing
SAP.com, April 12, 2005 |
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Managing Service Delivery
HRO Today, March 2004, by David Karabinos |
Supply Chain
Evaluating Supply Chain Transformation: Benefits, Caveats and Market Trends
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Leading the Outsourcing Agenda: A Procurement Opportunity
by: David Downs – Principal Consultant
Keith Molloy, European Lead, Supply Chain Advisory Services
Robin Shahani, Managing Director, Global Supply Chain Advisory Services |
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Good Outsourcing Requires Good Governance
Supply Chain Management Review, March 2007 – By Robin Shahani |
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Procurement Outsourcing: Time for Transformation
European Leaders in Procurement, August 14, 2006, - by Robin Shahani |
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Best Bets: Top Contracting Shops Share Their Secrets
Government Executive , August 15, 2006 - With quotes from Glenn Davidson |
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Procurement and FAO: A panel of industry experts weighs in on the impact of outsourcing procurement
FAO Today, May 2006 - With quotes from Patrice Gilles |
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Procurement Outsourcing: A Pathway to Value or a Road to Nowhere?
European CPO Club, March 2006, With content from Patrice Gilles |
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Global Source: The relentless spread of globalization has drawn a variety of responses from manufacturers
The Manufacturer, March 10, 2006 – With quotes by Patrice Gilles |
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Procurement Outsourcing Rising
HRO Today, October 2003 – by Mark Toon |
Supply Chain Transformation Strategy: Getting Started and Moving Forward
Supply Chain Outsourcing Service Provider Client News
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