| 07/29/11UK Oil and Gas Supermajor Uses Outsourcing to Fuel Effective IT TransformationThe company identified the need to radically transform its Information Technology (IT) organisation in order to remain competitive. Application support had grown in an ad hoc manner over time, resulting in a complex organisation with an annual spend far in excess of the industry average. With mounting pressure to control and drive down costs, whilst also delivering an improved level of service and providing the capabilities to enable growth and business change, the organisation turned to KPMG. |
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| 01/17/11EquaTerra Helps Ensure the Health and Welfare of a Global Manufacturing and Services Firm's Employees Through Benefits RFP SupportNearing the end of its 10-year contract term with a health and welfare benefits administration outsourcing provider, a global, diversified manufacturing and services company was dissatisfied with the supporting technology and levels of service center support. EquaTerra helped by providing expert guidance throughout the RFP (request for proposal) process, and advisory services during the evaluation and selection process, enabling the client to select a new, best-fit provider to support and manage its benefits programs for its employees. |
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| 10/14/10Large Pharmaceutical Company Reduces Costs Though Real Estate & Facilities Management DealA large pharmaceutical company was facing significant revenue reductions and found that its facilities management processes offered opportunities for significant cost reductions. The company retained EquaTerra to help it develop a global facilities management strategy and implement it through provider selection, transition and governance. The company is expected to yield more than 20% annual savings over the five year contract term. |
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| 06/14/10Water Company Has Optimised Information Systems on TapThis water company had a long-standing relationship with its incumbent Information Services (IS) supplier. Operating under two separate contracts, the supplier provided IT infrastructure services and applications development and maintenance respectively. In recent years, service quality, service levels and overall user satisfaction had deteriorated. Furthermore, the company wanted to rebalance IS services to deliver best value IT provision. |
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| 04/07/10EquaTerra's Expertise Guides Large Company Throughout its Search for IT and ADM Outsourcing PartnersAfter a large outsourcing agreement was terminated, EquaTerra was engaged to help the electric delivery company re-evaluate its information technology (IT) and application development and maintenance (ADM) outsourcing arrangements. With a short timeline and a variety of obstacles, EquaTerra was able to help the company secure a new long-term relationship with two proven service providers. The company is now poised for a successful long-term outsourcing journey. |
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| 03/22/10TV Organisation Broadcasts F&A Outsourcing and Internal Transformation BenefitsFaced with falling advertising revenues, this organisation engaged EquaTerra to investigate opportunities to create value from outsourcing and transforming elements of its back and front office support functions. Ultimately, Finance and Accounting tasks were outsourced, while Human Resource and Procurement tasks underwent internal transformation. |
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| 03/17/10Global Music Company Changes its Tune Finance and Accounting Service Delivery Evolves to Support Business Needs and Adapt to Market Changes: Significant shift in market dynamics placed pressure on the company's revenue and profitability. As a result, the business re-examined its finance cost base for both its North American and European operations and identified an opportunity to deliver cost saving and efficiency benefits. |
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| 12/16/09Specialty Apparel Retailer Turns to EquaTerra to Conduct Benchmark Analysis of its IT InfrastructureA large specialty retailer was looking to improve its IT capabilities, speed to market and cost competitiveness. To do so, the company retained EquaTerra to conduct a benchmark analysis so it could see how it compared to industry best practices. The eye-opening analysis led the retailer to engage a global sourcing provider so it could transform its IT infrastructure and thereby improve upon several lagging IT competencies. As a result, the retailer got on track to consolidating its IT systems, migrating retailers’ locations to a wireless network, and fully leveraging the provider’s global operations and support infrastructure. |
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| 08/05/09Large Consumer Services Company Engages EquaTerra to Consolidate IT FunctionEquaTerra helped this U.S.-based company identify, screen and transition its IT processes to an outsourcing partner. With EquaTerra’s assistance throughout the entire transition, the company successfully transferred its IT infrastructure and software application and maintenance operations to a third-party outsourcing provider. As a result, the company is on track to reduce its costs by 20 percent and gain access to industry best practices. |
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