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| 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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| 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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| 04/01/09Innovative Sourcing Case Study: VF Corporation Manages ITO Request for Proposal Cycle in Record TimeA typical information technology outsourcing (ITO) request for proposal (RFP) cycle can span five months or longer. VF knew they wanted to follow a different path and sought a revolutionary approach to the RFP process that would deliver the results they were seeking in a compressed timeframe. The key criteria they established upfront ultimately enabled VF to go from strategy development to vendor selection in a mere six weeks, and successfully leveraged innovation to achieve their strategic and tactical goals. |
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| 12/22/08PSEG Services Corporation Shared Services DiagnosticPSEG's Services Corporation (SC) provides multifunctional support to the PSEG operating companies. Though successful and mature, SC was looking for significant improvement opportunities. EquaTerra provided the analytical framework, insight and experience to help PSEG identify desired savings and develop a roadmap for transformation. EquaTerra’s Shared Services Diagnostic was integral to the engagement, and helped uncover hidden value opportunity in SC’s shared services offerings. |
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| 07/29/08Government Agency's IT Operations Undergo Extreme MakeoverThis government agency’s IT operations were highly inefficient and decentralized. To combat such inefficiencies, the organization engaged EquaTerra to conduct an assessment. EquaTerra confirmed that the agency’s approach to IT service delivery was lacking and was exposing the organization to security vulnerabilities. In response, the agency moved forward with a comprehensive IT transformation undertaking that involved a centralized approached to delivering IT services to the entire organization. This dramatic transformation enabled the agency to meet service delivery objectives, required 27 percent less manpower and drove service improvements of more than 25 percent. |
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| 07/29/08Leading European Bank Turns to Outsourcing to Manage Procurement WoesA large European bank had been following an aggressive acquisition strategy and found itself with a disjointed and manual intensive procurement system. The Bank worked with EquaTerra to determine that a sourcing strategy could help it eliminate system disconnects and automate archaic procurement processes. EquaTerra provided end-to-end guidance of the sourcing initiative all the way from service provider selection to governance. To date, the Bank has not only experienced documented cost savings, but also it boasts a more strategic and well-oiled procurement machine. |
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| 01/31/08EquaTerra Helps to Foster Collaborative Relationship Between Leading Natural Gas Company and Its Service ProviderA leading U.S.-based natural gas gatherer and supplier that had recently divested from its parent company was looking to outsource its IT function. With little sourcing experience under its belt, the company turned to EquaTerra to guide it though the process. EquaTerra helped the company with the service provider selection process, all the while stressing the importance of creating a collaborative relationship with the chosen provider company. EquaTerra’s advice and tactics helped to poise the company for long-term success with its multi-million dollar IT outsourcing (ITO) contract and served to create a positive and fruitful partnership between the two parties. |
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| 01/31/08EquaTerra's Comprehensive Assessment Leads Consumer Goods Company on Supply Chain Sourcing MissionA global consumer goods company, after undergoing an aggressive acquisition strategy and facing “street” pressure to improve profitability, had turned to outsourcing to help drive efficiency and unite its global operations. Shortly after a successful sourcing pilot program, the company turned to EquaTerra to help bring the pilot outsourcing initiatives to a broader set of global locations. EquaTerra provided the company with a detailed and objective assessment and later worked with the organisation’s executives to brainstorm, develop and coordinate a global sourcing solution that would unite the global company’s Supply Management processes. Overall, EquaTerra’s assistance with design and implementation of the company’s sourcing strategy enabled the company to enhance its global procurement processes and tools. |
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