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Offshore Outsourcing Special Interest Group

 

 

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On-Demand Webinar: Incentivize Innovation in Offshore Outsourcing

Most common approach to offshore outsourcing is to pay for hours. That is what you end up getting -- hours, though at a cheaper cost. What if you could pay for results instead? What if you are able to get your partners to innovate, not just deliver hours? What if you could improve tools, processes and offshore productivity? Your benefits from offshoring will improve significantly. But, you need to be aware of where this strategy makes sense, challenges and how to address them. This webinar will cover these topics along with a case study. Please come prepared to share your own experiences on this topic. We intend to make this an interactive experience not only with the presenter but among the audience also.

Speaker: M. M. (Sath) Sathyanarayan, Offshoring Success LLC
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On-Demand Webinar: Increase savings and other benefits in Offshore Outsourcing by 25% to 30%

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You may be able to stretch your operating budget by realizing additional savings from your offshore outsourcing.

By attending this Webinar you will learn what others are doing today to achieve these economies and benefits. We will present 7 areas you need to examine in your own environment and what you can do in each of these areas.

Expert Speaker:
M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan
President
Offshoring Success

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On-Demand Webinar: How to Eliminate Hidden Costs in Offshore Outsourcing

View this webinar to learn about:
  • Improving Effectiveness Of Your Outsourcing
  • Common Problems That Cause Hidden Costs

Hosted by: M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan President of Offshoring Success
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On-Demand Webinar: Outsourcing to India 101 Part 3

View this webinar to learn about: Topics
  • Challenge faced by many considering outsourcing
  • Solution
  • Example
  • The big picture

Hosted by: M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan President of Global Development Consulting
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On-Demand Webinar: Outsourcing to India 101 Part 2

View this webinar to learn about: Topics
  • Challenge faced by many considering outsourcing
  • Solution
  • Example
  • The big picture

Hosted by: M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan President of Global Development Consulting
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On-Demand Webinar: Outsourcing to India 101 Part 1

View this webinar to learn about: Topics
  • Challenge faced by many considering outsourcing
  • Solution
  • Example
  • The big picture

Hosted by: M. M. "Sath" Sathyanarayan President of Global Development Consulting
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What are the politics of outsourcing in a challenging state of the union?

The outsourcing community must communicate to government at every level the positive and necessary role of outsourcing in our country's economic recovery. When President Obama proposed to "stop rewarding businesses for taking jobs out of the country and start rewarding them for bringing jobs back home", outsourcers were presented with serious challenges.
  • What impact will the current anti-outsourcing stance of this administration have on you?
  • Can outsourcers depend on the administration for assistance in driving innovation that will create skilled jobs here in the United States?
  • With changing global economies, how can outsourcers forecast which processes and services are best kept offshore?

OI sponsored a roundtable webinar on the changing political implications of outsourcing. Selecting the right outsourcing model--offshoring, nearshoring, or onshoring--for each sourcing endeavor is key to ensuring economic benefits and securing tax advantages both at home and overseas. To help U.S. businesses understand how to make appropriate sourcing decisions, they delve into the distinctions between offshoring, nearshoring and onshoring and explore why choice of venue is urgent in certain categories, such as IT and BP outsourcing.

Featured experts include:

  • Vaughn Hovey, Former Nationwide Insurance AVP and Chief Sourcing Officer, Ohio State Fisher College of Business Lecturer
  • Monty Hamilton, CEO, Rural Sourcing, Inc.
  • Deepak Nambiar, Attorney, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • Vishal Ahluwalia, Executive Director - WMA Operations, Head Sourcing/Outsourcing, Wealth Management Americas, UBS
  • David Kinnear, Chair, Global Sourcing Council

In the wake of President Obama's speech, the discussion will take a timely look at the potential implications to the U.S. economy of outsourcing vs. offshoring. Says moderator and OI CEO Frank Casale, "While outsourcing has been attacked in previous election cycles, this time it seems real. Many of our members are rightfully concerned, and if you are a buyer or provider of outsourcing services, you have every reason to be."

Sponsored by: The Outsourcing Institute
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3x1 with Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Neo Group - 3 outsourcing questions, 1 outsourcing expert

Today's Expert: Mr. Atul Vashistha, Chairman Neo Group
Topic: Mauritius: The Gateway to Africa

Following is an interview with Atul Vashistha, Chairman of Neo Group. Atul is a leading proponent and practitioner of globalization and futurizing enterprises. He is recognized globally as one of the leading advisors on globalization and outsourcing. Atul received the following awards in recognition of his work: Globalization Today Powerhouse 25, Near Shore Americas Power 50, Consulting Magazine - "Top 25 Most Influential Consultants", "Top 6 IT Powerbrokers", HRO Today - HR Outsourcing Superstar, FAO Today - Superstar. He has also written his latest book entitled "Outsourcing Wisdom".

Outsourcing Institute: You see huge potential in Mauritius, tell us why?

Atul Vashistha: Africa's Billion people are an enticing market but many countries have challenges in the form of economic, political, labor pool and legal instability. Mauritius, in Africa is a shining light of stability. The stability in their politics, economy and labor pool has created a "Singapore" like location in Africa. Its educated workforce which speaks English and French is ideal to support the Africa operations of MNCs and Regional firms, and also French speaking operations. Infrastructure is great, along with strong government support for the industry.

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Featured Content

Top 10 Practices For Achieving High Performance Offshore Outsourcing

By M. M. (Sath) Sathyanarayan, President, Offshoring Success. A topic that is puzzling most executives today: "We have been engaged in offshore outsourcing for a few years but are we getting true value from it?" Many companies are finding that their goals are not being met in a consistent way. Issues like schedule delays and slip in customer satisfaction begin to show up. There are fundamental problems underlying this and other similar issues. This white paper helps you understand the root causes and ways to address them.
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7 Things Everyone Engaged In Offshore Outsourcing Must Know To Address Budget Overruns & Frustration

By M. M. (Sath) Sathyanarayan, President, Offshoring Success By far the most common reason for hiring offshore service providers is to save money--often, a lot of money. Yet surprisingly often those big savings turn into nickels and dimes. "I don't know what happened," one outsourcing manager told me recently, "but we've gone at least 25% over budget for the past six Quarters. This whole program is out of control." If you're feeling frustrated by hidden costs in your outsourcing services budget, approaches presented in this article will help. I will examine the following issues: 1. Why "low bidders" almost always become a high-cost solution 2. How excessive employee turnover creates cost overruns for you 3. Why lawyers often negotiate defective offshore contracts 4. What to do when offshore vendor escalates all the hard work to your staff 5. Why offshore vendors break promises and miss deadlines 6. How to deal with low offshore productivity 7. How to base your vendor payments on "outcome-based" metrics
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FOUR WAYS TO DO OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT

BY: MIKE SADOWSKI, PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, CamiApp Some people think that offshoring software development = outsourcing software development. That’s not the case. You have multiple options. Let’s talk about the main options and how they may or not make sense for you:
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