Author: L. Willcocks Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230290574 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 312
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Evidence shows that organizations with both a CEO and a team involved in sourcing strategy and supplier configuration make more effective decisions. If the wrong supplier is chosen, performance can be negatively affected. Here the authors look at how companies can improve their outsourcing capabilities.
Author: Gregor Hohpe Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc." ISBN: 1492077496 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 282
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As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of software and IT architects is also transforming. Rather than focus on technical decisions alone, architects and senior technologists need to combine organizational and technical knowledge to effect change in their company’s structure and processes. To accomplish that, they need to connect the IT engine room to the penthouse, where the business strategy is defined. In this guide, author Gregor Hohpe shares real-world advice and hard-learned lessons from actual IT transformations. His anecdotes help architects, senior developers, and other IT professionals prepare for a more complex but rewarding role in the enterprise. This book is ideal for: Software architects and senior developers looking to shape the company’s technology direction or assist in an organizational transformation Enterprise architects and senior technologists searching for practical advice on how to navigate technical and organizational topics CTOs and senior technical architects who are devising an IT strategy that impacts the way the organization works IT managers who want to learn what’s worked and what hasn’t in large-scale transformation
Author: Jane C. Linder Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association ISBN: 9780814472187 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 270
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"Foreword by Thomas H. Davenport, coauthor, What's the Big Idea? and The Attention Economy If you’re looking for a serious infusion of life-blood into your company, transformational outsourcing could be the answer. This new, bold approach is not just about handing off noncore functions in order to cut costs. It’s about transforming the entire operating model -- to boost a company’s stock price, increase its market share, or drive its profitability. Take an organization like National Savings and Investments (NS&I) of Great Britain. It quickly transformed itself from an out-of-step, cumbersome, and ultimately failing institution into a lean, successful market leader in the financial services sector. And it achieved radical organizational change by employing the innovative process of transformational outsourcing. Outsourcing for Radical Change supplies a detailed analysis of the transformation process that happened at NS&I, Thomas Cook, and others, as well as examples of companies that failed to align their transformation initiative with their strategic needs. Based on a major study by Accenture and in-depth interviews by the author, this original, research-based book examines the entire process from a practical, real-world perspective: from selecting your ultimate goal, to mapping out a workable action plan, to navigating the often formidable challenges you’ll face on your quest for radical change. You’ll discover: * 7 questions to help you determine if your business needs transformational outsourcing * 0 essential leadership skills needed to spearhead a change effort * 4 major ways that companies use outsourcing for transformation * 3 critical components for successfully executing transformational outsourcing and building high-commitment relationships * Guidelines for creating a working business model for fulfilling strategic goals * Techniques to help minimize the turmoil of dislocating people * Tips for measuring and rewarding success -- and recognizing and fixing failures In the business world, major change efforts have an abysmally poor track record, with poor execution standing out as the major culprit. By comparison, transformational outsourcing has been highly successful in 17 out of the 20 companies tracked in this groundbreaking book. It brings larger, faster, and more lasting impacts than most people ever expect. And it can be your secret weapon in the struggle to survive and prosper in the 21st century. Many companies use outsourcing for their backend operations. But few have tapped into the truly transformative power of outsourcing its major functions. This groundbreaking book looks at the handful of companies that have led enterprise-wide strategic change efforts using transformational outsourcing. Executives have used it to start up new companies, drive growth, consolidate mature companies, and execute stunning strategic turnaround -- swiftly and successfully in the vast majority of cases. Find out if your company can benefit from this potent new tool!"
Author: D. Chorafas Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230501729 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 347
Book Description
Many firms are now developing policies for outsourcing IT and other basic functions, this book analyses this issue from the perspective of both the outsourcer and the insourcer. Chorafas describes management needs and shows how technology can be used to meet these needs. The book also highlights the benefits and risks that companies face when they attempt to differentiate themselves through new technology. The book is based on an extensive research project in the US, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland and Sweden.
Author: Nicholas C. Burkholder Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471758477 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 304
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THE DEFINITIVE RESOURCE ON OUTSOURCING Outsourcing is the hottest topic in business, and it willlikely stay that way. Managers, workers, executives, and almostanyone else involved in any large business will probably have todeal with it one day, in one way or another. Outsourcing is abusiness issue first and foremost, but it's also a political,personal, and cultural issue that many people, not least managersand executives, find difficult to fully understand. Outsourcing documents the theory, facts, myths, benefits,and costs of outsourcing and gives managers the information theyneed to implement an outsourcing program that will help theirbusiness the most and hurt their employees the least. Bringingtogether noted academics, corporate leaders, and outsourcingpractitioners, the book covers all the major topics in theoutsourcing debate, but also presents expert guidance for businessleaders dealing with the practical side of this global issue: What outsourcing is and is not Which companies can benefit from it Incentives and implications Notable successes and failures Outsourcing for small and large companies Communicating about outsourcing Outsourcing terminology And much more
Author: Ian Gouge Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1852338520 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 217
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More and more, the shape of the IT organization is critical to business systems delivery, yet all too often this definition is approached in a haphazard fashion - often based on old theory and out-dated experiences rather than being moulded to the realities of the world in which we work. Shaping the IT Organization considers how one should go about the moulding of an IT function in order to ensure effective output from the resources within that organization. It focuses on understanding precisely the elements and challenges within such a definition. Key topics covered: What is an organization?: Issues and key considerations for IT from an organizational perspective, including the idea of the 'organization lifecycle' and the very real impact this can have within the IT environment. Why change?: The impact of generic business approaches demanded by current business models and pressures. Solutions vs Products: The IT organizational impact of moving from a product-based to a solutions-based business model. Outsourcing: The increasing trend to place critical elements of IT's delivery capability outside the core business means that IT functions are often poorly aligned to both manage these relationships and rise to the challenges that outsourcing offers. Resource Management: Fundamental questions about people and the need to adapt resource management approaches to take a radical approach to how we both manage and empower the people within those models in order to deliver what is required.
Author: Ed Ashley Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470226870 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 387
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Think outsourcing may be the best way to enlarge your talent pool and increase your profits? Outsourcing For Dummies gives you hands-on, step-by-step guidance in implementing an effective and productive outsourcing program that reduces costs and improves your company’s capabilities. This practical, plain-English guide helps you prepare your people and plan an effective sourcing strategy. You’ll find plenty of tips on negotiating with vendors, get help in drafting a binding contract, and find out how to verify and maintain compliance. Plus you’ll get a handle on the importance of communicating with vendors; find ways to measure performance, productivity, and cost-effectiveness; get the lowdown on troubleshooting and solving outsourcing problems; and, if the arrangement isn’t working out, get advice on ending the deal. Discover how to: Determine the costs and risks of outsourcing Identify qualified suppliers and consultants Minimize the impact of outsourcing on your employees Define the scope of your outsourcing program Decide whether to go offshore, nearshore, or onshore Understand the impact of cultural differences on outsourcing Document objectives and review proposals Plan for the disruption in business operations Deal with international employees and vendors Manage outsourcing relationships Protect your data from piracy Avoid common outsourcing mistakes Outsourcing can be the best decision your company has ever made —or the worst! Read Outsourcing For Dummies today, and get it right the first time.
Author: Jane C. Linder Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association ISBN: 9780814427828 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
Competive advantage through revolutionary outsourcing strategies.
Author: St.Amant, Kirk Publisher: IGI Global ISBN: 1605667714 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 2511
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"This book covers a wide range of topics involved in the outsourcing of information technology through state-of-the-art collaborations of international field experts"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Michael J. Mol Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107321042 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 329
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Outsourcing has become one of the key restructuring tools for companies seeking to boost their growth and business performance. As the outsourcing phenomenon has mushroomed, so a range of academic studies have sought to define and describe a unifying theoretical model. Outsourcing: Design, Process and Performance draws upon managerial, economic, sociological, historical and psychological perspectives to bring about an understanding of how outsourcing design and the outsourcing process feed into the performance of firms. Blending empirical insights from a range of international cases and large-scale statistical tests with existing theoretical perspectives, the author argues that a negative curvilinear relationship exists between outsourcing and firm performance. A critical analysis of current outsourcing strategies, together with a discussion of future trends, offers a new agenda for academic researchers and business managers alike.
Author: L. Willcocks
Author: Gregor Hohpe
Author: Jane C. Linder
Author: D. Chorafas
Author: Nicholas C. Burkholder
Author: Ian Gouge
Author: Ed Ashley
Author: Jane C. Linder
Author: St.Amant, Kirk
Author: Michael J. Mol