Envisioning the Medical Device Company of the Future
[ Source: HCL Technologies ]
September 2008-
The U.S. market for medical devices is expected to reach $89 billion this year. But with this promising opportunity comes the added pressure for medical device companies to stay ahead of the competition through innovation at a reduced cost.
According to an online survey conducted by Knowledge@Wharton and HCL Technologies, industry respondents see outsourcing as a potential solution to this challenge, and yet they are aware that this new set of tools brings with ....
Your Intellectual Property Deserves Iron-Clad Security from Your Outsourcer
[ Source: Long Circle ]
May 2008-
IP-based businesses now represent the largest single sector of the U.S. economy and, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, intellectual property theft costs U.S. businesses an estimated $250 billion per year and 750,000 American jobs. An outsourcer is not only tasked with R&D development, but equally important, is expected to keep that intellectual property safe. No company can afford to do business with an outsourcing vendor that bypasses or takes shortcuts with security. As ....
Seven Metrics To Help Assess Your Enterprise SOA Strategy
[ Source: Proteans Software Solutions Pvt Ltd ]
May 2009-
For several years, organizations are facing issues in aligning business applications (in-house software applications or third-party software applications) with goals and business requirements. Companies face the challenge of developing customized APIs for third-party applications and developing applications from scratch instead of using third-party applications. However, sometimes the solutions are not permanent and provide only minor relief. Here are seven metrics to help assess your enterprise SOA strategy.
How Outsourcing Can Help Recession-Proof Your Company
[ Source: Infuze Technologies Inc. ]
July 2009-
The economic downturn has forced many companies in the U.S. and Europe to reduce spending across the board. For the information technology organization in these companies, this financial hardship means falling behind in the fast-moving Web service-oriented economy. Outsourcing with the right offshore development partner can overcome this problem. It can enable companies to maintain an aggressive strategy of new Web application development in the face of budget reductions of up to 70 percent.
Outsourcing For Success - The Retained Organization
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
July 2009-
The requirements for the advanced planning and design of a skilled retained organization are paramount to the success of any outsourcing relationship, and should be facilitated early on in the outsourcing process. Additionally, key success factors in the design and implementation of a retained organization include: the ability of the team to operate against new processes and methodologies, having a clear understanding of what transactions are being outsourced, properly selecting retained resources based on skills ....
4 Myths Of Outsourcing for Project Managers
[ Source: S5 Systems ]
May 2008-
This paper outlines the common myths related to outsourcing as it related to project managers. Reviewing these myths will help in making informed decision for the next outsourced project.
Why, What, Where and How of Outsourcing
[ Source: S5 Systems ]
April 2008-
To implement a successful outsourced project considerable planning and
efforts are required. This white paper discusses the important guidelines to help through your next outsourced project.
This whitepaper is for product/project managers, CFO and other managers involved in making decisions related to outsourcing.
Missing The Mark In Middle Market Outsourcing
[ Source: Novus Origo ]
June 2009-
Middle market organizations' business processes are complex, dynamic, and at times undefined, and as such require a business process outsourcing vendor that can provide a complex and dynamic solution. The cookie cutter "one to many" outsourcing model being marketed by several large outsourcing vendors is not the solution for most middle market organizations and requires close scrutiny by organizations.
State of Business Process Outsourcing
[ Source: Transformation Enablers ]
July 2008-
Saving Costs and Adding Value: Companies increasingly are considering how business process outsourcing can help them not only decrease costs, but also increase profits and help them transform their business.
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?
[ Source: Intetics Co. ]
August 2009-
Over the last year, the global financial crisis and recession have resulted in accelerated adoption of outsourcing and offshoring as essential business tools. Companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing and offshoring to weather the severe economic downturn by reducing costs and overhead and gaining more flexibility in order to ride out the storm. Of course, this raises some key questions: Is outsourcing a good business decision during recessions and other times of crisis? ....