Quantitative Vendor Comparison Technique for RFP or RFI
[ Source: Infosys Technologies Ltd ]
September 2010-
Clients are looking into the marketplace more often nowadays to buy a product or solution, rather than building it on their own. So it is extremely important for clients to follow an effective and efficient vendor selection process. In this article, I have presented a quantitative methodology to determine the best-fit vendor based on numerical scoring of vendor’s response to a RFP or RFI. In this approach, a total score in “vendor points” is ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Why Adopt Nearshore Agile Development?
[ Source: Ciklum ]
April 2010-
Ciklum, the European leader in IT nearshoring for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), presents nearshore Agile development as a relatively new, yet effective Outsourcing 2.0 trend, able to better meet with the challenging requirements of today's high-tech environment, compared with traditional offshore waterfall development.
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? ...
European Software Development Outsourcing Challenges 2010 Revealed
[ Source: IT Sourcing Europe Limited ]
November 2010-
IT Sourcing Europe reveals major challenges facing software development outsourcing companies in Western and Northern Europe in 2010. According to the findings, delayed product deliveries and missed project milestones are reported to be the most critical software development (SD) outsourcing challenges by most of the UK, German, Swiss, Swedish, and Danish companies.