Outsourcing

Outsourcing Index

26. Why Outsourcing Could Be The Best Thing You Do For Your Business By Amber McNaught
    While it’s probably not true to say that the traditional 9-5 job is on its way out, it IS true that more and more businesses these days are starting to see the value of outsourcing the jobs they can’t cover themselves. Things like copywriting, PR, programming – even secretarial and admin support - are being outsourced to freelancers working from home or running their own business. But why?Well, if you’re a small business owner, outsourcing makes a lot of sense.Take copywriting, for example. Go…



27. Outsourcing NOT Just for Big Business By Paul Rich
    Outsourcing has become a controversial issue and a hot topic among presidential candidates this year. But have you stopped to think how your business can benefit from the efficiency, functionality and cost savings of outsourcing? If you have, you might find that, like many others, you are already outsourcing-and enjoying its benefits.What is Outsourcing?Outsourcing simply means "contracting out" various functions of your business. It doesn't necessarily mean that you will be contracting out …



28. Outsourcing Your Work By Richard Grady
    A few weeks ago I touched on the subject of getting other people to do your work for you. I want to cover this topic in a bit more detail as outsourcing is a superb way of saving yourself both time and money.By way of example, let me start with a short story :-)At 8.30pm one night last week, I started to wonder whether it would be possible to automate a particular part of one of my website design processes. At present I do this task semi-manually and it takes me about 4 hours to generate a mu…



29. So You Don't Believe in Outsourcing By Rickey Gold
    Entrepreneurs are hardy stock. But sometimes hardiness can get you into trouble.Especially when you’re over committed and could use a little help.All too often, new business owners decide they don’t need to hire any outside services. You know how it goes….”I can do this myself. How tough can it be? It’s just a simple direct mail campaign.”Big mistake! Trying to do it all yourself …unless it’s your area of expertise….usually costs you more in the long run. And most of the time, the work …



30. Outsource - Or Drown If You Don't By Rudi Jansen
    Imagine you have two empty glass vases.One has a rock inside it. The other has a tennis ball inside it.We slowly start pouring water into the vases.The RockInitially the rock is singing away quite merrily, thinking “Aah… this is lovely. The water is pouring in nice and slowly. This is great. I wish I had some more water, but with time more water will come”… and so the water continues pouring in.At some point the water level rises to just under the rock’s nose. And it is starting to worry a bit…



31. The Outsourcing History of India By Rosemary George
    The outsourcing history of India is one of phenomenal growth in a very short span of time. The idea of outsourcing has its roots in the 'competitive advantage' theory propagated by Adam Smith in his book 'The Wealth of Nations' which was published in 1776. Over the years, the meaning of the term 'outsourcing' has undergone a sea-change. What started off as the shifting of manufacturing to countries providing cheap labour during the Industrial Revolution, has taken on a new connotation in today…



32. Outsourcing and the U.S. Economy By Al Thomas
    It’s about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The politicians sure won’t. They prefer to do finger-pointing saying it is “his fault”. It is those greedy manufacturers who want to make bigger profits by having cheap labor in Asia perform your task for less money.Did anyone ever tell you that if it wasn’t for outsourcing you might not have a job? Did anyone ever tell you that the underwear, shoes, jewelry and hundreds of other items you own would cost much more if it wasn’t …



33. Real Estate Magnetize Offshore Outsourcing By Jack Parker
    Outsourcing is the buzz word in today’s time. Companies are coming a big way in outsourcing but the point to be noted here is to choose the right place for that. There are few factors which influence the decisions of the companies. Firstly they look for the labor condition in that area. Every company wants cheap but efficient labour.India has become a favorite destination for the MNC’s mainly because we offer them cheap and very efficient labour.Then these business giants look for the skilled …



34. How to Get the Best from Outsourcing By Martin Haworth
    There's a great little article ('Business Lifeforms') on the back pages of the UK's leading management magazine, Management Today each month. It's a spoof (at least I think it is!) about some fictitious key player in a fictitious organisation. For January, it's about Ken, who's a 'Facilities Manager'.Now Ken has seen it all and truly worked his way up from the bottom to the top. Until, that is, a couple of years ago when new MBA-armed suits took over and decide to slash Ken's department (until…



35. Technology Outsourcing and Domestic Consequences By Patrick Flaherty
    The increase of human capital in developing countries has impacted the United State’s workforce through domestic firms’ increasing overseas subcontracting. The industries specializing in information technology have been utilizing this increase of foreign human capital the most. From a study of 179 IT managers a reported 69% outsource their information technology services (Outsourcing statistics). This extremely high number shows the trend of the industry, and if countries like India, who is be…



36. Living the American Ream By John Dir
    Every so often, there comes a pulse in the innovation cycle of American business when it seems logical and necessary for free enterprise to assess the condition of middle class workers, and conclude it is time to shuffle them back through the ranks of the poor or overworked. This type of manipulation has taken place repeatedly in the past, is happening in the present, and will happen again in the future as part of the normal devolution of prosperity in the United States.Particularly hard hit i…



37. Outsourcing the Sales Function By Gaetan Giannini
    Small to medium companies that want to increase sales or profits and find it is possible to outsource sales should - do it! At this point most business owners and executives either become overwhelmed with doubt or fear.Here's what we hear: "We can't give up control of sales, that's too risky." Or "Our products can't be sold by anyone but us, they are too complicated for anyone else to understand."Many small companies outsource accounting and legal work, but still find using contracted sales pr…



38. India a Global Platform for Knowledge Outsourcing By Vinod Singh
    Outsourcing is not new for the country like India. It was started dates back during 1960s. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is the long-term contracting out of non-core business processes to an outside provider to help achieve increased shareholder value. BPO saves precious management time and resources and allows focus while building upon core competencies. After BPO, India has now set its sights on becoming a global hub for knowledge process outsourcing (KPO). Knowledge Process Outsourcing…



39. Outsourcing and Offshoring for the Software Industry By Jack Brown
    The new book IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring by Robin Sood provides valuable insights to the world of outsourcing and offshoring for the software industry. IT, Software and Services: Outsourcing and Offshoring is essential reading for the shrewd business leaders of the 21st century. If you are contemplating outsourcing, already involved in it, or merely want to remain competitive in today’s fast-moving and ever-changing marketplace, you cannot afford not to read this book…



40. Measuring The Success Of Your Outsourcing By Steve Mezak
    "If you can't measure it, you can't manage it." - Peter DruckerMany people fear that outsourced software development means having little or no control over the development process. They think there is no need to measure while the programmers are there in the same room. Or is there?When I worked as a programmer in the 1980s, my boss used to joke that he was going to hire a guy with a kettle drum and put him in the corner of the room. Every time the kettle drum was hit, we had to have written a …



41. Avoid These Seven Deadly Dangers Of Outsourcing By Steve Mezak
    Here are seven dangers of outsourcing your software development. They become deadly if your career or entire company depends on the timely release of your software.Danger #1- Ignoring Outsourcing It may seem safer to ignore outsourcing and stick with what has worked well in the past -- hire employee programmers and work with them directly to get your software developed. There are situations where concerns about intellectual property or security make this the only choice. But if you do not have…



42. Four Ways To Make the Case For Outsourcing By Henry DeVries
    How do you convert outsourcing leads into clients? You may need to make the case for outsourcing."Businesses today are kicking into survival mode," says Bill Allison, managing director for the Pacific Southwest Management Solutions & Services Group at Deloitte & Touche. "With a sluggish economy and increased competition, shrewd executives turn to outsourcing as the most cost-effective strategy to meet the bottom line and seek a higher return on investment."Outsourcing, especially in the inform…



43. Outsourcing Saves You...in More Ways Than One By Beth Dieffenbach
    In today's economy, saving your business money is more important than ever. No matter what kind of business you are in, outsourcing certain tasks to a third party can save you time, money and hassle.Outsourcing can help businesses save on the cost of overhead and benefits for services such as accounting, filing and even high level executive work.The benefits of outsourcing are particularly noticeable when it comes to writing. Many companies don't realize that, instead of hiring an in-house o…



44. 8 Ways to Overcome Your Fears of Outsourcing By Steve Mezak
    You have probably heard the stories: Software that does not work. Software that does the wrong thing. Money paid to set up an offshore operation that never produces any software. Can these outsourcing nightmares be avoided?Of course. The key is how you manage the outsourcing of your software development.The two biggest fears of outsourcing that I hear from clients are the fear of selecting a bad outsourcing vendor and the fear of not managing their work effectively. Let's assume you pick a gr…



45. Ukraine: a Prospective Player on the World Software Outsourcing Market By Alex Polonski
    The destruction of the Soviet Union about 15 years ago, made a huge country with a great level of IT science divided into small bricks. Nowadays, despite Russia's expansion into the world software development market, Ukraine keeps playing an important role here too. There are several prerequisites for this.PrerequisitesTraditionally, Ukraine always was a technical region of the USSR. No wonder, the IT education was and still is one of the most popular and respective education in the region. Su…



46. Outsourcing - Watch Your budget! By Hans Bool
    Outsourcing could be seen as a contemporary product of the network economy where an organization should focus on its strengths and leave its weaknesses to others. This is only possible as long the productivity is not at danger.The term ‘productivity’ does not only origin from (self) ‘production’ but also depends on three other economic functions; supply (by others), exchange (with third parties) and sales (to customers). This pattern is both present on a country level and within companies (and…



47. Project Outsourcing: Why ALL Businesses Should Consider Outsourcing An Integral Part of Business By Jack Thompson
    OUTSOURCING: AN OVERVIEWBusinesses of all kinds can and do benefit from the tool of outsourcing every day. Businesses large and small have been outsourcing every day projects for many years. The businesses that use outsourcing as a tool to enhance and grow their business already know the value that outsourcing brings to their organization. Outsourcing is a business process term for what has literally become known as hiring a consultant, independent contractor, or freelancer to do a specific…



48. Offshore This! (Outsourcing Tech Support Overseas) By Rick David
    So I call my telephone company and someone picks up 15,000 miles away. I asked the rep where she's from. She said, “I am from Mary-Land sir. How may I give you excellent service today?” The accent was… American... in a high society 19th century ultra-polite sort of way.“Mary Land?” My brain's editing booth could not screen the snickers in time.“Yes sir… this is correct sir.” She pushed to the next level. “Yes, Mary Land, sir, on thee eastern seaboard. How may I give you excellent service?”“The…



49. Increase Your Success and Reduce Your Stress by Outsourcing By Janice Byer
    When you picture a business professional’s typical office scenario, what comes to mind?A classy man or woman, dressed in a high priced business suit, an overflowing briefcase sitting on the corner of the desk, dictating memos and delegating tasks to a very overworked secretary?How about a home-based business owner, sitting in their basement office, kids pulling at their pant legs while they are spending far too much time dealing with their correspondence and other administrative tasks?Either o…



50. Cosmetics & Toiletries - Global Outsourcing & Private Label Manufacturing By Rasik Botadra
    Hi, My name is Rasik Botadra, am currently working as an Analyst with business news magazine & new papers.I am writing this article in view of India emerging as Highly potential Global Outsourcing & Solutions Provider for finished Consumer products & General Merchandise. India has always kept her stand in Global competition right from the beginning for Finished Products such as Cosmetic & Toiletries but limited to certain market segments.After recent globalization and change in policies the op…






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