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  • How Rural Sourcing Benefits Communities Now and in the Future

    How Rural Sourcing Benefits Communities Now and in the Future

    “There is absolutely nothing negative about what you do.” David Markiewicz, reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution explained when interviewing Monty Hamilton, CEO of Rural Sourcing, Inc., for a piece on the rural sourcing industry. Buyers benefit greatly from utilizing the services of the rural sourcing industry. However, the benefits don’t stop with the buyers getting quality services at great rates; they extend far into the local economies and lives of the employees that service the buyers. Employees of rural sourcing ...

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  • Outsourcing’s Threshold Moment by Michael Corbett

    Outsourcing's Threshold Moment by Michael Corbett

    Outsourcing’s Threshold Moment The latest survey of IAOP members finds that outsourcing is entering a new phase in its development. This phase will be characterized by rapid expansion across the enterprise and cloud-based solutions, led by internal teams of well-trained and seasoned professionals. By Michael F. Corbett, Chairman, IAOP It’s not too bold to state that we are about to witness a "Golden Age" of outsourcing. Perhaps when Peter Drucker penned his now famous op-ed piece for The Wall Street Journal, entitled “Sell ...

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  • Building a Better Outsourcing Community

    One mission of the IAOP is to build a better outsourcing community for customers, providers, and advisors. An important first step is to understand what each community expects from the other. We took that first step at the 2011 IAOP World Summit in Indian Wells, California by administering a survey to each community. The survey asked, “What is the one attitude or behavior you wish the other two communities would change in order to build a better outsourcing community?” Eighty-one people ...

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  • Fast Track your Outsourcing Career – 12 Ways to Move Ahead in Outsourcing

    Fast Track your Outsourcing Career - 12 Ways to Move Ahead in Outsourcing

    Don’t think outsourcing is a sexy career? Think again, says D. Zachary Misko. Outsourcing can be adventurous, high-level and rewarding. In his new role as global director for Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (OCG), Misko has the opportunity to travel to Australia, London and Asia Pacific, and immerse himself in different cultures and geographies around the world. He’s also viewed as an important team player in the C-suite. “Outsourcing is a customer-client relationship where you have a seat at the table” because ...

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  • In Search of Vertical Excellence

    In Search of Vertical Excellence

    Our Global Outsourcing 100 "sublists" give us the tools to unearth the industry expertise of outsourcing providers. Here's a look at the many specialists who orbit the outsourcing universe. For Cybage Software, breaking into the Global Outsourcing 100’s Leaders category this year for the first time since its inception six years ago and being featured as a “climber” as one of the companies most improving its rank was a big achievement. But while being recognized among outsourcing’s best is certainly ...

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Founded in 2003, Alsbridge is a sourcing advisory firm with over 150 consultants operating globally and headquarters in Dallas, TX USA and London, UK. Alsbridge has redefined the way companies reduce costs and optimize operations for information technology, business processes and telecommunications networks. We leverage significant investments in proprietary methodologies, tools and information databases to benchmark a client’s entire back office operations to identify gaps from both a cost and service standpoint. Alsbridge offers consulting services to close the identified gaps in the optimal fashion depending on the client’s goals through outsourcing, shared services, internal optimization, vendor management, telecom procurement and more. No other consulting firm can provide the breadth and depth of services to reduce costs and improve operations across a client’s entire back office.

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