Some interesting research from KPMG last week revealed that while demand for outsourcing is increasing it is the shared services element that is growing the fastest. According to KPMG research into outsourcing trends, over half (52%) of organisations in North America, Asia and Europe increased investment in shared services during the last quarter. This compares [...]
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For many companies, operationalizing the management of IT outsourcing contracts is becoming increasingly complex. While there’s no question that outsourcing can help fill gaps in IT services, confusion about negotiated terms and conditions, a lack of transparency, and inadequate integration between cost and utilization reporting can cause your vendor costs to spiral out of control, [...]
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Reports from KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) show that the IT job market continues to outperform against the overall jobs market. The demand for staff in IT services has continued to rise in comparison to the difficulties facing the rest of the market. Chief executive of REC, Kevin Green, commented that; “niche [...]
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The research and analysis company, Everest Group, just published their latest Market Vista: Q1 2012 report – a quarterly focus on global outsourcing and offshoring activity and it shows that despite troubled times in many business markets, outsourcing is holding steady. First quarter global transaction volumes reached about US$3bn in annual contract value (ACV), an [...]
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While many organizations in the world now consider outsourcing a standard practice, they could improve their use of this business strategy in three ways, according to the results of Deloitte’s 2012 Global Outsourcing and Insourcing Survey, released today. Specifically, in making outsourcing decisions, many organizations continue to confuse outsourcing with offshoring, do not address quality [...]
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To be more precise, advisers look like they may be split into those who have opted out of investing their clients’ money – in terms of picking funds and allocating assets on a strategic and tactical basis – and those who will seek to retain those skills and offer those services as part of what [...]
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IBA sponsored the contest of internet projects WebProg2012 among school graduates and university entrants. Conducted from February to May, 2012 by the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of the Belarusian State University, the contest consisted of two rounds. In the first round, 89 teams of secondary schools, colleges, and vocational schools from all regions of [...]
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June 13, 2012 No Comment
Any project manager knows that one of the dreariest tasks in a project is the constant control and problem management. An experienced PM applies his skills and experience to organize the control process, keeping in mind the major milestones and indicators of the project, but even experienced PMs cannot respond quickly while out of the [...]
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The consortium of Comarch and Mellon Poland announced today the full scale roll-out of the Queue Management System procured by ZUS at the end of 2010 as part of the Electronic Service Platform that the Polish Social Insurance Organization is realizing under the framework of the Operational Programme ‘Innovative Economy’, Priority Axis 7: Information Society [...]
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Comarch will be presenting during the 4th NGMN Industry Conference & Exhibition, taking place on13th -15th June, 2012, in San Francisco. On the first day of the event Piotr Machnik, Comarch’s Executive Vice President of Product Management, will hold a presentation on standardization in convergent networks and operations. Topic: Comarch’s Vision of a Wireless Future [...]
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