Satyam's current execs to remain in charge after ownership change
April 20, 2009Tech Mahindra, an India-based outsourcer that is taking control of scandal-wracked Satyam Computer Services, said it will leave Satyam's current management team in place.
Get ready, get set, go! Getting to the project finish line
April 15, 2009An hour of preparation before diving into any project lets you see the deliverables clearly and reach the finish without stumbling.
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Outsourcer Infosys forecasts first-ever annual revenue decline
April 15, 2009Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest outsourcing vendor, is predicting that its revenue will drop by as much as 6.7% in its new fiscal year as a result of the economic recession.
Capgemini merges consulting units while IBM launches new one
April 15, 2009Capgemini is restructuring its business consulting activities to profit from an economic downturn that has forced one of its consulting rivals, BearingPoint, to seek bankruptcy protection.
Satyam seeks redemption with new owner after financial scandal
April 13, 2009Three months after Satyam Computer Services disclosed a fraudulent accounting scheme, a company named Tech Mahindra has agreed to buy a majority stake in the offshore outsourcer.
Is Outsourcing Cost-Effective?
April 8, 2009For years now, companies have rushed to find cheap labor and increased profits in foreign lands. The move was a play to make bottom-lines blacker, company coffers deeper and corporations safer. The thinking was that global corporations would be more secure and more profitable if their operations were spread amongst many economies rather than anchored to one. But given the domino failures in economies worldwide, has offshore outsourcing helped or harmed enterprises in the final count?
Demise of the Outsourcing Mega-Deal?
April 7, 2009The outsourcing mega-deal is dead! Long live the outsourcing mega-deal! Industry observers have prophesied the demise of mega-deals-those billion dollar, multi-year, single-source IT services contracts-time and again. And each year, big deals are signed anew.
Is collaboration destroying value at your company?
April 6, 2009Managers sometimes forget that collaboration is a means to an end, says University of California, Berkeley's Morten T. Hansen. In this Q&A, he explains how to spot collaboration projects that are actually destroying value.
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4 Tips for Better Outsourcing Deals
March 31, 2009Nothing says "cost cutting" like a big outsourcing deal. Some firms will either panic or simply be forced to pull the trigger on outsourcing deals without laying the foundation for success with effective internal preparation. Some of these deals will work based on brute force and luck, but luck is not a good business strategy, and many deals will not meet expectations. For firms that must execute or renegotiate an outsourcing deal, there are some steps that improve the chances of success.