Today on the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON)
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

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SSON Collaborative Research Network

We are delighted to announce our brand-spanking, innovative best practice research solution, “SSON Collaborative Research, Powered by Peeriosity”, a new venture which allows our members to discuss, collaborate and solve their most pressing issues.

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India: Cheap or Chic?

Despite the best efforts of Indian BPOs, they are still linked to their country of origin. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary predicts that cost management still plays a role in favor of Indian IT service providers 

THINKING OF DIVESTING YOUR SSC?

Over 70% of those polled at the Shared Services & Outsourcing Week 2010 Europe, indicated their organisations have reached, or will reach, a point at which they will consider selling their SSC

Payroll Survey: Creating an Efficient Payroll Service (Outsourced or Captive)

In a short survey - which will just take two minutes of your time - we’d like to know of your experiences using a payroll solution

Share and Share Alike

Consolidating common service activities into a discrete shared service centre is a growing trend. Loughborough University’s Ian Herbert and Will Seal investigate...

'Social' Shared Services

This article examines the possibilities of adopting social media practices and social collaboration toolsets as part of the shared services offering and communication channel

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Align shared services and finance to generate savings

SSON interviews Thomas Nash, vice president, Ministry Health, who'll be speaking at the Finance Transformation 2010 conference...

Improving End-to-End Processes

Oscar Vincenti, Business Process Manager at CEMEX USA, tells SSON more about improving End-to-End processes and what he expects from the Finance Transformation 2010 conference...

Shared Service Centers & Intellectual Capital

Ian Herbert & Will Seal, both at Loughborough University, tell Louise Ross of CIMA about the contribution that Shared Service Centers can make to intellectual capital

Intelenet in the Spotlight

Intelenet Global Services plans to expand its footprint overseas and increase headcount in FY11. Rakesh Sangani gets the low-down from Bhupender Singh, Chief Strategy Officer

Automating and Outsourcing Procure to Pay

SSON speaks to John Douglas, Vice President, Hess Corporation, on automating, standardizing and streamlining P2P processes. John will be speaking at the Finance Transformation 2010 conference...

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Roundtable: Local Compliance in Global Business

SSON hosts a virtual roundtable session tackling the issues that arise with local compliance following the centralisation of finance functions

Genpact Roundtable: Preparing for the Upturn

Part 1 of the SSON online Order to Cash series assesses the developments in the area and looks at 'Recovery in the Post Great Recession.'

Centralizing and Standardizing Processes

Part 1 of this roundtable session looks at standardizing processes and how this can build underlying procedures to capture visibility around the outgoing cash flows…

Sharing Services versus Outsourcing

Part 2 of the SunGard Roundtable looks at choosing between shared services and outsourcing and lists the internal challenges when faced with setting up a Shared Services Center...

Genpact Roundtable Part 2: Benchmarking

Part 2 of the SSON online Order to Cash looks at the value of benchmarking and explains why this is critical to your business...

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New Technology revolutionizes Medtronic’s collections

Medtronic succeeded in reducing their DSO by 15%. SSON spoke to Justin Wagner, Principal Business Systems Analyst, Medtronic to find out how….

Sutherland Webinar: Order to Cash Evolution: An Insider's Guide

In this FREE webinar – Carl Barnes, tells of his experiences in being able to reduce costs by 50% and achieve measureable SLA’s

Payroll Survey: Creating an Efficient Payroll Service (Outsourced or Captive)

In a short survey - which will just take two minutes of your time - we’d like to know of your experiences using a payroll solution

Genpact Roundtable Part 3: Technology

How much should an organization invest when it comes to automating Order-to-Cash Services? Part 3 of this roundtable looks at the experiences Genpact clients face...

Centralizing and Standardizing Processes

Part 1 of this roundtable session looks at standardizing processes and how this can build underlying procedures to capture visibility around the outgoing cash flows…

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Sharing 'Code' Across the Globe

Orbitz is built on a communal approach - it not only shares services but also shares code... SSON's Barbara Hodge talks to Jim Shaughnessy, SVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Orbitz

Dominating the Shared Services Industry

SSON met with GV Prasad, AXA's Asian Head of Business Services, to talk about the exponential growth the Asian Marketplace has seen in the last couple of years...

A look at Improvements in the Order-to-Cash Processes at HP

Gabriela Manzo and Ramon Rodriguez, Guadalajara Global Business Services, discuss Integrated Process Management at HP

Ten Lessons to Creating Better Outsourcing Agreements

This article identifies ten key lessons which should be applied when developing strategic business partnerships...

Diageo’s Hybrid Model in (a Little) More Detail

This article is Part 2 in a series looking at Diageo Business Services, winner of the SSON Award for “Best Mature Captive 2010”

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Change Management: Implementation Deal Maker or Breaker?

‘Change Management is a nightmare.’ Companies despise the concept. Have you had a bad experience with Change Management and what was it?To read this article go to: http://www.ssonetwork.com/topic_detail.aspx?id=7878&ekfrm=6     

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Editor's Choice


'Top Dogs' When It Comes To World Trade

In a worldwide study, Canada has emerged as the country offering 'the most positive experience of doing business with customers, suppliers or partners' - That's according to the members of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM). The association polled more than 3,000 negotiation professionals to establish their experiences in doing business internationally. Read the article... 

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The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) has joined forces with our partner research organization Horses for Sources to investigate your opinions in a brief online survey on Innovation in Business Process Outsourcing.

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In this social-media driven study from The Outsourcing Blog “Horses for Sources” 1000+ Organizations share their views and purchasing intentions for outsourcing services in 2010…

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SSON Bespoke eNewsletter Service

The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) has just launched a new opportunity for you to reinforce your thought leadership in front of your customers and clients – without pushing another marketing message to them.

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HR Shared Services Optimisation: Attaining the full potential of HR Shared Services

Much has been said about the role of shared services in the transformation of the HR, with the benefits expected from the transformation proving elusive for many companies.

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The Hackett Group and SSON Service Center Benchmark Study

The Hackett Group and SSON Service Center Benchmark Study     The Hackett Group and SSON are offering a Service Center Benchmark that assists executives in objectively assessing how well their service center(s) are p

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Leading Practice Assessment Survey

Leading Practice Assessment Survey SSON and Scott Madden invite you to participate in the Leading Practice Assessment survey. We have also included a brief pdf outlining how this method was used to help NASA design

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AvantGard Insights Survey – Shared Service Centers

In an effort to keep a pulse on changes within Shared Services, SunGard AvantGard has devised a survey with the goal of understanding the primary drivers and perceived challenges of migrating to a shared service centre model, and the overall satisfaction among corporations operating in this type of environment. 

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Special offer for SSON members – Everest Market Vista

Monitor the pulse of the offshoring developments. Locations, costs, risks, and more. Click here to learn more.

Q3 highlights: Asia location costs, financial sector crisis, and key captive developments

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Guide to Use of BPO in a Recessionary Environment: New Approaches to Outsourcing Support Functions in 2009

Guide to Use of BPO in a Recessionary Environment: New Approaches to Outsourcing Support Functions in 2009 January 2009, The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) announced its strategic alliance with analyst and advisory firm NelsonHall. As part of the new value adding partnership, SSON and

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Interview

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Steering your HR function through a Merger / Acquisition
Lloyd Spencer-Witcomb, HR Director Shared Services, Lloyds Banking Group

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Scotland Grabbing Investors' Attention: Discover Europe's Premier BPO Location

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Contracting for Success!
Katherine Kawamoto, VP Research and Advisory Services, IACCM

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Insight, advice, wit and charm from our regular bloggers

Pulse Study

Pulse Study: Who did CSC win a six-year extension to its business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with?

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"This is the first time that Intercomp Global Services embarked on this type of collaboration with SSON. But our team has been impressed with the professionalism in the way this service was delivered and all our expectations were exceeded. The webinar we delivered in association with SSON was slick and very well organized delivering more leads than we expected and we didn’t even have to leave the office! Intercomp Global Services is very much looking forward to become a long term partner with SSON"

 


Sheri Sullivan , CEO , Intercomp Global Services