Feb

4

Stephanie Overby of CIO interviews Professor Ilan Oshri on his new book, “Offshoring Strategies: Evolving Captive Center Models” (2011) which delves into the century-old history of the strategy, the continuing challenges captive facilities encounter and the promising resurgence of captive facilities.

Ilan Oshri is an Associate Professor in Strategic Management from Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus, The Netherlands. His main research interest lies in the area of knowledge management and innovation.

He is also the co-author of “The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring” (2009), “Outsourcing Global Services” (2008), “Knowledge Processes in Globally Distributed Contexts” (2008) and “Standards-Battles in Open Source Software” (2008). Proferssor Oshri is also the co-founder of the Global Sourcing workshop.

Read the interview here.

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Feb

2

Philippines for G.I.S.

February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment

When asked for the key of his business success, William Dillard– founder of the third largest department store chain in the United States, Dilliard’s– was quoted, “Location. Location. Location.”

To know your turf is owning it and taking advantage of it. One way of gaining information on your business location is through geographical information location.

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Jan

31

The Everest Research Institute predicts Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) market will experience an impressive 20 percent growth (year-on-year) in terms of Annualized Contract Value (ACV) this 2011. The renewals in Total Contract Value of an estimated $2 billion will contribute to such growth with expansion of the scope of services.

This is the same growth experienced, before the recession.

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Jan

30

Projects are different from regular routines and operations of the organization because they are usually one-time endeavors with a specific set of goals.

Projects may range from small-scale undertakings involving a special team to organization-wide projects that require the participation of every department and organization member.

Projects are undertaken using resources specially allocated for it by the organization and have to be completed within a limited time frame.

Effective project management or project management services are important to make sure that all activities in line with the special undertaking are properly planned, organized, implemented, coordinated and monitored.

There are several techniques and approaches that can be applied in order to properly manage a project.

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