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April 25th, 2009

Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?

Posted by Phil Fersht @ 8:19 am

Categories: General

Tags: Recession, Survey, Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Marketing Research, Managed Hosting, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Marketing

Is the sun setting or rising on Outsourcing?

Is the sun setting or rising on Outsourcing? Click to join the survey

Folks - I am running a quick survey to take the temperature on the “O” issue in this economy.  Are businesses going to shift more work to outsourcers, or will they hold back to avoid business disruption, or moving jobs offshore?  If you are involved in your organization’s decisions to engage with third-parties for IT or BPO services, please spend a few minutes filling out my online survey, and you will receive a complimentary article of the findings:

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY

 

Phil Fersht is an acknowledged industry analyst and advisor across Outsourcing and IT services worldwide, having worked extensively in Europe, North America and Asia as an advisor in Business Process Outsourcing (Finance/Accounting, Human Resources and Procurement), IT Outsourcing, Shared Services and Offshore Services. Over the last 14 years, Phil has served on over 70 major outsourcing and offshoring engagements. He currently serves as Research Director for analyst AMR Research for Global Business & Outsourcing Services. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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RE: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?
In my company (Belatrix Software Factory, http://www.belatrixsf.com) which provides outsourcing from Argentina we experienced a very slow Q1 of ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: arobbio Posted on: 05/06/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Given that the bleeding of local jobs has helped lead TO this recession,  HypnoToad | 04/26/09
Name companies with manufacturing in America?  Christian_<>< | 04/26/09
And yet China is, by an increasing margin, the most polluting country...  HypnoToad | 04/26/09
re: and yet china....  Christian_<>< | 04/26/09
Bringing the jobs home  Comnenus | 04/26/09
Yet some of these outside countries are big polluters,  HypnoToad | 04/26/09
Climate change = biggest SCAM of all time  Christian_<>< | 04/26/09
The rescession is 16 months old.. Hasn't this question been asked?  pumpkinko | 04/26/09
Recession is nothing, the dollar will collapse  Christian_<>< | 04/26/09
RE: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?  sganny | 04/26/09
Keep the jobs here and tax outsourced labor  Keeping Current | 04/27/09
And that's your idea of SUCCESS?  Marty R. Milette | 04/27/09
RE: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?  VSDVSDVSD | 04/27/09
A nation addicted to cheap products and profit...  Marty R. Milette | 04/27/09
RE: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?  hms5375 | 04/27/09
RE: Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?  arobbio | 05/06/09

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