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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Public Sector Outsourcing After the Recession

As the public sector continue to cut costs – we look at how the crisis and downturn have affected a controversial space

Top Ten Tips for Recruiting During the Recovery

The recovery is underway, and so come new job opportunities. Our experts advise on how to attract and retain the best talent

The Future Agendas of a Few Great Shared Services Leaders

A distinguished panel reveal their plans in terms of offshoring, people resources, customer service and structure.

5 Outsourcing Levers to Weather the Recession

Tim Cummins, CEO & Executive Director for the IACCM delivers 5 'Quick Wins' in outsourcing to beat the recession

The Year in Review: 2009 in Shared Services & Outsourcing

That was the year that was - and boy, was it ever...SSON reached out to network members, asking for their thoughts on what characterized 2009 in shared services and outsourcing

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G8 APAC: Global Sourcing Think Tank

SSON’s global G8 series was launched in 2009 with the first of 4 regional panels held at the Shared Services & Outsourcing Week APAC

Award-Winner's Interview: Colin Sampson, SAP

The Thought-Leader of the Year 2009 for Asia on changing landscapes, quick wins - and why it's all about balance...

Q & A: John Neilson, Managing Director, NHS SBS

SSON speaks to John Neilson Managing Director, NHS SBS

Dr. Daniel Spindler, Director, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Services

As part of the Shared Services Optimization Series, we speak to the man behind Siemens' F&A  Shared Service Center

Trends & Challenges in European Order -to-Cash

SSON speaks to Paul Byrne, President of the Trintech Group about current challenges and trends in the order-to-cash space in Europe.

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Roundtable: Talent Management in Shared Services

Shared Services Summit, September 2008, Las Vegas

Peace of mind through Global Payroll Compliance

Improved technology, increased familiarity with the shared service center concept and the rise of global outsourcing providers have all combined to ease the way to a compliance-friendly payroll model.

Roundtable Debate: Globalization

The 11th Annual Shared Services & Outsourcing week in Singapore provided an opportunity to discuss the globalization of services in today’s markets.

Roundtable discussion – Make or Buy?

The following roundtable session took place at the Shared Services Week 2008 event in Orlando and considers the outsourcing vs inhouse debate.

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BDO present: The Consequences of Non-Compliance in Global Business

A study which examines the penalties and regimes that are in place for failing to comply with regulations the world over. The responses of 67 of those countries are summarised in this report.

Managing administrative costs & delivering quality outcomes in Healthcare

Intelenet Global Services present an exclusive webinar to help key industry players navigate through a difficult period that demands risk free and transparent transitional capabilities while maintaining excellent customer service in healthcare

Driving Best in Class Source to Pay Performance and Improving Business Outcomes

Genpact discuss a new paradigm which takes an enterprise level view of the source to pay processes

Transforming HR via effective delivery of HR Services

Mike Lapetina, VP HR Client Delivery Operations at Unisys, explains in this presentation how the organization leveraged the Enwisen multi-tier model to improve HR delivery of services inhouse

Accelerating value in procurement through outsourcing

Ron Brown, Senior Vice President of Global Sourcing & Supply Chain at Greif explains how Greif  is looking at expanding their global reach, not only in supply chain, but also in the sourcing arena, on the journey to become a more effective global organization

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Outsourcing the Sustainable Way

What does it mean? What are the benefits? How do you get there? Contract renewals and more flexible landscape mean re-evaluating relationships

When a Centralized Shared Services Model Just Won't Work!

Vebego's Strong Entrepreneurial Culture Offers Resistance, but Wim Lousberg, Director of Shared Services explains how bringing local management into discussions much earlier is only one of the learnings

The Financial Crisis And Global Economic Downturn - Latin America

The final instalment of the 2 part roundtable session which looks at trends in Shared Services and outsourcing in Latin America

The Challenge of International Statutory Regulation Compliance

Understanding the implications of compliance requirements when implementing a global F & A Shared services center

Survival Strategies in a Recession

Greater internal collaboration between departments and business units, and external collaboration with customers and suppliers, are key...

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Can you advice on cost per PTP invoicing?

I am very interested to hear from anyone who has worked on cost per PTP invoice or expense and how they have arrived at totals, as I am building a toolkit which supports reducing down invoice volumes.

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Latin America - The NEARSHORE BECKONS 


A wave of M&A in outsourcing underscores a boom in nearshoring by U.S. multinational companies... Read More

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

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Xerox has implemented several, cutting edge technologies to create a highly automated accounts payable process in a centralized environment, including workflow and e-Invoicing.

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Extracting Value from Shared Services & Outsourcing
Simon Newton, VP Shared Services & Business Support Delivery, Kimberly - Clark

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Pulse Study

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

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