SSON and Horses for Sources Research
Horses for Sources provides the global services industry with rapid and insightful commentary, analysis and debate of enterprise outsourcing dynamics - integrating personable social networking with market research and advisory services.
Launched in 2007, the Horses for Sources blog has more than 80,000 regular visitors across the global outsourcing industry, and is widely recognized as the leading destination for collective insight, research and open debate of industry issues and developments.
With an entertaining style brimming with unbridled opinions, Horses for Sources is well-regarded across the industry as the platform that delivers the "real hard facts" about outsourcing. Our newly-established research analyst team comprises a revolutionary and unique skill-set of research, practitioner and strategy experience, that can take full advantage of our social-media platforms to deliver cutting-edge research to enterprise buyers.
Horses for Sources has teamed up with SSON to provide unique analyst insight and C-suite Forums for Senior Operations Executives.
- What does the partnership mean for SSON members?
- Access to 6 high level research reports* per year
- Involvement in the Horses for Sources bi-annual “State of the Outsourcing Industry” Survey
- Access to an annual webcast discussion around industry dynamics and trends
- Pre-qualified access to a high level, closed-door buy side only group at each Shared Services & Outsourcing Weeks in Europe and US
* Limited to Premium SSON members only
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For more information please contact Horses for Sources at research@horsesforsources.com, enquier@ssonetwork.com or visit http://www.horsesforsources.com
Available Research
Surviving the Aftermath of a Lift and Shift Transition
SSON is delighted to announce that we will be posting 6 executive research reports compiled by our partners at Horses for Sources, which we will be sharing with our premium members throughout the year. We kick off with a report which cites the benefits and challenges in the aftermath of the 'lift and shift transition'.
Upcoming Studies
SURVEY: Are YOU achieving Innovation in Business Process Outsourcing? We want to hear from you...
The maturation of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry and the progressing sophistication of the finance and operations shared services community has led to a worrisome issue…customers are becoming increasingly disappointed that they aren’t receiving “innovation” in their outsourced environments.
While innovation can take many forms, in outsourcing it generally implies that the service provider is using new and creative ways to improve productivity or even helping find new sources of revenue for their customers. In today’s maturing industry, it’s no longer just about cutting costs and maintaining standard process performance levels - if customers fail to see evidence of innovation materialize in their outsourcing experience, they are likely to seek alternative means to achieve it, potentially even bringing outsourced processes back in-house, or increasing investments in their existing shared services facilities. Most of the SSON community has experienced some form of BPO within their operations and it’s vital we hear from you regarding any innovation you have, or haven’t achieved, with BPO.
The latest Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) and Horses for Sources study aims to investigate your opinions in a brief online survey.
<<< TAKE THE SURVEY NOW >>>
In return for your time, you will receive a complimentary copy of the study findings. In addition, ten customer responses will be randomly selected to receive a free six-month subscription to Horses for Sources research, where you can pose questions to their experts on outsourcing and shared services:
We thank you in advance for your time – your views are important to us
