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The Moreira Chronicles: Bangemann and Zabel on Pushing Shared Services Out Across Smaller Enterprises [Part 7]
October 25 by Pedro MoreiraSmall and Medium-sized EntitiesOver the past year, Pedro Moreira has written a series of columns for SSON summarizing his experience in rolling out an enterprise SSO model to a subsidiary, emphasizing...
SSOs & Small Entities (Chapter 6): Conclusions on Migration Case Study
January 20 by Pedro MoreiraThis article is part of an on-going series by Pedro Moreira, based on his experience at Siemens’ Shared Services operation, where one of the projects he ran was a migration within the company&...
SSO's & Small Entities (Chapter 5): Evaluating Questionnaire Results
November 18 by Pedro MoreiraThis article is part of an on-going series by Pedro Moreira, based on his experience at Siemens’ Shared Services operation, where one of the projects he ran was a migration within the company’s financ...
SSO's & Small Entities (Chapter 4): Case Study Data Collection
August 20 by Pedro MoreiraThis article is part of an on-going series by Pedro Moreira, based on his experience at Siemens’ Shared Services operation...
Accelerating Growth: Adopt, Integrate & Scale
April 30 by Tom ZbarenWhat an amazing time for entrepreneurs, startups and small to medium sized businesses. Digital marketing and social media are true game changers because they enable anyone to find their audience and...
Why Australian SMEs Lead the World in Leveraging Shared Services to Support Business Priorities
April 15 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorDriven by high labour costs and increased competition, Australian small to medium sized enterprises have heightened their focus on cost reduction and improved agility. Shared services has emerged as...
Shared Services and Small Entities (Chapter 2): Organization, Objectives and Relevance
April 08 by Pedro MoreiraThis is part of a series of articles by Pedro Moreira, based on his work with the SSO at Siemens, where one of the projects he ran included a migration within the company’s finance group. More...
Is "Thinstaffing" the Future of Shared Services?
March 20 by Jon HanleyIn 2010 I was leading shared services innovation work at a large consumer products company. To help "bring the outside in" I organized a meeting between our executive team and a small Silicon Valle...
BPaaS and Centers of Excellence
March 02 by Tom ZbarenYes, we have a new "as a service" acronym and it is extremely relevant to businesses of all sizes, but in particular Small to Medium Size Businesses or Enterprises. The ability to perform advanc...
BPO and the Medici Effect ...
February 02 by Tom ZbarenWho would have thought that the 14th century Florentine House of Medici could hold the key to aligning the benefits of outsourcing and shared services with Small to Medium Sized Business or Enter...
2015: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Mark a New Frontier for Shared Services & Outsourcing
January 29 by SSON EditorThe mid-market is waking up to service delivery models that can help with assimilating acquisitions and supporting expansion – both domestically and internationally SMEs Drive Domestic...
Making Shared Services Work at a Mid-market Company
January 19 by Stuart Sadick and Joshua Clarke, Heidrick & StrugglesShared Services are no longer a new concept, nor merely the domain of the large global players. Admittedly, larger companies were early to the game, able to identify opportunities to enhance busine...