Planning & Launching
Cutover Weeks Are Stressful
February 02 by Lee CoulterAdventure. Journey. Quest. In none of these is it a given that it will be easy, clear, or even that there is an end or a point at which you can say "I’m Here. This is now complete." In eac...
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...
Nova Scotia Business Inc. Triumphs in Prestigious Industry Awards
January 28 by Press Release SSONUnited Kingdom – Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), the province’s private-sector-led business development agency, has been named Best Business Development Agency–Canada in t...
Shared Services and Small Entities (Chapter 1): Globalization and the Shared Services Evolution
January 20 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...
The Power of a Digital and Customer-centric Mindset
December 23 by Tom ZbarenThere are a number of factors that will contribute to breaking the status quo and engaging with SMEs. Some of these include: value-based pricing; integrating technology with services to provide a...
A Year of SSON ... in Numbers
December 19 by SSONIn 2014, SSON ... ran over 40 events around the world hosted more than 30 webinars posted over 100 thought-leading white papers published 25 interviews with l...
Introduction: How to Maximize Savings And Operational Efficiencies When Working With Small Entities
December 01 by Pedro MoreiraPedro Moreira is a Senior Corporate Accountant with over six years experience gained in large multinationals. His experience includes working with the Shared Services operation at Siemens, where one...
Nova Scotia: A Platform For Superior Service Delivery
November 19 by SSONA 2012 executive report by leading consultancy firm KPMG recognized Nova Scotia as home to Canada’s fastest growing hedge fund administration centre. In addition, in 2013, fDi Intelligence sta...
Members Ask SSON: How to Plan for a Launch
October 08 by SSONFrom time to time, we get questions from our membership regarding shared services practice or asking for advice on certain questions. I thought there would be value in sharing responses with the bro...
How to Prep for Shared Services: Lessons from a Six-Pack Abs Exercise Regime
September 25 by Anil Prem DSouzaI have recently been running a lot of workshops for Senior Shared Services Leaders in GBS, Finance, HR, Procurement and IT, across the APAC region in which we’ve been discussing different a...
The 5 Disciplines of Fantastic SSC Transition Teams
September 25 by Jamie DaviesAre you facing the challenge of setting up a Shared Services organization? Have you networked and asked questions – and yet you are uncertain of how it all hangs together? You are not alone....
Selecting a North American SSC Location: 5 Key Reasons to Include Nova Scotia in the Mix
June 05 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorIf you're inundated with the growing number of North American jurisdictions claiming to offer quality SSC locations, we suggest you make yourself a cup of coffee/tea, and read through this very shor...