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        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[How Can You Build a True Delivery Partnership in BPO?]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Build a true BPO delivery partnership by aligning incentives, building trust, and thinking long term—beyond contracts, SLAs, and cost optimization. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ southwell.justin@gmail.com (Justin Southwell) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The New R2R Mandate: Balancing AI Innovation with Risk, Control, and Trust]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ How AI is reshaping Record-to-Report—and why finance leaders must balance speed, innovation, and control to protect trust and financial integrity. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ amishakapoor23@gmail.com (Amisha Kapoor) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Wolf Pack Way: Governing Process Excellence with Precision and Purpose]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/continuous-improvement-process-improvement/articles/wolf-pack-process-excellence?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ Process Excellence needs governance to thrive. Learn how leadership, structure, and discipline (like a wolf pack) create scalable, resilient operations. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ nishchint2006@gmail.com (Nishchinth Dewar) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Recovery Auditing 101: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Still Matters Today]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/finance-accounting/articles/recovery-auditing-101-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ Learn how recovery auditing protects value, strengthens controls, and remains essential despite modern ERPs, automation, and AI-driven P2P processes. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ rachelg@bottomlinerc.com (Rachel Guttenberg) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Data‑Centric Security: How to Rebuild Enterprise Data Protection for Modern Orga...]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/continuous-improvement-process-improvement/articles/data-centric-security-enterprise-data-protection?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ Discover how data‑centric security helps modern enterprises classify, govern, and protect sensitive information wherever it moves. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ office@alexvakulov.com (Alex Vakulov) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Why Agentic AI Projects Fail to Scale: Moving Beyond Pilot Mode]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/intelligent-automation/articles/why-agentic-ai-projects-fail-to-scale?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ Discover why agentic AI pilots stall and what it really takes to scale, data, orchestration, outcome‑driven metrics, and workforce readiness. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Frontline by Design: How Customer Experience Is Reshaping GBS]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/customer-experience/articles/customer-experience-reshaping-gbs?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ How GBS is becoming a frontline CX engine, blending AI, human judgement, and outcome‑driven metrics to shift from efficiency to experience. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[From Six Sigma to Speed to Value: Rethinking Transformation in Shared Services]]></title>
                <link>https://www.ssonetwork.com/continuous-improvement-process-improvement/articles/six-sigma-to-speed-to-value?utm_medium=RSS</link>
                <description><![CDATA[ Why shared services must move beyond Six Sigma to speed to value, delivering fast impact, embracing AI, and accepting “good enough”. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ wojciech.tatys@wbd.com (Wojciech Tatys) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Change of Command: When the GBS Reporting Line Shifts]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Deborah Kops discusses how to navigate reporting line changes in GBS and strategies for adapting and asserting influence as a leader. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ deborah.kops@sourcingchange.com (Deborah Kops) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Navigating Change Without Disruption: Why Resilience is the New Operating Model]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ How GBS leaders can drive continuous transformation, orchestrate people and AI, and build resilience, without disrupting operational performance. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Inside the Agentic AI Bootcamp: What GBS Leaders Need to Know]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Key takeaways from the Agentic AI Bootcamp at SSOW Orlando, exploring data readiness, trust, governance, and scaling AI in shared services. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Top 5 Insights from SSOWomen’s Day 2026]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ From fostering community to taking risks, discover the top five lessons from SSOWomen's Day 2026. ]]></description>
                <author><![CDATA[ beth.brown@ssonetwork.com (Beth Brown) ]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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