Vertical & Industry Insight
The UK and Ireland – Still a Key Location for Shared Services
August 24 by SSONWhile North America remains the largest global market for shared services, in Europe, the UK and Ireland have long held the lead position. With the global appetite for shared services showing no signs...
SSON's Asia Shared Services Mega-Trends Report 2016
August 02 by SSO NetworkSSON recently surveyed its global membership of over 100,000 practitioners to identify priorities and trends that are impacting shared services organizations. Given Asia’s regional importanc...
Crunching the Numbers: 5 Things You Need to Know About the US Shared Services Landscape
July 28 by Emma BeaumontIf the global Shared Services industry were an alien force with a mothership, there’s a pretty high chance you’d locate it sitting somewhere in the dusty Nevada desert, or high in the snow-topped moun...
Demystifying 5 Shared Services Misconceptions in Saudi Arabia
July 25 by Anil Prem DSouzaWith OPEC not being able to control oil prices due to increased availability of cheap oil, economic pressures continue to hound organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. Ma...
Shared Services in the Middle East: Automation Offers Path to Better Leveraging Talent
July 25 by SSON Industry ReportsHistorically, many organizations across the Middle East have not been prioritizing cost efficiency as the focus has been predominantly on growth. Today, with markets turned upside down, things are cha...
Healthcare Cost Governance: 5 Innovative Practices Being Adopted By Walmart, GE, Verizon, Boeing, Target and Walt Disney
July 18 by Jim Arnold1. Workplace WellnessThis may be the most overused term in corporate healthcare. Workplace wellness is already a $7+ billion industry in the United States, and is expected to grow to $11 billion by 20...
Brexit – A Geo-Political Reality Check for Global Businesses
July 04 by Priyanka NairThe much anticipated UK referendum results showed the UK voting in favor of the "British Exit" from the European Union (EU); not by a convincing majority, but a majority nonetheless. The pro-EU voices...
Malaysia's Plan to Flex its Scale
March 14 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorHow "Latent" Talent and Technology provide scaling opportunities To meet the global appetite for additional shared services and BPO capability, Malaysia is taking a two-pronged approach that inclu...
Evolution of Shared Services Centres Across the UK & Ireland [2000-2015]
February 22 by SSON EditorExplore the shared services landscape across the UK & Ireland in this visual analytics workbook from SSON’s global analytics centre, Dart Institute. [Click below to access now] The...
Invest in Yourself: SSO Pro Career Development Program Overview
November 05 by SSONThe SSO Pro online learning program for Shared Services professionals is celebrating 5 years of facilitating the professional development and advancement of a more holistic understanding of the core...
The SSON Daily News: September 28th, 2015
September 28 by SSONSeptember 28th, 2015 Capgemini and Unit4 partner to provide SaaS services The partnership strengthens Capgemini’s BPaaS solution and further expands its technology alliance portfolio off...
IT and RPA: No Longer The Odd Couple They Once Were
September 17 by SSONIT leaders who once stood in the way of robotic process automation (RPA) technology are beginning to embrace it. In this live event you’ll learn from IT and industry leaders at Cognizant, USAA...