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Thursday, September 27, 2007

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Monday, January 22, 2007

Cebu's target for Sinulog, the world

CEBU CITY -- It's high time local choreographers and Sinulog organizers are exposed to other festivals, said Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.
This way, they are exposed to "more ideas and fresh inputs to upgrade the Sinulog Festival and to go on performing well next year," he said.
With Manila as a competition in mind, the mayor announced Monday that Sinulog choreographers and some of the organizers will be sent this year to at least two festivals abroad.
"We will send them this year to Brazil to watch the carnival and to New Orleans to observe the Mardi Gras. We will upgrade our sites and our goals to put Cebu on the map. Without the Señor Sto. Niño, our efforts wouldn't have mattered. It is an effort of the whole of Cebu to make it what it is today. This is one moment that we can feel proud that Cebu is the capital of the Philippines," an elated mayor told a big crowd at the Cebu City Sports Center Monday.
Osmeña admitted to the spectators that the judges had a hard time choosing the winners, "as almost all of the contingents performed to perfection."
"Pait kaayo ang situation kagahapon dinhi (It was a difficult situation). It's painful to select only a few winners because for me all of them are big winners. Dako kaayo ang problema (It's a big problem) that you have to choose only a few," he said in his speech.
Winning contingents of the Sinulog grand parade last Sunday once again showed their award-winning dance steps, costumes, props and music before another big crowd that gathered for the awarding ceremony at the sports center Monday afternoon.
A contest judge said, though, that there is a need for contingents to internalize the worship of the Sto. Niño in their presentations.
Dr. Larry Gabao, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) past president, said the Sto. Niño has become almost like a prop in every presentation that the veneration is almost non-existent.
He recalled the time of "legendary" choreographer Melquiades "Mike" Gonzalez, whom he said was always able to produce the proper emotions for his dancers to show in their performances.
"They were able to translate to the audience that emotion that 'Here we are performing for the Sto. Niño.' Makikita mo talaga sa mukha ng dancers nya kaya kahit pauli-ulit na ganon, papanoorin pa rin ng mga tao," he said.
"Ngayon, hindi na nakikita na ang Sto. Niños is being adored. They should renew the veneration. The spirit of worship is no longer there," he added.
Gabao said that while the dancers might have faith in the Sto. Niño, it is different to let the emotion show during a performance.
He also emphasized the need for proper costuming. He mentioned in particular a "Reyna Juana wearing a dress with slit up to the hips."
He likewise emphasized that preparation is really the key to winning.
"Most contingents made early preparations, with new concepts being introduced. And less copying is done," Gabao said.
In particular, he cited Compostela National High School, which he said had a "very good concept."
Compostela, though, only took home the fifth spot in the Sinulog-based category after suffering a 20-point deduction for a rule violation.
But Gabao was all praise for the contingent.
"I praise the choreographer in successfully putting the concept into the body of the dance," he said.
"The best choreographies are almost (all) here in the Sinulog. What matters is execution," he added.
The mayor congratulated the choreographers, Vice Mayor Michael Rama, the councilors, the police, volunteers, Sinulog executive director Ricky Ballesteros, balikbayans, visitors and out-of-town contingents.
Osmeña also hopes to upgrade everything, including financial assistance to out-of-town contingents, cash prizes and promotional activities.
As to how much, he said he will discuss the matter with organizers and leaders of various contingents to see how the City can help regular visiting contingents.
This year, the Cebu City Government donated P8 million to the Sinulog Foundation that went mostly to cash prizes for all categories and financial assistance to out-of-town contestants and participants to the Sinulog sa Kabataan, Lalawigan and Dakbayan categories.
The foundation's expenses reached P20 million.
As to his earlier announcement to hold the Sinulog activities at the South Road Properties (SRP), the mayor said the grand parade cannot be held there, as there is no facility that can match the sports complex.
But activities like the Miss Cebu or the Sinulog Festival Queen may be held at the SRP next January.
"We're running out of ideas. It's about time to be exposed to other festivals. Those (choreographers) who participated a lot, I think they need fresh inputs. Our competition now is Manila. We have to outclass them. We cannot be second to them," the mayor told reporters after the program.
He said he will find an airline willing to sponsor the trip to Brazil, "as it is not cheap to go there."
The Carnival is an annual celebration in Rio de Janeiro held 40 days before Easter. It marks the start of Lent.
Another celebration there is the Samba Parade, which is broadcast live to several countries and to all Brazilian states.
Considered by many as the greatest show on earth, this two-day extravaganza lasts 20 hours, with 70,000 participants.
The Mardi Gras in New Orleans is scheduled 47 days before Easter and takes place on any Tuesday from February 3 to March 9.

Philippine Stock Exchange urges small firms to enlist to lure buyers

LOCAL small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in need of a strong capital infusion are encouraged to have their companies publicly listed in the stock market through an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
An IPO is the first sale of a corporation’s common shares to public investors.
“It’s one way to attract investors and raise capitalization,” said Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) president and chief executive officer Francis Lim.
Lim said service-oriented companies, such as power, and property developments, are potential investors in the stock market.
“Cebu is a key area in the PSE because of the strong presence of SMEs in the province,” he told Sun.Star Cebu.
Melchor Guerrero, PSE capital markets development division vice president, said SMEs being publicly listed brings “prestige and goodwill” because once visibility of market performance is enhanced, buying and selling becomes easier.
Guerrero added that other benefits include an established value in mergers since it is easier to gauge the value of the company, and it facilitates subsequent debt financing.
Meanwhile, Lim said while an IPO is an “attractive” investment, most Filipino companies are “scared” to go public and invest in the stock market, in general, because of volatile nature of the financial markets.
Lack
He said only one percent of more than 80 million Filipinos are actively investing in the stock market either due to the lack of information about the stock market or because of the high cost of going public. However, Lim said he can assure potential investors that with the PSE’s “strong performance” last year, SMEs who plan to apply for an IPO will start earning even on the first day they will go public.
Data from PSE revealed that the average daily value rose to 48.71 percent from P1.56 billion in 2005 to P2.32 billion last year.
Growth
Market capitalization also increased from P5.95 trillion in 2005 to P7.7 trillion in 2006, or a 21 percent growth rate.
The total capital raised for 2006 was at P57.22 billion, which according to Lim, was the highest capital raised since 1994 when the PSE was granted a license to operate by the Securities and Exchange and Commission.
The same data also showed that foreign investors bought 68.89 percent of stocks from PSE, where from P206.88 billion in 2005, it grew to P348.97 billion in 2006.
“I am optimistic the 2007 data will outperform that of 2006 because more people are now excited about the stock market,” Lim said.
He added that the “stable” strengthening of the peso is continuing to draw both local and foreign investors to the stock market.
Lim, Guerrero, and other officials of the PSE were in Cebu recently for the seminar “Raising Capital Through IPO: How companies can tap the fundraising promise of IPOs.”
The pioneering seminar was organized by the Punongbayan and Araullo, an accounting, tax and business advisory firm, in collaboration with the PSE capital markets group.
Representatives of Aboitiz Power Corp., InfoWeapons, Camiguin Beach and Country Club Inc., and Machine Systems Corp., among others, were in attendance.
Lim said PSE will continue to hold financial management seminars in the province in hopes of luring more players to invest in the stock market.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Business Process Outsourcing in Cebu, Philippines

Business process outsourcing or BPO is an emerging industry in the Philippines. This industry was regarded as one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The BPO boom is led by demand for offshore call centers. It is estimated that 112,000 people were working in call centers in the Philippines in 2005, bringing in revenues of US$1.12 billion for the year. This is a sharp increase from 2000 when call centers employed 2400 people and earned US$24 million. Overall, Philippine BPO is forecasted to earn US$13 billion for the year 2010.

This emerging industry in the Philippines is fueled mostly by customer care, medical transcription, software development, animation, and shared services. Though customer care call centers form the largest part of the BPO boom locally, the Philippines' language proficient information technology, human resource, and finance/accounting professionals are significant contributing factors as well. The proficiency of many Filipinos in English is a major factor in the growth of BPO in the Philippines.

The Philippines has the largest number of accredited accountants in Asia, with the number growing yearly.

Areas such as Baguio City, Bacolod City, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu City, Clark, Dagupan City, Davao City, Dumaguete City, and Iloilo City are being developed for offshore operations.

The Philippines' Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) report for 2004 cited the Philippines as among the top 10 choices for offshore operations. Major companies that already operate in the Philippines include AIG, AOL, Barnes & Noble, Chevron, Citigroup, Dell, HP, HSBC, IBM, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, and Trend Micro. Notable BPO vendors include Accenture, Convergys, PeopleSupport, and Unisys.

A survey by Kelly Services, Inc. based in Michigan, showed that India is no longer the first choice of U.S. companies looking to set up their offshore backroom operations. The study cited companies eyeing the Philippines as the better site due to quality[citation needed]. Filipinos enjoy a comparative advantage over American workers for two reasons. First, labor costs in the Philippines (with a minimum wage of approx $7 per day) are a fraction of those in the United States. Second, most BPO workers in the Philippines are college graduates. Many overseas labor sourcers also prefer Filipinos over Indians when it comes to customer support and customer interaction due to Filipinos' relative ease and familiarity with American culture and U.S. slang.

Call centers
Main article: Call center industry in the Philippines
The Philippines is considered as the most serious rival to India in the global BPO market. This is because as a former American colony, the country's education system is patterned after the American education system and this includes American-style diction and pronunciation of the English language. This gives Filipino-English a neutral or an almost American accent, an advantage in dealing with the mostly American clientele. By contrast, while an emerging IT powerhouse, India's call center industry is criticized for having a language barrier due to the fact that Indians (as a former British colony) are educated in British-style English which is compounded by the heavy Indian accent. In 2005, the country ranked 3rd in the world for top BPO destinations, according to neoIT's 2005 Mapping Offshore Markets Update.


Legal and medical transcription
These companies do mostly medical reports, discharge summaries, operative reports, therapy/rehabilitation notes, chart notes, and hospital and clinic reports using state-of-the-art software and equipment from the U.S. They can transcribe up to 1,000 lines per medical transcriptionist per day at a 98% average accuracy rate, and they conduct training programs for their transcriptionists to continuously upgrade their performance. Most of them offer 24x7 services and have an average turnaround time of 24 hours, with the ability to deliver output in 3 to 6 hours in emergency cases.

The industry is now in the process of pursuing certification for individual companies’ services to further promote the country’s capabilities in this area. An industry alliance is also now being forged to ensure the sector’s continued growth in partnership with the government. Inclusion of medical transcription subjects in medical courses is likewise being pushed, to further expand the country’s pool of skilled medical transcriptionists.


Finance, logistics and accounting
The Philippines is fast becoming a regional and global hub for shared corporate backroom operations, especially for financial services such as accounting and bookkeeping, account maintenance, accounts receivable collection, accounts payable administration, payroll processing, asset management, financial analysis and auditing, management consulting, inventory control and purchasing, expense and revenue reporting, financial reporting, tax reporting, and other finance-related services such as financial leasing, credit card administration, factoring and stock brokering; as well as for logistics management, and cargo shipment management.

Accounting primarily for these companies’ choice of the Philippines as the location for their shared backroom operations is the country’s rich pool of low-cost yet English- and IT-proficient business, accounting, HRM and engineering graduates. Moreover, the World Competitiveness Report 2001 ranked the Philippines 16th of 49 countries for “International Business Experience.” These professionals are also particularly noteworthy for their marked customer service orientation, superior work ethic, high degree of trainability, flexibility, multicultural adaptability, and loyalty. Rounding up the Philippines’ advantages as a BPO destination are its strategic location, the availability of prime yet low-cost real estate in the country, its good and increasingly cost-competitive telecommunications and other business infrastructure, its expatriate-agreeable lifestyle, and its progressively IT-supportive policies and incentives.


Animation
Filipino animators do well in the global market for animation, which is fast growing due to the increasing popularity of animation as an entertainment medium not just for free and cable TV and the movies but also for computer games, as well as an advertising medium, a graphics medium for Internet content, and an information and educational tool.

Their services range from full 2D and 3D animation, including pre- and post-production services such as layouting, in-betweening, clean-up, digital background production through scanning and pre-compositing, color styling, special effects creation, and digital ink and paint application, to flash animation and web design, graphic and art design, mobile applications, and art and animation training.

Cebu: Call Center Industry in the Philippines

The Philippines as an offshore outsource site
The Philippines is considered a major player in the global BPO market. This is because as a former American colony, the country's education system is patterned after the American education system and this includes American-style diction and pronunciation of the English language. This gives Filipino-English a neutral or an almost American accent, an advantage in dealing with the mostly American clientele. By contrast, while an emerging IT powerhouse, India's call center industry is criticized for having a language barrier due to the fact that Indians (as a former British colony) are educated in British-style English which is compounded by the heavy Indian accent. In 2005, the country ranked 3rd in the world for top BPO destinations, according to neoIT's 2005 Mapping Offshore Markets Update.

The Philippines is also considered as location of choice due to its less expensive labor costs and its steady supply of computer, electronics and internet savvy college graduates who view call center work as a career rather than a temporary job.

The country offers 24/7 multilingual and multimedia supported premium services for marketing, sales, customer care, crisis management, investor relations and other key business applications. The reasons cited for the bullish outlook towards the Philippines have been, among others, due to lower operating costs, English language proficiency and high ICT skills yet low-cost workforce.

Also cited among the country's competitive edges were the accounting system that were modeled after the general accounting procedures in the United States, and local information and communications service providers that can integrate offshore back-office-processing systems with US-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. Investors are given substantial incentives when locating operation in the Philippines information technology-based zones.

A study by the Swiss International Institute for Management Development in 2004 found that among Asian countries, the Philippines was the number one in the availability of skilled labor. Moreover, the ease in training Filipinos to take over jobs requiring greater competencies and responsibilities was cited as another reason.

Most investors love the Filipino work ethic, personality and hospitality. As a person, Filipinos take time to understand others beyond race or culture and after that, go on to empathize with them especially during times of great need. Superior customer service is one of the characteristics Filipinos are known for.

Cebu seems like to Grow massive in 2007

Published on page B1 of the December 4, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

THE PHILIPPINE economy is likely to miss the official growth target of 5.7 to 6.5 percent next year, owing largely to the slowdown in the economies of the United States and Japan, the country's biggest export markets.

This was the projection made by the Congressional Planning and Budget Office (CPBO), the economic think tank of the legislature. The CPBO's economic growth forecast for next year ranges from 4.7 percent to 5.3 percent.

CPBO said in its latest paper on the Philippine economy that lower demand from the United States and Japan would retard the export growth of the Philippines. The US and Japan account for about 35 percent of the Philippines' export revenues.

The assumption that the US economy would continue to decelerate next year was based on the consecutive interest rate hikes that the US Federal Reserve implemented for two years ending last June. The US economy grew by 2.2 percent in the second quarter from 2.6 percent the previous quarter.

According to the National Economic and Development Authority, income from exports is equivalent to about 50 percent of the Philippines' economic output. In the first nine months of this year, export earnings hit $35.118 billion, representing a 16.4-percent growth from a year ago.

Robust exports, however, was still not enough for the country to meet its official economic growth targets. The Philippine economy grew by only 4.8 percent in the third quarter, falling short of the 5.2 to 5.8 percent target for the period, and by 5.4 percent in the first three quarters. The government set a growth target of 5.5 to 6.1 percent for the full year.

But the Neda is still confident that the GDP growth target for 2006 will be attained. The Neda cited the slowdown in inflation, increase in remittances from overseas Filipino workers, and the release of the P46.9 billion supplemental budget for the government that are expected to boost spending.

Because the CPBO's economic growth target is lower than the official goal, the think tank likewise sees the government missing its revenue collection target for next year.

FDIs seen to hit $2B in 2007

Foreign direct investments (FDIs) are expected to hit over $2 billion in 2007, fueled by a stronger investor confidence after the government managed to contain its fiscal deficit for two straight years.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said net foreign direct investments (FDIs) may hit $2.119 billion in 2007, much higher than the $1.895-billion target for 2006.

According to BSP Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr., investor interest in the country is expected to remain strong next year.

The BSP said business process outsourcing (BPO) was still the strongest growth area although there have been indications of strong FDI flows into manufacturing and even property development.

Data from the BSP indicated that net foreign direct investment (FDI) flows for August this year reached $207 million and brought the January to August inflows to a total of $1.36 billion.

According to the BSP, foreign direct investors are encouraged by the improvements in the country’s fiscal position with surpluses posted from April-June and August, decelerating inflation rate and the appreciation of the peso against the dollar.

According to the BSP, FDI inflows also reflected in part the expansion plans of some companies to increase capacity in anticipation of greater demand following continued favorable domestic and global economic outlook.

Tetangco said the long-awaited credit outlook upgrade by the Moody’s Investors Service is expected to usher in even higher FDI inflows for the remainder of the year and especially next year.

The BSP reported that FDI flows during the eight-month period were higher year-on-year by $232 million as the "other capital" account reversed to a surplus of $903 million from a net outflow of $35 million in 2005.

The "other capital" account consisted largely of inter-company borrowing/lending of funds between foreign direct investors and their local subsidiaries, branches or affiliates in the Philippines.

According to the BSP, the inflows went mostly into the automotive and electronic industries where foreign principals have expanded their investments.

The surplus in the "other capital" account more than compensated for the net outflows of $18 million in the reinvested earnings account, the BSP said.

However, the BSP reported a 52.7 percent decline in the net equity capital account compared to last year although the ending figure was still in surplus level at $476 million.

Industries benefited by these inflows, according to the BSP, comprised mainly of manufacturing (e.g., chemical products, health-care, airconditioning system, steel products, medical research, cigarette paper mill); services (e.g., construction and facilities management, business process outsourcing, shipping crew training); financial intermediation and real estate.

"The bulk of these inflows was infused by investors from the US, Japan, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Federal Republic of Germany and Switzerland," the BSP said.

Monday, January 15, 2007

Cost to drive outsourcing in 2007

Cost saving will be the main factor driving the $7 billion worth of outsourcing contracts renewals expected this year, according to IDC's 2006 Australian Outsourcing End-User Survey.

"We are seeing a change in customer behaviour. Last year when we did the outsourcing survey, most mentioned that a strategic IT direction was the number one driver," IDC outsourcing and BPO research manager, Aprajita Sharma, said.

IDC forecast banking, finance and insurance verticals would represent about 75 per cent of renewal contracts this year. Sharma said key areas of opportunity for service providers were in network, desktop and applications management.

Even though tier one organisations, such as EDS, IBM and CSC, still dominated the outsourcing space, Sharma said their combined market share was dropping. She attributed this to increased competition from smaller niche players and international firms.

"There are lots of other tier twos vying for outsourcing dollars, which is a result of how the market is shaping up," she said.

The report also found stronger interest in offshore outsourcing, which Sharma said could lead to more cost-effective contracts and skills.

"Going offshore is not just about the low-cost labour but also accessing good skills, which are available in countries like India," she said. "It also gives customers the opportunity to play on an international level."

Sharma said selective outsourcing was gaining more favour because it gave organisations the benefit of working with different vendors. Another trend emerging within outsourcing contracts was the increased focus on governance.

"Many of the contracts are becoming multi-supplier and organisations are looking at how to structure a better governance model," she said. "You can't have just one vendor that is really good at everything."

In the SMB space, security and hosting services were areas outsourcers should put more focus on, Sharma said.

"Hosting is also more likely to pick up in the SMB space because it is more of a cost-effective shared services model," she said.

Top five outsourcing providers

1. IBM

2. EDS

3. CSC

4. Telstra

5. Unisys


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IT Outsourcing: New regs will drive outsourcing in 2007

Big changes for IT departments...

The introduction of new business regulations will increase outsourcing in the UK over the next 12 months.

According to predictions for 2007 from the National Outsourcing Association (NOA), regulations due to come in - such as MiFID in the financial sector - are going to play a key role.

With outsourcers geared up for these regulatory changes, the NOA predicts user organisations will often choose to outsource rather than invest internally.

As well as this new driver, the role of those working for the CIO will change in 2007, said the NOA. IT departments will have to focus more on business requirements and dealing with IT suppliers.

Martyn Hart, chairman of the NOA, told silicon.com: "IT is becoming much more business orientated."

He explained that "commoditised applications" such as email are becoming more sophisticated and user friendly, meaning there is less need for specialist internal IT staff.

The role of internal IT staff could evolve to see them become embedded in individual business units, communicating certain tech needs back to a central IT team.

The predictions also suggest business process outsourcing will continue to catch up with IT outsourcing in the UK in terms of spending.


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2007 Shows Growth in Procurement Outsourcing

The year 2007 shows growth in procurement outsourcing based on the predictions given by experts on the said topic.

The research report done by Everest Research Institute revealed that recently signed outsourcing deals are rapidly growing in numbers and would still be in the next 12 months.

Though procurement outsourcing was developed at the same time as other BPO tasks such as finance, accounting, HR, etc., it is only now that procurement outsourcing have shown growth in massive proportions. Saurabh Gupta, the senior research analyst at Everest remarked that the reason for this could be accounted for the late realization of senior executives regarding its importance.


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Outsourcing? IT means Opportunity

For IT Professionals, outsourcing should be viewed as chance for change and development within themselves as well as for the organization.

Before, outsourcing was always viewed as a threat to a person's job but as the ways and methods in outsourcing changes, the perspective regarding this business strategy should change.

The article, Outsourcing means opportunity written by Dennis Hulme shows the different advantages IT people could gain in expanding and growing outsourcing environment. Some of the advantages mentioned are:
-chance to develop and learn new skills
-expanding one's horizons
-additional financial gain

This article reminds people not only in the IT field to keep an open mind regarding different business strategy like outsourcing. Though outsourcing's first effects were the loss jobs, it gained a lot more when this was further developed.


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Finance and Accounting Outsourcing in 2007

A recent research report shows that Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) would continue to grow in the year 2007.

The research report done by the Everest Research Institute entitled Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Annual Report 2006 highlights on how companies are taking advantage of outsourcing as well as future growth of FAO.

Here are some of the interesting results in the conducted research study:
-Manufacturing and Energy have the most number of FAO contracts
-Retail and Financial Services have the least number of FAO contracts
-In a span of two year (2004-2006), the number of outsourcing contracts signed doubled


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Outsourcing the Rural Way

Instead of concentrating on big cities in Philippines and other offshoring destination, have you ever considered outsourcing in rural areas in these countries?

Apparently, some companies have considered this kind of approach in outsourcing. It employs a total of 50 people doing BPO-related tasks in an office shaded by palms towering up to 30 feet.

This kind of set-up has additional advantage as compared to regular outsourcing done in major cities in offshoring destinations. Some of these advantages include:
-much lower salary rate
-less competition

Of course, there could also be problems when it comes to communication and technology but these problems could be easily fixed.


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Financial Regulations: Not a Problem

As the outsourcing industry grows and expands, more and more regulations are implemented in order to ensure the security and quality of these outsourcing transactions. One example of such regulation are the finance-related ones.

Though that is the case, financial regulations would not pose as a problem to outsourcing companies or with the outsourcing industry in general. The National Outsourcing Association (NAO) also revealed the same sentiment.

One of the reasons why these regulations would not pose as a problem was because of the knowledge of the outsourcing industry with the said regulation. In this way, outsourcing companies would have a knowledge of what the regulation is all about and also the best way to comply with these regulations.


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Australian Outsourcing Prefers Cost Saving

Cost saving was identified as the main priority for Australian companies who are considering outsourcing for the year 2007.

This was the result of the 2006 Australian Outsourcing End-User Survey done by IDC. Aside from that, the survey also revealed that there are around 7 billion dollar worth of contract renewals for this year. Selective outsourcing was also pointed out as the most poplar outsourcing approach from firms as it struggles to meet the goal of cost-saving and work quality.

This research survey shows a a shift in the Australian outsourcing sector because last year, a strategic IT direction was considered as the main priority. I guess this shows that Australian companies are more conscious about their budgets in their outsourcing deals.


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Predictions for IT Outsourcing in 2007

It's 2007 and a great year for predictions!

Let me share with you the predictions revealed by Luxoft, one of the leading IT Outsourcing provider in Russia regarding their IT outsourcing predictions for this year. Here are some of the interesting ones:

-outsourcing would be more "agile" for this year
-the popularity of hybrid outsourcing models
-more sophisticated security features in outsourcing
-"nearshore trend" for different outsourcing deals
-value would outweigh cost

Personally, I agree with these predictions given by Luxoft because if you would notice, most of these changes are for the betterment of the outsourcing industry. This just proves my theory that companies are really viewing outsourcing in a new light and not just a quick fix for a firm's problematic situation.

I am looking forward to see these predictions become reality for the year 2007.


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2007 Shows Growth in Procurement Outsourcing

The year 2007 shows growth in procurement outsourcing based on the predictions given by experts on the said topic.

The research report done by Everest Research Institute revealed that recently signed outsourcing deals are rapidly growing in numbers and would still be in the next 12 months.

Though procurement outsourcing was developed at the same time as other BPO tasks such as finance, accounting, HR, etc., it is only now that procurement outsourcing have shown growth in massive proportions. Saurabh Gupta, the senior research analyst at Everest remarked that the reason for this could be accounted for the late realization of senior executives regarding its importance.


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A Year of Renewing Contracts

Just when I thought I had enough of reviewing 2006, I somehow managed to come across this article.

This is a very interesting take in the past outsourcing year because it mentions that the year 2006 was the year for "outsourcing contract renewal and extensions". It also details a chart which shows the following information:
-companies which renewed their outsourcing deals and their location
-month of renewal
-outsourcing vendors/service providers
-type of outsourcing deal (BPO, KPO, etc.)
-outsourcing period
-monetary value of outsourcing deals

It's interesting to see that more and more companies are renewing their outsourcing deals despite reports stating that outsourcing is long dead. From my point of view, I believe that wrong approach in outsourcing is dead and what prevails now is a smarter and wiser outsourcing approach.


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New Regulations in Chinese Banking Means Outsourcing Success

There is really no stopping China in their outsourcing goal. For the past months, the Chinese government have shown tremendous support as they have removed restrictions which could be a barrier in outsourcing deals.

Recently, China has removed another restriction which is to allow foreign banks to operate in local currency. The removal of this restriction was considered to be a "milestone decision" in the entire banking system.

The advantages of international banks collaborating with local banks were also viewed as essential in an outsourcing success. Some advantages mentioned were:
-easier recruitment and training of needed employees
-cost-saving in terms of infrastructure
-having access to low-cost locations and destinations
-able to have easy and effective management and support system


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A Different Approach in Medical Outsourcing

Instead of bickering with each other, medical groups coming from India and Britain are teaming up for a different kind of "outsourcing".

The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) announced their plans to team up in order to provide medical graduates from India a better chance to explore their future opportunities in Britain. One step mentioned for this goal was to exchange relevant information about different medical matters and practice.

Praveen J Kumar, the President for BMA expressed his agreement over the collaboration stating that: "The move will benefit millions of people, particularly the poor, who still fail to afford costly treatment."

This is a very good example for other groups to emulate rather than throwing accusations against each other.


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A Billion Dollar Outsourcing Contract

What a better way to start the year but with a billion-dollar outsourcing contract?

Yes, you've read it correctly: A billion-dollar contract. The receiving party? India's Tech Mahindra. The said billion-dollar outsourcing contract was formed between Tech Mahindra and the British Telecom. The outsourcing deal is focused on providing tech support for British telecom in a span of five years.

The contract also states that Tech Mahindra would provide internal IT support as well as acting as a third-party contractor on some of BT's managed services accounts with business customers.

Let's just hope that both parties would be able to benefit from the deal and gain satisfactory results.


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Outsourcing Website Improvement

SEO is not the only Internet-related task which could be outsourced. One of the benefits of Internet is the communication convenience which makes it easier to outsource website improvement functions.

Like SEO outsourcing, a freelance type of deal would be ideal in this case because you would be able to monitor and control the outcome of the outsourcing deal. Aside from that, a much clearer understanding of the outsourcing process would be easier to meet because of the limited number of people involved.

Some of the common tasks outsourced for website improvement includes the following:
-website design
-developing of a site structure
-website content
-improvement of website usability
-accessibility improvements


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SEO Outsourcing

What are the tasks in SEO which should be outsourced? Though SEOs are commonly known to handle tasks such as research, creating of pages and discovery of links, not all of these tasks are needed to be outsourced.

The tasks which should be perfect candidate for outsourcing should be the ones which could make your job a little easier and also has a minimal risk. Some recommended tasks includes the following:
-market research which includes customer and competitor data
-keyword research
-general link building either from directories, easy topical links, etc

These tasks are ideal for outsourcing because you won't have to redo the work which they have done. Aside from that, these tasks could not directly harm your business unless of course, you monitor it.

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Outsourcing: A New Competition

As mentioned, India has always been the number one outsourcing/offshoring destination but the year 2006 have revealed a stronger force which could overthrow India's rule. What am I talking about? China.

China is becoming a major player because of the manufacturing jobs being moved in this country. Aside from manufacturing, China also aims to be the next best thing in outsourcing and they are now doing the necessary steps in achieving this goal.

Chinese workers are now trained to be fluent in English and facilities are now being prepared to cater the outsourcing market. In terms of salary wages, its rate are no different from the salary rates in India.

2006 showed China's efforts in achieving their goal. In 2007, maybe they could reap the result of their efforts.


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Outsourcing for Everyone

One trend which you could observe in outsourcing for this year could be the number of companies and businesses which joined the outsourcing trend-regardless of their size.

Usually, large and multinational companies are the ones who are really into outsourcing because they are the ones who have most to gain out of it. Apparently, small to medium-sized businesses are also considering the outsourcing alternative because of the benefits it could bring to their companies.

The numbers are definitely growing and this growing trend was also mentioned in the research done by Gartner. According to the research firm, small and medium-sized businesses accounts for 7.8% of the outsourcing market and this rate is still expected to grow.

It's interesting to see how outsourcing has managed to penetrate and influence companies regardless of its business category.

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Gartner Outsourcing Summit

The conference that points you in the right direction
March 19-21 2007
Grapevine, TX
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Opportunities to outsource various operations and projects continue to increase, but ensuring these initiatives provide the expected benefits is becoming more complex. Your choices are growing, but so are your risks. Improved flexibility and profitability from outsourcing depends on a solid understanding and smart management of every aspect of this business option. Know what's new, what's problematic, and how to make the most of onsite, offsite, and off-shore arrangements by attending the Gartner Outsourcing Summit.

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Our dedicated analyst team provides you an unbiased perspective on recent changes in the outsourcing industry and helps you learn

* How to set up an effective outsourcing strategy
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* Evaluation and selection methods that will deliver the right service providers
* Effective relationship management
* How to address problems at each stage of an outsourcing lifecycle
* Best practices for maximizing business performance and achieving successful outcomes

In just three days, you get a year's worth of new information that may save you weeks, perhaps months, of frustration and unexpected expense. If you're already involved in outsourcing efforts or considering this option to meet future requirements, join us for this summit's valuable sessions, insightful speakers, and enlightening case studies that will drive your initiatives to greater results.

Who Should Attend

Business and IT management alike are involved in most outsourced arrangements. That's why we've geared this summit to specifically address the needs of both groups.

Business Management

* Operations executives
* Business-unit executives and general managers
* Enterprise process directors/managers
* CFOs and financial/asset directors/managers
* Strategic planners
* Purchasing and procurement directors/managers
* Business analysts
* Legal counsel
* Human resources professionals
* Any executive charged with managing external/partner relationships

IT Management

* CIOs and their direct reports
* IT operations directors/managers
* IT project directors/managers
* IT services sourcing directors/managers
* IT analysts
* IT security directors/managers

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The 2007 Outsourcing World Summit

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) in association with FORTUNE® Custom Projects is pleased to present a very special event, the 10th anniversary edition of its world-renowned conference series – The Outsourcing World Summit.

The 2007 Outsourcing World Summit will be held February 19-21, 2007 at the one of the world’s most exquisite desert locations, the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, located just a few miles from downtown Las Vegas.

The theme for The 2007 Outsourcing World Summit is Winning in The Global Knowledge Space. As business has gone global, companies have come to realize that they need to win not only in the global marketplace but also in the global knowledge space. This means attracting the best partners and tapping the best minds anywhere in the world, and then rapidly synthesizing and deploying the new ideas, and new ways of doing business that result. With outsourcing as the overarching framework for achieving this, delegates will come away with a clear roadmap forward for success in this new world of business.

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What Lies Ahead for Outsourcing in 2007

TAKEAWAY: With the year drawing to a close, it's time for all those articles with predictions for the coming year. This one, oddly enough, presents 11 instead of the usual 10, from outsourcing expert Ben Trowbridge, the CEO of global advisory firm Alsbridge. Among them: the opening of new regions of Eastern Europe as outsourcing destinations; the continued possibility of private equity firms acquiring major outsourcing providers; and the growing popularity of shared service centers, with Indian providers leading the way. Contrary to many other experts, Alsbridge predicts China will struggle to position itself as a viable BPO alternative, because of language barriers, a low national birthrate and other issues.

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Trends Highlight Changes in the Way Companies Will Do IT Outsourcing in 2007

In recent years, enterprises rarely approached IT outsourcing (ITO) as anything more than a commodity. Not any more. It's quickly heating up as a way to meet new challenges, and buyers are lining up.

Here's a run-down of recent trends that signal changes in ITO deals in coming months.
Business Transformation through IT Is Widening

Companies are moving beyond the defensive strategy of using outsourcing as a bottom-line activity and a means of cost containment. "We're seeing more and more companies looking to ITO as an offensive strategy for top-line growth," states Mark Fulgham, Vice President, IT Outsourcing, HP. "Potential clients come to us asking, 'How can you help us differentiate our company in the eyes of our customers and our industry?"

Joe Hogan, Vice President of Strategic Outsourcing Programs, Unisys, agrees. "Buyers are looking for IT service providers that can help change the buyer's environment to be more flexible and able to respond to change through better visibility into the linkages between business strategy and IT. They want assurance that in three to five years when it's time to renew the applications or infrastructure contract, they will be better off than they are today."

Chuck Pol, President, BT-Americas, also confirms the trend. "ITO is now more than cost-cutting. It's about driving innovation, enabling growth, and also fortifying operational excellence. Many contracts now have a technology refresh clause to keep clients at the leading-edge of technologies that will continue to drive innovation in their business."

Outsourcing to achieve innovation and business transformation changes the pre-contract-signing activities, starting with provider-selection criteria. These kinds of deals are not just "a distant approach that is managed to contract," says Fulgham. "The relationship in a transformational deal is more dynamic. There must also be value alignment, and the parties need to work much closer in a more intimate setting."

He says buyers want not only to understand a provider's current capabilities but also want to know its bench depth and, going forward how it can innovate and apply next-generation technology.

"Deals now take quite a long time to structure--18 months to two years," says Pol. "We're seeing an interesting trend in that the deals are for shorter lengths and have less value because they are not multi-tower deals, and now it takes longer to do the deal." This, of course, adds to the provider's costs.

"There's no question about it--the front end of the deal is elongating," agrees Fulgham. "Deals are taking three-to-six months longer today, and that trend is growing."

The front end is no longer a matter of just finding the right provider, negotiating price, and developing a stringent governance agreement. "Now the parties need to discuss how they are going to bring the appropriate innovation investment strategies on an ongoing basis into the deal," Fulgham explains. "That has not been part of the deal discussion till now. But innovation requires dual skin in the game. The provider has to come with a certain amount of innovation, and the buyer has to provide a certain amount of a test bed and the resources to allow for the innovation to come forward."

Another factor causing the front-end elongation is that the parties need to negotiate through intellectual capital issues. HP's engineering organizations, for example, are starting to work with clients' engineering organizations to assist them in developing their next-generation products and services. Fulgham says these customers are exploring the opportunities of co-licensing derivative works of intellectual capital.

Another trend is that high-end IT consulting, which is key to business-transformation deals, is experiencing an uptick. Fulgham notes that "the consulting hasn't been at this level of significance or this early in the timeframe before."

Innovation and transformation are not the only drivers for the IT consulting. He says a lot of it has to do with "issues surrounding the ability to create data-center pods in different localities so that they can move assets and computing infrastructure back and forth to support business-continuity and business-resumption issues." The issues focus on where to set up the pods in relation to power grids and also focus on application set-up.
Business Models

Data center modernization is at the heart of infrastructure optimization in business-transformation deals because technology improvements are starting to collide with traditional (circa 1960s) data-center technology. As Fulgham remarks, we now have better ways of controlling cooling and energy consumption in our homes than in many data centers.

"For every dollar a company spends powering its assets, it now spends about $1.25-$1.50 to cool them," says Fulgham. "These are multi-year capitalized facilities assets, and companies need to take this into account in the total cost of ownership (TCO)."

Companies are now seeking a way to combat this TCO challenge and at the same time embrace new technology at a quicker adoption rate. Fulgham says buyers and providers are "speculating on a lot of different business models with dual skin in the game to figure out how to bring forward next-generation data centers and get them up and going quickly." He notes two models are starting to come into play more frequently.

The first is a transitional model, where the service provider builds the next-generation environment on the buyer's premises and then transitions it back to the buyer for the ongoing steady-state operations--all over an 18-36-month horizon. Fulgham says this model is attractive to large enterprises because they want their assets to remain on premise and, for many of them, having to turn over to a service provider the data contained in the assets is a sticking point.

Mid-market buyers are more interested in the second model, where the buyer moves its IT assets into the provider's controlled facility and the provider maintains them on an ongoing basis. In this model, the outsourcer provides not only the compute infrastructure but also the applications on top of that. It's a slight variance of the old ASP model.

"With either outsourcing model, buyers can get to the next-generation footprint in a fiscal-year 2007 timeframe," says Fulgham.
Application Trends

Quick implementation of next-generation technology is also the driver for a new model in the application space. According to Stu Gavurin, Vice President and Managing Partner, IT Outsourcing Service Line, Unisys, this model has recently become "a big wave and will become very common by the end of 2007."

Describing the need for the model, Gavurin says, "Companies have a lot of legacy applications still in a legacy mainframe or client-server environment with limited technology. These applications are not yet on the clever n-tier application architectures where there are all sorts of security and Web-based services."

Companies have been investing in systems-integration projects to modernize their applications, but that is changing. Gavurin describes the new play: "The buyer basically hands the application over to an outsourcer who, for purposes of continuous improvement in costs, gets the right to restructure the code in a more modern architecture that will help the provider better manage the application." The provider can continue to maintain the resultant modernized application, or the application can go back in house to the client.

This outsourcing strategy expands the application's life and also makes it deployable in a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). The model doesn't have a standardized name yet. Two terms for it at this juncture are "application outsourcing with modernization" and "transformational application outsourcing."

Network convergence (i.e., VoIP technologies) is driving another applications trend that will increase in popularity in 2007. Gavurin says companies now want to outsource the applications that will need to work in a converged environment.

In addition, he says the on-demand trend in outsourcing will grow significantly in 2007. At first it will be "mundane," focusing primarily on real-time computing capabilities for data-center outsourcing activities, but will become "robust, moving up to stacked applications in 2008."
Marketplace Consolidation

The software and outsourcing headlines nearly every week for the past several months include continual announcements of mergers and acquisitions. On the acquisition front, Mike Jones, President of ITO, Infocrossing, says "A lot of the network providers are getting into the hosting business and moving into more of a managed-service offering." AT&T, for example, bought USinternetworking, the largest applications service provider in the US.

There are other examples. Gavurin at Unisys believes it's an indication that on-demand types of services are maturing and that application outsourcing is on the rise.

"There's a lot of companies interested in getting a piece of the action in managed services," comments Jones. "It's going to become a much more competitive environment. The Indian firms are trying to move into the space, as are the telecom carriers, hosting providers, and the existing big providers. We're going to see the effect of this in 2007 in that buyers will have more options. The demand is the same as it has been, but there are more players now to divide the pie."

Gavurin says one of the drivers is the need to "scale the smaller players' clever, unique infrastructure to the big players." Up to now, the consolidation activity has focused on larger services providers grabbing "the small fish, but is now starting to move up to the medium fish."

On the merger front, Gavurin notes that the days of outsourcers being vendor-agnostic are going away. "We're starting to see tighter alignment of outsourcers with software providers than we've seen before."

Many software vendors are recognizing that the enterprise buy of their products is shrinking as companies move to the outsourcing model. And the outsourcers want to play in a different space, providing certain vendors' applications for clients. Those are the two drivers for the outsourcer/software vendor marriages. Gavurin predicts a lot of joint solutions--enabling soup-to-nuts services--will enter the market in 2007.

Whether it's a merger, acquisition, or a joint marketing solution, Gavurin says the attraction to the services providers is "buying differentiating intellectual property as executed. Research and development costs are such that it's better just to buy intellectual property than to develop it yourself. We're going to be seeing a lot of this in the apps space and in the virtualization space next year."
Virtualization

Virtualization--in several senses--is the next frontier in IT outsourcing. Gavurin says there is currently a big push for real-time capabilities with VMware and other virtualization technologies. "This is the final step in best practices in resource management," he states.

In a traditional business model, people all around the world working on the same client problem or product would need to fly to a location where they can physically have meetings. In contrast, collaboration technology that enables people in several countries to have real-time meetings in a virtual conference room would be a powerful leverage for innovation.

Hogan at Unisys relates an example of where this type of strategy leverages intellectual capital around the world in product development. There are movie companies today that have built their own networks where they have access to television video capability for developing animation. They do the drawings in China, the engineering in the UK, and the marketing in the US.

Hogan suggests that the model is transferable. "Buyers and providers in an outsourcing relationship should be able to meet virtually in video rooms to discuss outsourced applications, technology problems, or product development in real time and in a secure environment," he says. "Today, such video links are herky-jerky, there is not enough bandwidth, there are delays, and it's very frustrating. "

Hogan predicts that outsourcing providers will develop the technology and incorporate such solutions as part of their outsourcing relationships and that this should happen in the next two or three years.
Mobility Trend Resurfacing

Workforce mobility is another driver for growth in IT outsourcing. This was a hot button a couple of years ago for mobile applications, but it died down. However, the concept of "if you build it, they will come" is still realistic. Gavurin of Unisys says the increasing number of US cities and vendors investing in WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, enabling access without an 802.11LAN) has resulted in increased corporate use of mobile devices. These companies are now looking into outsourcing their device management.
Data Management

For companies that want to operate at their fullest potential, the ability to distill their raw data into information that can be used in a timely manner is crucial. "Most companies are rich in quantities of data but poor in usable information," says Bret Allinson, Senior Vice President, Global Delivery, HP Services. He notes a trend of companies "beginning to explore more consolidated data management strategies similar to what Wal-Mart has done."
Multisourcing

In last year's forecasts issue of Outsourcing Journal, we discussed the predicted change to the multisourcing model in 2006. Tony Viola, Vice President, Marketing at Patni Computer Systems, says it's now a "clear trend." At Patni's annual customer conference in September, clients identified multisourcing among their buying behaviors, and Viola says it has not been on the radar screen before.

Fulgham at HP brings up two important developments in multisourcing. "First, we're seeing a very solid process acumen starting to emerge." The industry is experiencing a reorientation from a technology-people-process approach to synchronizing first around process. "Process is becoming the language and frame of reference that everyone needs to live by in a multisourcing environment," he says.

Second, he mentions a critical event of 2006--General Motors moving to what it refers to as a third-generation outsourcing model. "GM is trying to get all the providers in a buyer's environment to have accountability among each other." This requires a more intricate accountability stream and critical-path analysis. It also requires more robust program management to ensure accountability in the inputs and information that the providers and buyer pass among themselves. "Going forward, we'll be seeing some blending on contracts," Fulgham predicts.
Asset Management

Asset management is now a critical business process because of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other regulations, but the cost barrier to entry for managing this process effectively is too high except for mega-corporations. So, more companies are starting to outsource it.

As Gavurin at Unisys points out, "It takes a lot of money to build an infrastructure and buy the management tools for asset management, and companies can't afford to invest in IT that isn't going to promote revenue growth." He adds that most companies also don't have the expertise in house to conduct such activities as knowing when and how to discover the assets, or how to allocate and categorize them.

Many companies are now starting to retain the top-line business aspects of asset management in house for the IT staff and outsourcing the other aspects that are costly.

As with any business process experiencing an increase in outsourcing, look for service providers to bring new solutions and efficiencies to bear in asset management, which will strengthen the value proposition for outsourcing the process. Unisys, for example, believes that deploying for its clients PCs that use Intel's new vProTM technology could have significant potential for reducing costs in asset management. The vPro platform runs an application on hardware, enabling such activities as managing and discovering the asset, tracking who uses the machine, changing its configuration, delivering software to it, and other asset-management functions.

In addition to Intel, Gavurin notes that Lenovo is putting software in machines so they are more discoverable and can be inventoried more efficiently. "This is a real trend, although at a very base level," he says.
Beyond 2007

Hogan at Unisys paints a picture of ITO for the next few years. He cites a Microsoft sales video around convergence technologies as an example. "In the video, there is a senior exec in a corporation with a plasma screen in front of him. The technology enables him to pull all the sales information on a product line, change the pricing, get the communication out to the sales force, get the information over to the distribution arm and also to the marketing folks in New York to drive the campaign. And it all happens in less than half a day."

He predicts that people now coming into the workforce will demand that kind of technological support to run their businesses just four or five years from now.

"Companies not operating with the latest in technologies will find it difficult to attract workers in the very near future," says Hogan. "Executives need to be thinking now about a sourcing strategy that will quickly and cost-effectively provide that kind of environment."
Lessons from Outsourcing Journal:

* Companies are turning to IT outsourcing as a top-line-growth enabler rather than outsourcing for cost-containment.
* Outsourcing to achieve innovation and business transformation changes the pre-contract-signing activities. Consequently, the front end of deals is taking 18 months to two years.
* Up-front activities in a transformational deal need to include a discussion on how the parties will bring the appropriate innovation investment strategies into the deal on an ongoing basis.
* The cost of controlling cooling and energy consumption in data centers must now be taken into account in the total cost of ownership.
* To meet buyers' need to bring forward next-generation data centers and get them up and going quickly, a new transformation model is emerging for infrastructure outsourcing, where the service provider builds the next-generation environment on the buyer's premises and then transitions it back to the buyer for the ongoing steady-state operations.
* "Application outsourcing with modernization" is another new ITO model. The buyer hands the application over to an outsourcer who restructures the code in a more modern architecture that will help the provider manage it better. The provider can continue to maintain the resultant modernized application, or the application can go back in house to the client. This expands the application's life and makes it deployable in a service-oriented architecture.
* The days of outsourcers being vendor-agnostic are going away. We're starting to see tighter alignment of outsourcers with software providers, either in mergers and acquisitions or in joint go-to-market solutions.
* In the next two to three years, technology will likely be developed enabling buyers and providers to meet virtually in video rooms to discuss outsourced applications or technology problems in real time and in a secure environment.
* Asset management is now a critical business process because of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations, but the cost barrier to entry for this process is very high. More companies are starting to outsource asset management, retaining the top-line business aspects in house and outsourcing the aspects that are costly. Providers are starting to develop cost-reduction tactics and create even greater value propositions for outsourcing this process.

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How Changes in the Outsourcing World Will Affect Outsourcing in 2007

outsourcing change To paraphrase Robert Kennedy, we live in interesting outsourcing times. As we face 2007, two forces are gathering speed like hurricanes brewing in the ocean. I foresee major changes occurring as these trends blow through the marketplace.
Trend No. 1: A Dramatic Increase in Demand

The first change is the dramatic increase in demand for outsourcing. One stimulus for this increased demand is buyers have discovered the value of labor arbitrage and now understand how to use this powerful business advantage. Those vaunted savings are real! And outsourcing has become (finally) an accepted business practice, shortening the learning curve and the sales cycle.

For example, the Everest Research Institute predicts demand for Applications Maintenance and Development (ADM) outsourcing will expand by at least 2.5 times in the next three years. Currently, total demand totals $7.7 billion which will grow to at least $18.62 billion by 2009.

At the same time, applications outsourcing provides a powerful springboard for buyers to expand their engagements to include BPO, which further deepens the market.
Trend No. 2: Major Changes in the Supplier Landscape

Increased demand should be great news for outsourcing suppliers. But the second major change is mitigating this. The number of suppliers has exploded. There used to be three major global suppliers with half a dozen second-tier organizations plus a handful of niche players. No more. Currently the Everest Research Institute reports there are more than 4,000 outsourcing suppliers; 3,200 are in India alone.

Now, more than ever, it's become trickier to select the right supplier since there are so many to choose from. We believe there are now too many suppliers, so their numbers will contract. That adds another variable in the dating game.

Then add another layer of complexity: location proliferation. In the old days (two years ago), buyers interested in offshoring would tell us they wanted to send their work to India. They had no other locations to consider.

Today, the Everest Research Institute tracks over 150 cities to determine the most attractive location for our clients. In keeping with the industry's new direction of specialization, different locations around the globe have chosen to become experts in specific types of outsourcing. For example, Eastern Europe has become the low-cost support area for European languages. It offers a better cultural fit than non-European locations. Central and South America have become convenient spots for real-time processing for North American companies. India is still the leader in overall BPO support.

Buyers have a third option: setting up their own captives instead of sending the work to an offshore provider. We predict the number of captives will continue to expand in 2007 because of low entry barriers, the desire to capture supplier margin, and the need to establish a base to grow local market presence. In addition, many companies want to bank the offshore savings on their balance sheets but still maintain control over customer contact. A captive allows them to do just that.
What These Changes Mean to Buyers and Suppliers

In 2007, suppliers stand at the door of a brave new world. The proliferation of suppliers has spawned new risks in the once-stable supplier base, which will change supplier behavior. Margin compression and industry consolidation will be the hallmarks of 2007.

Last year we saw margin compression for "pure-play" offshore suppliers, which we believe will become more pronounced next year. Several factors are contributing to fewer dollars or rupees flowing to the bottom lines.

First, price competition from offshore and traditional suppliers will continue to increase in the coming year. Offshore providers now have more overhead in higher-cost locations; they have increased their onshore presences and created vertical marketing and sales organizations, which add cost to the balance sheet. Finally, labor rates are becoming more difficult to contain.

Industry consolidation is another certainty for 2007. There are just too many suppliers.

We see a large number of sub-scale suppliers with undifferentiated offerings who have "sticky" books of business. Their client rosters make them good acquisition candidates.

At the same time, Tier-Two suppliers are looking for opportunities to be acquired or to form partnerships while the traditional players need to expedite the growth of their own offshore capabilities. MphasiS's agreement with EDS last March is a good example of a trend we see accelerating in 2007. This agreement extends EDS's reach in India and gives MphasiS access to a major player's clients.

Outsourcing buyers face equally complex challenges. First, deciding how to proceed has become much more difficult than when India was really the only choice. Second, buyers have to change they way they think about outsourcing strategies.

Just as difficult, buyers in 2007 now face enterprise issues as well as the project issues when they send work offshore. For example, governance becomes especially tricky. How do you monitor risk? Manage the transition? In addition, buyers now have to identify synergies that become available as they outsource more processes. And managing risk, historically always present in outsourcing relationship, becomes trickier yet. These changes will force buyers to develop new supplier engagement models.

The good news for buyers is that they probably will pay less in 2007 than they would have for the same services in 2006.

Of course, if I could accurately predict what will happen in the outsourcing market (or the direction of interest rates), I'd be skiing all winter in Aspen before heading to the Caribbean. I do know for sure that next year will produce interesting times for all outsourcing players.
Lessons from the Outsourcing Journal:

* Two trends will change the outsourcing marketplace in 2007: the increase in demand for outsourcing services and the changing supplier landscape. That includes the proliferation of suppliers--there are now over 4,000--and the increase in offshore locations. In addition, the number of captives will continue to grow.
* Suppliers face margin compression due to price competition, an increase in overhead, and rising wages.
* Buyers face tougher outsourcing decisions since there are more choices. They also will have to rethink how they create relationships with suppliers. The good news: prices are falling so they will be able to pay less.


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