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Post-Slowdown, Offshoring Gets New Urgency
Post-Slowdown, Offshoring Gets New Urgency - Industry leaders point out that start-ups looking at having centres in low-cost regions is an old trend. But what has changed now is the urgency with which companies are looking at this model. For start-ups, this model could save 30-40 per cent in costs, said industry experts
US-based Sonoa Systems is among the few start-ups which did not resort to drastic cost rationalisation in the wake of the global slowdown. The company has had an offshore operational model since inception which helped manage its costs better.
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I hate consultants
“I hate consultants” by Eric D. Brown in Information Technology, Leadership, The New CIO
When I heard those words spill out of my lunch companion’s mouth as soon as we sat down, I knew it would be a long lunch meeting.
Some background
When I was an independent consultant I spent a lot of time in business development mode. Lots of time going to networking events and meeting new people. I enjoyed that (and should be doing it now even too)…but some of the people you meet while out and about can be very surprising.
Take “John” (name changed) as an example.
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2010 Global Assessment Talent Management Trends
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2010 Global Assessment Trends Report from PreVisor reveals shifts in talent management focus -
PreVisor, the global leader in employment assessments and talent measurement solutions that connect employment decisions to business results, released its 2nd annual Global Assessment Trends report summarizing findings from over 230 companies headquartered throughout the world. Co-sponsored by ADP®, this year’s report aims to provide HR and business audiences with an up-to-date perspective on practices and trends related to talent measurement programs used for hiring, career development and succession planning.
Highlights of the 2010 Global Assessment Trends Report (GATR) include key HR trends related to assessment, an overview of talent measurement practices around the world, and changes observed in comparison to the 2009 report results.
“The report findings confirm what we’ve witnessed in the past twelve months: that many of our clients, while recognized as leading HR practitioners, continue to feel pressure from the economic downturn”, observed Noel Sitzmann, PreVisor CEO. “However, the data also indicates that many organizations have made the necessary adjustments to move forward with effective talent measurement and management programs that will contribute to business growth going forward. These are exactly the kinds of strategic initiatives we work hard to support.”
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How to achieve ERP success: part 2 - the software
How to achieve ERP success: part 2 - the software - In the first article in this series on how to achieve ERP success we looked at one of the key factors which can help achieve this, namely the project team - or the A-Team - writes Ian Anderson, director at SAP services company DNAstream.
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The Moment Social Media Became Serious Business
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The Moment Social Media Became Serious Business - by Tammy Erickson
It happened last year, around the first of July. In my experience, the switch was just about that abrupt.
All last spring, most senior business leaders I met shrugged off the business applicability of Web 2.0. Allowing access to social networks in the workplace was something they were willing to consider only if it was absolutely necessary to keep younger employees from complaining. Twitter? What was that?
But by summer, the conversations I was having with senior executives about the use of these new technologies took on a very different tone. Recognition grew that 2.0 technologies could be used to change the way work gets done in fundamental ways. Interest in exploring these new ways of working, of sharing information, of collaborating to enhance productivity and meet business goals, was here.
Advances in our ability to communicate always change the way we live and work — the two are inextricably linked. The advent of writing facilitated the development of a complex, stratified Egyptian society as rulers were able to document their holdings and express their wishes; the printing press spurred democracy as information spread among the populace; the telex allowed the growth of major cities as headquarters became physically separated from the factories.
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Is Your Performance System Holding Talent Back?
Is Your Performance System Holding Talent Back? - Today's strategic performance systems are agile, accelerated and adaptable. If companies want talent to be focused on their business, their performance systems can’t hold them back. Today's talent works differently than the traditional way performance has been managed.
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Three ways you can be caught out by a software audit
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Three ways you can be caught out by a software audit - Forrester Research has warned that IT departments need to take extra care with software audits, as suppliers stamp down on licensing discrepancies.
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Make your ERP roll-out succeed
Make your ERP roll-out succeed - The history of enterprise resource planning (ERP) roll-outs is far from flawless and business has been quick to blame failures on the technology.
Financial executives surveyed by Gartner rated 5% of ERP projects as complete failures and said a third of ERP projects were not a success. Only 23% of companies reported highly successful ERP projects.
But business equipment and document services company Xerox has proved that end-user training, though often overlooked, can be the difference between success and failure. Read More Here
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Tender Recruitment Limited Launches Unique New Web-Based Recruitment Service
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Tender Recruitment Limited Launches Unique New Web-Based Recruitment Service - Tender Recruitment, the London based Internet company, has launched a new website designed to change the way employers use recruitment agents
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Importance of Clear Communication during Organizational Uncertainty
Importance of Clear Communication during Organizational Uncertainty -
One would be hard pressed to find an organization not impacted by the current state of affairs, which include calls for or against financial regulatory reform, restricted access to capital for SMB(s), and a flurry of legislation and executive orders impacting how we conduct operations and relate to our employees.
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