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| Market Data and Trends |
TPI unveiled its analysis of the
global outsourcing industry for the second
quarter, as well as the first half of the year
overall as captured by the TPI Index, which
measures trends in transactions by industry,
geography and service provider, among other
categories. Click location links below to view
the TPI Index presentations by region:
Global
— Fewer contract restructurings
contribute to first-half slowdown in sourcing
transactions.
Europe
— New outsourcing contracts in Europe
are up 78 percent on the same period in
2006.
Asia
Pacific — Asia-Pacific sees
100 percent increase in new outsourcing
transactions valued at greater than $US25
million over 2006.
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| Blogs |
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Enter the
dialogue. Read and respond to Consider
the Source, TPI’s perceptions and
perspectives on sourcing.
With all the
hype out there around the new blockbuster
"Transformers," this week in Consider
the Source, Peter
Allen discusses the synchronicity between
the Transformers movie and transformation – the
new hero of outsourcing, with the best service
providers filling out the ranks of the good
guys.
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This edition of Sourcing
Talk focuses on a cornerstone of TPI’s
Innovation Agenda for the Global Outsourcing
Industry: Refreshing Outsourcing
Contracting Terms and Conditions. In
this podcast, TPI executives and Paul Abel of
Accenture discuss, among other topics, the
function of contracting terms and where
innovations are needed.
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| Upcoming TPI Events |
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TPI is excited to
host our 16th semiannual Sourcing Leadership
Exchange (SLE) conference in Naples, Florida,
from November 5 – 7, 2007.
The theme for
this conference is Increasing Value
through Strategic Multi-Sourcing.
For more information about the SLE conference,
please contact Stephanie Darkoch at stephanie.darkoch@tpi.net.
The conference is for client
organizations only, and attendees obtain
significant value from the thought leadership
and peer networking opportunities as evidenced
by recent attendance of more than 100 sourcing
executives from 60 client organizations.
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Also in this
issue...
Server
Consolidation: Business Considerations for a Successful
Outcome
Corporations are increasingly turning to server
consolidation — an approach to the efficient use of computer server
resources in order to reduce the total number of servers or server
locations — as a means of minimizing future expenditures for
hardware, maintenance and operating expenses.
Insurance
Outsourcing: Appyling a New Discipline
Insurers are in the
business of helping customers manage risks, but their reputation as
experts may be questioned if they fail to properly gauge and mange
the risk of their own outsourcing and offshoring initiatives.
TPI News
Two
Industry-Renowned Public Sector Sourcing Leaders Join TPI
Michael Moore, former chief information officer (CIO) of the
County of San Diego, and Larry Olson, previous chief technology
officer (CTO) for the State of Texas and Pennsylvania’s first chief
information officer, have joined the firm.
TPI
Deploys New Service Offering to Serve Smaller, Less Complex
Outsourcing and Offshoring Initiatives
TPI has begun
deploying a new service called Assisted Sourcing Transaction (AST)
that is designed to empower organizations to apply industry best
practices toward their less-complex outsourcing and offshoring
initiatives.
TPI Co-Chaired and Sponsored
Events
TPI /
Milbank Educational Series
Challenges &
Trends in the Governance of Outsourcing Relationships
Seminar
The Union League Club
New York, New York
September 20, 2007
For more information, please contact
Brian Smith
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