Vol. 5 No. 3 - April 2006

A Collective Voice

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By sharing their wins and losses in HRO, the Buyers Group will benefit from a smarter, more efficient marketplace.

Rationalizing the Delivery Model

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Ownership has its privileges, but who really owns HRO? The partnering of primary providers with suppliers offers benefits to the buyer.

IT Platform Wars

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There are plenty of software companies, large and small, competing for the same business, leaving HR buyers with a difficult choice to make. As the HR technology market stablizes, who will be left standing?

HRO Enters a New Phase

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Reaching quality goals has proven elusive, but as large providers eye value-added services, expect an explosion of new offerings to draw more buyers to the table.

In the Aftermath of Outsourcing

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Following outsourcing, the retained organization and its staff are expected to be more strategic. Make no mistake, there will be winners and losers, and not everyone is capable of adapting to change. Here’s how to help the rest make the leap.

Solution Selection: Software vs. Sourcing

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Risk management should be part of the equation of weighing insourcing through software against outsourcing services.

RACE TO THE MIDDLE

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If you asked the middle-market CEOs what they want to outsource today, they might just say HR and F&A in no particular order.

Licensing IP in Outsourcing

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As a protective measure, make sure you have the rights you value most. Do this by understanding the different rights of licensing.

EXECUTIVE PROFILE: Inside HRO’s Ultimate Insider

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Mark Trepanier has sat on all sides of the HRO desk: buyer, provider, advisor. Upon hearing the story of his remarkable career, we could hardly help but think that nobody could have predicted this path when he

Defining Corporate Roles in Managing Outsourcing Vendors

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Differences in governance, vendor management, and compliance efforts matter.