Author Archives: info@outsourcing.com

Siemens and General Electric gear up for the internet of things

The American industrial giant is sprinting towards its goal. The German firm is taking a more deliberate approach Read More Here

Fabiano Rosa

December 21, 2016

Digital Woodstock. Were you there?

Wow.  If the turnout at our NYC Automation Innovation Conference on December 7 was any barometer of growth in US interest in and acceptance of RPA and intelligent automation then, my original prediction that 2016 would be the “Year of the Robot,” was spot on! Read More Here

IRPA

December 21, 2016

Crossroads of the Utilities Sector Business Model

These are very interesting times for the Utilities sector. The business model, which has served the industry and their customers so well in the last fifty years or more, now seems at risk in the long run, especially in developed economies. With unprecedented technology shifts, new regulations and evolving customer expectations, the utilities players need […]

Avasant

December 21, 2016

Renewable Integration Trends, Challenges and Digital Measures

An electricity consumer receives a message on his smart-phone application, informing him of a cloudy forecast for the next day. The application also advises him to fully charge up his home storage batteries from his solar roof-top system so that he can draw down the charge when cost of grid-electricity shoots up. While this may […]

Avasant

December 21, 2016

Digital – The Key to Unlocking Operational Transformation: Impact of Disruptive/Enabling Technologies on Operations

Today’s companies are no longer satisfied with traditional slow-burn outsourcing models. To achieve improvements in business outcomes as well as step changes in process costs, they must match skills with new “digital” competitors, with the following objectives: Greater automation and digitalization of both front- and back-office activity resulting in a step change in both cost […]

The Outsourcing Institute

December 1, 2016

Digital Business Transformation for Airports: Trends and Best Practices

Learn about technology solutions for Six Major Levers of Digital Transformation at Airports: Customer Experience Improvements Passenger Flow Improvements Airport Process Optimization Airport Economic Lifecycle Optimization Revenue Optimization Partnership Innovations  

Avasant

November 30, 2016

Governance Transformation: How to evolve your vendor governance capabilities for the future digital ecosystem

Organizations managing a new generation of digital vendors must undergo governance transformation to enable strategic leadership, innovation, and digital business strategies.  

Avasant

November 30, 2016

South Africa and CMS BPO Services: The Importance of Conversational Skills

NelsonHall recently attended the latest BPM Summit in Cape Town organized by BPeSA (Business Process enabling South Africa), the official trade body for the outsourcing and contact center industry in the Western Cape. The event provides an opportunity for potential investors, analysts, providers, and government officials to interact. Here I take a look at the […]

NelsonHall

November 29, 2016

Analytics are the Key to Disruptive Customer Experience

Over the last few months, I have held discussions with a number of leading customer management services (CMS) vendors and their clients regarding the increasing need for advanced analytics to drive step changes in customer experience (CX). Here, I reflect on the changing role of analytics as they take centre stage as the key to […]

NelsonHall

November 29, 2016

Payroll Services Vendors Need to Redouble Efforts to Introduce New Digital Models

NelsonHall recently published its 2016 Targeting Payroll Services market analysis and NEAT vendor assessment, as part of which we interviewed the clients of 16 payroll vendors across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific to ascertain their expectations and satisfaction levels across a range of payroll service criteria. Below is a small selection of the results […]

NelsonHall

November 29, 2016