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1. The steady rise of the rupee

   http://forrester.computing.co.uk/2008/05/the-steady-rise.html

   IT industry watchers have had a lot to say recently about the rise of the Indian rupee against the dollar. Despite the currency shift, leading Indian service providers such as Infosys and Cognizant have sustained strong revenue growth in North America, but in some cases not without seeing some challenges to their profit margins. …

   8 days ago

2. Activist sourcing is the future

   http://forrester.computing.co.uk/2008/02/activist-sourci.html

   For many years, the approach taken to IT supplier management focused on contracting activities within the overall procurement function. But things are changing. A report from Forrester Research shows the rise of a new approach that we call activist sourcing. …

   92 days ago

3. Outsourcing must not be a battle

   http://forrester.computing.co.uk/2007/12/outsourcing-mus.html

   Forrester’s research into outsourcing frequently shows buyers berating providers for failing to innovate. Most recently, Forrester’s Enterprise IT Services Survey, from April 2007, threw up new evidence. Of more than 1,000 IT executives we interviewed, 28 per cent said their outsourcing provider was unable to respond rapidly to changing business needs. …

   158 days ago

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   Podcasts and video on computer and technology news by Computing - hardware, software, security, internet, communications

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   123 days ago in Podcasts and video on computer and technology news by Computing - hardware, software, security, internet, communications · Authority: 1
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   Trust cannot be outsourced

   http://letters.computing.co.uk/2007/11/trust-cannot-be.html

   ) and it is reassuring that the UK has played a significant part in its recent growth. However, this growth does not mean that the industry has it right. There is still much confusion when it comes to outsourcing deals (The three steps to outsourcing, Forrester blog, forrester.computing.co.uk). Many contracts require constant reassessment or are scrapped before they come to fruition, mainly because of a misalignment of objectives at the start, inability to flex with the needs of the client organisation or a failure to manage progress

   183 days ago in Letters to the editor - a blog from computing.co.uk · Authority: 6

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