All IT sourcing articles http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/it-consulting/it-sourcing.rss IT outsourcing is generally regarded as an accepted business tool given its breadth of adoption across the private and public sector over the past 20 years. However, despite its widespread use, outsourcing can fail to live up to expectations. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/if-it-outsourcing-is-mature/ 1099 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090611000000 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:11:28 GMT 20090609141128 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:03:02 GMT 2009070812120302 PA Consulting Group hosted a round-table discussion on IT outsourcing, conducted by Carol Lewis of The Times with Jonathan Cooper-Bagnall and Alex Blues of PA, and David Bickerton of British Gas. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/the-times-threat-of-tangle-with-outsourced-it-2-june-2009/ 1176 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090602000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:13:27 GMT 20090610121327 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:08:12 GMT 200907071530812 Protect your firm by employing supplier portfolio management with a clear sourcing strategy. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/fso-knowledge-xchange-mitigating-sourcing-risks-in-the-post-satyam-environment-20-march-2009/ 1240 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090320000000 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:20:21 GMT 20090610182021 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:29:56 GMT 200907081752956 Mena Telecom acquired a national WiMAX licence but how could they deliver one of the worlds first national WiMAX networks? Recognising that it needed expert assistance to select a partner that could build and operate the entire supporting infrastructure Mena Telecom turned to PA Consulting Group. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/innovative-sourcing-approach/ 1307 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:18:24 GMT 20111115151824 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:11:09 GMT 20090611171109 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:18:24 GMT 201111151531824 Pharmaceutical company asked PA for help when its service provider was unable to meet its increasingly complex needs or to provide the required service levels at acceptable cost. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/pharmaceutical-company-helping-with-provider-selection/ 1462 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:33:27 GMT 20111121113327 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:05:22 GMT 20090615110522 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:33:27 GMT 2011112111113327 PA's international IT outsourcing survey 2009 was undertaken with large scale enterprises in the US, UK and Europe. It revealed that an overwhelming emphasis on reducing outsourcing costs has resulted in short term gains, but caused multiple weaknesses in relationships, integration effectiveness and innovation. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/it-outsourcing-survey-2009/ 1699 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:41:27 GMT 20100701114127 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:33:10 GMT 20090618143310 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:41:27 GMT 2010070111114127 A special edition of Agenda looking at the challenges that lie ahead for CIOs in 2009. Outomation The next wave for corporate efficiency http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/outomation-the-next-wave-for-corporate-efficiency/ 1794 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:17:01 GMT 20100910101701 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:58 GMT 20090622201858 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:17:01 GMT 2010091010101701 In today's environment, it takes constructive action to ensure that sourcing solutions keep pace with changing business goals. Organisations and their service providers need to find a common basis of discussion so that they can identify where the service provider is adding value and ensure that resources, commercial incentives and behaviours are aligned with what is really going to make a difference to the organization's business. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/hitting-the-right-notes-with-your-service-providers/ 2160 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:14:41 GMT 20090715201441 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:47:31 GMT 20090629144731 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:14:41 GMT 200907152081441 Sourcing should be a major enabler of business transformation. As such it demands board-level attention. Allowing sourcing decisions to be made by individual divisions can result in uncoordinated and piecemeal arrangements. In addition to higher levels of risk, the strategic opportunity is lost and with it significant value. Driving sourcing decisions from the board means that you can work together as an organisation and provide an opportunity to realise the available benefits ensuring the market fully u http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/sourcing-why-gamble/ 2163 Wed, 12 May 2010 10:04:50 GMT 20100512100450 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:05:21 GMT 20090629160521 Wed, 12 May 2010 10:04:50 GMT 2010051210100450 The economic downturn is giving businesses opportunities to negotiate more favourable terms with suppliers, including IT outsourcing partners. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/it-outsourcing-contract-length/ 4252 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:37:13 GMT 20091126133713 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:03:10 GMT 20090828120310 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:37:13 GMT 200911261313713 PA outsourcing specialists Jonathan Cooper-Bagnall and Mark Brett have contributed to The Guardian Public article on the benefits of outsourcing for the public sector. Jonathan and Mark are quoted extensively in the article which explores the potentially valuable opportunities the government has to look at the way it runs services as many longstanding IT contracts come up for retendering. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/the-guardian-if-in-doubt-outsource-22-september-2009/ 4685 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20090923000000 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:56:10 GMT 20090923105610 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:08:49 GMT 200909231860849 Multi-sourcing - the hidden implications for your organisation http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/multi-sourcing/ 5125 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:39:03 GMT 20110427103903 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:45:55 GMT 20091014114555 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:39:03 GMT 2011042710103903 Graham Beck, a senior outsourcing advisor at PA Consulting Group, has written the October edition of IT Adviser Guidelines. Graham sets out the key considerations for companies when multi-sourcing. The guidelines draw on the viewpoints of clients, providers, lawyers, and integrators as well as PAs experience with international private and public sector organisations. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/it-adviser-guidelines-multi-sourcing-october-2009/ 5281 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT 20091021000000 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:03 GMT 20091021164803 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:51:02 GMT 201003151755102 PA Consulting's legal arbitration offering http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/advocacy-support-service/ 7354 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:45:31 GMT 20101019094531 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:20:58 GMT 20100120172058 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:45:31 GMT 201010190994531 Day 1 - This year's National Association of Software and Services Companies conference in Mumbai is an event that I have seen grow to one of the largest global conferences, with over 1600 delegates and 120 speakers. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/computer-weekly-inside-outsourcing-9-february-2010/ 7862 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100209000000 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:49:37 GMT 20100212154937 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:15:39 GMT 201002121751539 Day 2 - The speaker's lounge is the one place at NASSCOM that is a retreat from the chaos and I have been fortunate to use this as my base during the conference. It is the who's who of the sourcing industry. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/computer-weekly-inside-outsourcing-10-february-2010/ 7863 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100210000000 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:06:41 GMT 20100212160641 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:14:59 GMT 201002121751459 The NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) conference in Mumbai is an event that has grown to one of the largest global conferences, with over 1600 delegates, 120 speakers, 130 suppliers and 22 trade delegations promoting their country as an offshore destination. Alex Blues, IT sourcing lead at PA Consulting Group (PA) discovered an industry on the verge of significant change. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/a-special-report-from-nasscom-2010/ 7865 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:13:22 GMT 20100809171322 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:32:13 GMT 20100212163213 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:13:22 GMT 201008091751322 Day 3 - Another NASSCOM event comes to an end. I was concerned that the atmosphere would still be subdued but the opposite was true. If anything it was too upbeat as if the recession was just a bad memory, as one CEO said, "NASSCOM has got its swagger back." http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/computer-weekly-inside-outsourcing-11-february-2010/ 7869 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100211000000 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:59:43 GMT 20100212165943 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:14:12 GMT 201002121751412 Alex Blues, head of sourcing, PA Consulting Group, discusses Africa as an offshore outsourcing destination. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/outsourcing-magazine-african-sunrise-march-2010/ 8748 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100325000000 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:00:10 GMT 20100329170010 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:53:30 GMT 201004011645330 Alex Blues, head of sourcing, PA Consulting Group, is quoted in this article "Whose conscience matters?" http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/outsourcing-magazine-whose-conscience-matters-march-2010/ 8814 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100325000000 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:41:13 GMT 20100401164113 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:54:49 GMT 201004011645449