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The Offshore Nation
Strategies for Success in Global Outsourcing and Offshoring |
Co-author:
Atul Vashistha
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This book presents a look into the globalization of services and the role it
plays in the economy and its future. In the 21st century, outsourcing has been
one of the key components of strategy for global corporate success. Offshore
outsourcing of services is the next iteration of this strategic initiative. It
is not unusual for companies to fundamentally change their delivery and cost
proposition by leveraging an offshore model for services. Many firms save
30-70% through offshoring initiatives. Yet, surprisingly, less then 12% of the
Fortune 1000 companies' IT budget is offshore today. By 2005, this number is
expected to increase to over 28%. This represents billions in total spend. As
business and markets become global, service providers are responding in kind to
serve this need.
To know more visit
www.offshorenation.com
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| Table of Contents
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Introduction |
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Outsourcing as a major
strategic weapon for all companies |
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Competition in the Future |
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Globalization |
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Part 1:
The Rise of Offshore Outsourcing: Borderless Services |
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Part 2:
The Knowledge of Offshore Outsourcing: Preparation Meets Opportunity |
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Part 3:
The Planning of the Offshore Journey: The Offshore Road-Map |
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Part 4:
The Sourcing and/or Building of the Offshore Presence: Ground Zero |
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Part 5:
The Managing of the Offshore Presence: The Governance Structure |
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Part 6:
The Future of The Offshore Nation |
Appendices |
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Appendix A: The
Service Nations: country statistics |
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Appendix B: Useful
forms and checklists
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Appendix C: URLs of
resources
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Appendix D: List of
relevant events on outsourcing/offshoring worldwide |
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Appendix E:
Bibliography |
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Appendix F: Guide
to the online companion |
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Price: $26.95 |
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....I recommend this book
to any C-level executive, as well as middle managers charged with delivering
global sourcing of business and IT services. My MBA students are reading this
book for class and just love it. They read Friedman's The World is Flat, which
provides an exciting, yet overly-optimistic view of global sourcing. Offshore
Nation is a great companion read because it tempers Friedman's unbridled
enthusiasm with the reality of delivery...
Dr. Mary Lacity
Professor of Information Systems,
College of Business,
University of Missouri
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With interesting case studies and a complete perspective on the offshoring
decision from evaluation to decision-making and post implementation, the
Offshore Nation is a useful resource.
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Will Political Instability of Philippines Dramatically Impact Country's
Offshore Outsourcing Industry? 
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According to neoIT CEO Atul Vashistha, "The current situation in the
Philippines heightens the need for companies to have multiple global sourcing
locations and to have multi-country, multi-location disaster recovery plans in
place."
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For more information about
sourcing strategies, please contact us.
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