Outsourcing is subcontracting a service or process to a third-party specialist who has economies-of-scale advantages. Almost every company outsources some part of their business today. But is this really saving company’s money? It makes sense to subcontract another company to come in and take over the services that are not core parts of your business. The most common outsourcing relates to IT, payroll, customer service, and data entry. Basically anything that does not require face to face contact. There are four stages to incorporating outsourcing into a company, strategic thinking, evaluation and selection, contract development, and outsourcing management. Outsourcing doesn’t necessarily have to take place overseas, although that is where it has been proven to be the cheapest. Costs of outsourcing includes, finding a reliable outsourcing partner, training the staff for outsourced services, managing the outsourcing process, retaining the staff and maintaining the quality of service, and transferring dependency on the outsourcing partner. Most companies look to outsource for the cost effectiveness. Continue reading ‘Outsourcing: Good or Bad?’ »
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I’m not a guru. I hardly know everything about life, or, for that matter, anything BIG. Besides, my education is pretty less because I couldn’t afford to do any MBA as of now. All I know are little, little things learned from my several real life experiences and the only sense I have is commonsense.
I live simple. I think simpler. And I communicate the simplest. I can only listen to my heart and can just talk my mind. Though it doesn’t necessarily mean that whatever I communicate is always right or ultimate; err is human… and I’m no animal either.
In fact, my English is also not up to the mark. Some people always find follies in my lines (and between the lines). I can understand and appreciate their concern for my language, as I know they do care for me.
But again, as you know, the world is full of careless, casual and unconcerned people; they keep reading my stuff – grammatical errors notwithstanding – so I keep writing for them.
As news of a weakened economy continues to saturate the media and bombard business owners with negative messages, one company has found a creative way of adapting its services to fit within the current economic conditions and help businesses succeed.
Miles Technologies, a provider of business technology solutions, has created Monthly Budget Plans that allow customers to budget their technology-related expenses without having to commit to a long term contractual agreement.
According to Chris Miles, Chief Executive Officer of Miles Technologies, the company’s Monthly Budget Plans integrate separate services into one managed services package. In a single plan a customer can select business services that include IT Help Desk & Support, Business Software Support, Website Updates, and Online Marketing and Public Relations, as well as strategic consulting for all services.
Miles says that the Monthly Budget Plans were developed as a way to help customers continue productive business operations within the unsteady economic conditions by making managed services more cost effective.
Continue reading ‘Smart Technology: Predictable, Planned, Proactive’ »