Archive for July, 2008

HMRC On The Road To Outsourcing Success

July 28, 2008

The recent report from the NAO (National Audit Office) brought good tidings about the current and future state of the HMRC and its transformation project. Although the costs have been high, the savings have been significant with £2.4 billion being saved on a spend of £851million.
 
This is a very different picture for the Revenue, [...]

Public sector outsourcing doubles, but still not problem free

July 22, 2008

The FT reported this week that public sector outsourcing doubled over the last ten years to be worth £80bn. However, this growth has not been problem free by any means.
The rise and fall of public sector outsourcing has always been popular in the media and at this week’s NOA Global Sourcing Day it was a [...]

India no longer #1 choice for offshoring contracts

July 15, 2008

India has long been the preferred offshoring location for businesses. However, the inevitable has finally happened, the cost of offshoring to India is increasing. The rupee is much stronger and staff wages have increased. This is generally not good for companies who are bracing themselves for a potential recession!

Of the 21 new facilities opened by [...]