Business process outsourcing : the competitive advantage

Rick L. Click, Thomas N. Duening

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is becoming the new revolution as company's of all sizes are seeking to take advantage of this source of competitive advantage.This book provides a step-by-step approach to understanding the application of Business Process Outsourcing, assessing the BPO opportunity in the company, and then managing the transition to BPO. It serves as a guide to implementing BPO and as a reference source to solving the variety of issues that may arise during a BPO initiative. Each chapter features a case study, insight from a practitioner, focus on how BPO affects people, and

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Year of publication:	c2005
Authors:	Click, Rick L.
Other Persons:	Duening, Thomas N. (contributor)
Publisher:	Hoboken, N.J : John Wiley & Sons
Subject:	Outsourcing \| Wettbewerbsvorteil \| Competitive advantage \| Prozessmanagement \| Business process management \| Internationaler Wettbewerb \| International competition
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xiii, 241 p) ill 24 cm
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index Business Process Outsourcing; contents; foreword; preface; acknowledgments; Part One: BPO Overview; Chapter 1: What Is So Revolutionary about BPO?; BPO: A SOCIO-TECHNICAL INNOVATION; DRIVING FACTORS; BPO TYPES; TO BPO OR NOT TO BPO? A STRATEGIC QUESTION; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: Who Is Using BPO and How?; SUCCESSFUL OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; COMPETENCE CO-DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING; VARIABLE-PRICE OUTSOURCING; FIRST-TIME OUTSOURCING; REVERSE OUTSOURCING; BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION OUTSOURCING; UNSUCCESSFUL OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Two: To BPO or Not to BPO? Chapter 3: Identify and Select the BPO OpportunityBPO PROJECT TEAM STRUCTURE; SIX-STEP PROCESS; STEP 1: ESTABLISH A BPO ANALYSIS TEAM; STEP 2: CONDUCT A CURRENT STATE ANALYSIS; STEP 3: IDENTIFY CORE AND NONCORE ACTIVITIES; STEP 4: IDENTIFY BPO OPPORTUNITIES; STEP 5: MODEL THE BPO PROJECT; STEP 6: DEVELOP AND PRESENT THE BUSINESS CASE; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 4: Identify and Manage the Costs of BPO; TOTAL COST MANAGEMENT; FINANCIAL COSTS; STRATEGIC COSTS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Three: BPO Vendor Selection; Chapter 5: Identify and Select a BPO Vendor; AN EIGHT-STEP PROCESS STEP 1: APPOINT A VENDOR SELECTION TEAMSTEP 2: ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS; STEP 3: DEVELOP A LONG LIST; STEP 4: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; STEP 5: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS; STEP 6: EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS; STEP 7: SELECT A SHORT LIST; STEP 8: SELECT THE VENDOR; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: BPO Contracts; NEGOTIATING BPO AGREEMENTS; TERMS OF THE BPO CONTRACT; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Part Four: Executing an Outsourcing Project; Chapter 7: Managing the BPO Transition; THE BPO PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN; GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY Chapter 8: Managing the Buyer - Vendor RelationshipFUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BPO PROJECT; BPO RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS FACTORS; RELATIONSHIP RISK FACTORS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 9: Infrastructure Considerations and Challenges; HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE; SOFTWARE INFRASTRUCTURE; KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAINING AND SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY; Chapter 10: Business Risks and Mitigation Strategies; HUMAN CAPITAL RISKS; PROJECT RISKS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RISKS; LEGAL RISKS; VENDOR ORGANIZATIONAL RISKS; VALUE RISKS; FORCE MAJEURE RISKS; CONCLUSION; SUMMARY Part Five: The Future of BPOChapter 11: Future Potential for BPO; GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; STRATEGY AND COMPETITIVENESS; BPO AND POLITICS; BPO AND GLOBAL ECONOMICS; BPO AND GLOBAL WORKERS; BPO AND EDUCATION; OUTRAGEOUS PREDICTIONS: WHAT'S LEFT FOR AMERICA?; CONCLUSION; endnotes; Index Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:	0-471-65577-5 ; 978-0-471-65577-0
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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