IT outsourcing conference to be held in London
London is to host a major conference on IT outsourcing later this year when Gartner stages its annual Outsourcing and IT Services Summit in June.
The event will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, from June 2 to 4, and will see 20 of the research firm’s analysts present the latest findings on IT […]
Outsourcing Professional Certification Training Expands Globally
[ClickPress, Tue Mar 11 2008] The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is expanding its outsourcing professional certification training globally with the first Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) Master Class to be held in South America next month.
IAOP is joining with global training firm, Quint Wellington Redwood (Quint), to conduct a series of newly added […]
IAOP is joining with global training firm, Quint Wellington Redwood (Quint), to conduct a series of newly added training sessions around the world to prepare professionals for the prestigious outsourcing industry COP designation.
The first South America session will be April 22-25 at The Quality Faria Lima in Sao Paolo, Brazil. New classes will be held this spring in Madrid, Spain; Bangalore, India; Hong Kong, China; and Brussels, Belgium. The program also is offered in the U.S. and online.
“As interest in the COP certification continues to grow globally, we’ve expanded our COP Master Class training to meet the needs of professionals from around the globe to pursue industry certification,” said IAOP Executive Director Christina Powers.
An integral part of the association’s COP program, the Master Class provides outsourcing customers, providers and advisors with an intensive learning experience on the latest end-to-end processes for outsourcing success.
The curriculum has been enhanced to reflect the latest in outsourcing and The Outsourcing Professional Body of Knowledge (OPBOK). Individuals completing the course earn half of the 150 points needed for certification.
“Outsourcing issues and improving outcomes has been deeply discussed in Brazil,” said Milena Andrade, country manager of Quint Brazil. “We are pleased to be partnering with IAOP to deliver the best training program on outsourcing in the world.”
For registration and information, see COP Master Class: http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1213/
World’s Best Outsourcing Service Provider List Unveiled
IAOP Releases The 2008 Global Outsourcing 100
The 2008 Global Outsourcing 100, the annual ranking of the world’s best outsourcing service providers, was released today by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP).
The names of the top companies were unveiled at the opening day of the association’s annual conference, the Outsourcing World Summit®, attended by hundreds […]
Offshore Outsourcing’s Next Wave: How High?
The first wave of offshore outsourcing was in computer programming, sending software development and maintenance abroad, mainly to India. The next wave, well underway, is shipping back-office business tasks overseas, like finance, payroll, claims processing, procurement and the like. That’s business process outsourcing, or BPO, in nerd talk.
Just how much of this back-office work […]
Why Outsourcing Can be Like a Strained Marriage
Deciding to outsource tech work is like getting married: You carefully select a partner and agree to stay together for a long time, and from that point on your fortunes are intertwined–at least until relations get too strained to carry on.
Not surprisingly, many outsourcing relationships, like many marriages, are dysfunctional. While 70% of tech leaders […]