Business Process Outsourcing White Papers

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Mitigating the Risks of Outsourcing
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: When opting for an outsourcing program, CIOs should check the reliability, financial stability and reputation of service providers, advices Shailesh Joshi, head of corporate IT at Godrej Industries. Get further outsourcing insights in this resource.
Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Published: 06 Nov 2013

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Forming an Agile IT Function
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This brief resource explores the important considerations that CIOs need to keep in mind when taking steps to bring in agility into IT function. Learn how to form a roadmap to IT success by reading on now.
Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Published: 06 Nov 2013

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Shift from data to insight: A new approach to business intelligence and analytics
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: To fully realize the value of all the data available, companies need to take a more scientific, collaborative approach to business intelligence (BI). In this helpful resource, learn about a relationship-based approach to BI and analytics that realigns key responsibilities to better match the needs of your enterprise.
Posted: 28 Jun 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

The New Business of Technology: Extend, Transact, and Optimize
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: New opportunities for engagement bring with them new requirements for IT workloads and system structures. This resource outlines a three-part approach for extending SOA principles to outside business engagements: extending applications, processes and services, transacting with integrity, scale and speed, and optimizing business operations.
Posted: 17 May 2013 | Published: 31 Jul 2012

IBM

The Business Value of Adopting Advanced Support Tools and Utilities
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Discover the obstacles associated with supporting advanced technology in complex IT environments. Review what you should look for when considering support features and deliverables, and learn how specific support tools can enable improved problem resolution and minimize downtime.
Posted: 26 Apr 2012 | Published: 01 Sep 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Eleven habits for highly successful BPM programs
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Using the framework of Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, this resource describes 11 habits IT organizations must develop to foster business process management (BPM) success, including building a complete BPM while also forcing collaboration across the enterprise.
Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

IBM

CIO Perspective: To be great at IT, you must be great at BPM
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Sound business process management (BPM) lies at the heart of IT's ability to respond to the constant mandate to deliver "more for less." Access this resource for a Q&A on BPM with Toby Redshaw, the Group CIO leading a successful BPM program at Aviva plc, the world’s fifth largest insurance group.
Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

IBM

Top Five Obstacles Companies Face and How to Overcome Them
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses five obstacles that small businesses and midsized companies face.
Posted: 02 Feb 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012

SAP America, Inc.

Three Steps to Progress BPM from Project to Program
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how the trend of broader BPM programs has changed what companies need in terms of BPM technology and “know-how.” Continue reading to learn three steps for helping establish a solid foundation for a BPM program that can enable your organization to easily scale its process improvement capability.
Posted: 05 Aug 2011 | Published: 05 Aug 2011

IBM

The Business Case for Outsourcing to Vietnam
sponsored by LogiGear Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a business case for considering Vietnam as an offshore outsourcing destination, and offers specific examples from the IT and software industries, including a US software testing firm with a facility in Vietnam.
Posted: 14 Jun 2011 | Published: 14 Jun 2011

LogiGear Corporation

SAP Outsourcing for Mid-Market Companies: A Comparison of Three Leading Providers
sponsored by itelligence, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Running a business on SAP requires that the application be available 7x24, data be secure, and that the application can grow with an organization. The decision to select an outsourcer goes far beyond finding a data center. Read this paper and learn what questions to ask in order to select an outstanding SAP outsourcing provider.
Posted: 28 Mar 2011 | Published: 28 Mar 2011

itelligence, Inc.

9 Steps to Building a Business Case for B2B Integration
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Putting together a business case does not rank high on most IT executives’ list of favorite activities. But the ability to put together a compelling case is now more than ever a core competency. This paper explains how you can significantly increase your chances of approval if you follow the nine steps provided within.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM

Tips for Optimizing your B2B Trading Community
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates how Sterling Commerce solutions drive greater efficiencies, and improve the return on your B2B infrastructure investment. It explores how to automate more transactions with your existing electronic partners, and how to simplify the assessment and onboarding of your remaining manual trading partners.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM

The Five Critical SLA Questions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: SLAs are critical tools that can help ensure appropriate performance. And the use of SLAs as part of the service delivery management process is on the rise. If you’re going to succeed, you’ll have to do your homework. This paper identifies the five critical steps you should take before you define your Service Level Agreements.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM

Now Is the Time to Rethink Your B2B Integration Strategy
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As enterprises find new offerings and better products available to them, and as customer requirements change, there is a move to reassess and improve their processes involving B2B integration. This white paper provides guidance and tools that will help guide B2B teams as they go through their reassessment.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM

Innovators Use B2B Integration Software to Shrink Cycle Times and Cost
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IDC conducted a study on behalf of Sterling Commerce, an IBM Company, to determine how Sterling Commerce customers were using B2B integration software innovatively to improve core processes. Continue reading this paper to learn the results of that study and find out how innovators use b2b integrations software to shrink cycle time and cost.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM

Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management
sponsored by SDL Web Content Management Solutions Division
WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant will help CIOs and business and IT leaders that are analyzing their Web strategies to assess whether they have the right Web Content Management offering to support them. Use this Magic Quadrant to understand the fresh vitality in the WCM market and how Gartner rates the leading vendors and their packaged products.
Posted: 08 Sep 2010 | Published: 07 Sep 2010

SDL Web Content Management Solutions Division

Examining business resiliency management best practices: How to prepare today for future trends in business
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Today, organizations that aren’t able to respond to IT disruptions or rapid market changes can find themselves left behind. Read this paper and learn how  to effectively manage people, process, and technology within a business resilience strategy.
Posted: 17 Jun 2010 | Published: 17 Jun 2010

IBM

CIO Perspective: To Be Great at IT, You Must Be Great at BPM
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: One of the most popular business motto’s within the past year is "more for less." Organizations want things better, faster, and cheaper. In the IT world this is all too true as well. BPM is the tool that delivers faster, better, and cheaper solutions. Read this paper for an in-depth look into BPM from the perspective of the CIO.
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 | Published: 18 Dec 2009

IBM

Global Delivery: A Course to High Performance in a Multi-Polar World
sponsored by Accenture
WHITE PAPER: To fully exploit the opportunities offered by the multi-polar world, multinationals and public sector organizations must successfully create a global delivery strategy, and tap into specialized industry.
Posted: 18 Feb 2009 | Published: 18 Feb 2009

Accenture

HRO Innovation: Building Blocks to Derive Full Value
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this report, BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) launched a research program to determine the views of C-level managers—at large companies on how to improve the value derived from human resources outsourcing.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008

SAP America, Inc.

Growing Market Share in a Highly Competitive Financial Services Industry
sponsored by Keynote Systems
WHITE PAPER: Financial services organizations strive to retain existing customers and attract new ones, many are introducing new, enhanced services over the Web. Ensure you are providing the best possible experience by focusing your SLM processes on the end user.
Posted: 23 Jan 2005 | Published: 01 Jan 2004

Keynote Systems