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• Acquisitions and short-term slowdown for Outsourcing Industry in India
  on Oct 10, 2008 in Uncategorized
  I read today that Tata Consulting Services (TCS) bought Citigroup’s offshore business processing unit for $505M. TCS also negotiated a deal whereby Citigroup and its affiliates will use TCS for their business process outsourcing needs. Smart..
• The Eroding Outsourcing Advantage between India and US
  on Oct 8, 2008 in Uncategorized
  I don’t want to talk about the financial crisis or whether that and the new President will cause a growth or a failure of the outsourcing market in India. It’s all been discussed and dissected every which way possible and all we can do
• Financial Markets in Turmoil, how will it affect India Outsourcing?
  on Oct 3, 2008 in Uncategorized
  The news in the US is bleak, bank after bank is in trouble, an $800B bailout package is awaiting approval. And everyone is feeling the crunch in the US. And so are the companies in India, feeling the crunch that is.  Tata Consultancy has begun mak...
• India Outsourcing and the US
  on Sep 29, 2008 in Uncategorized
  A friend who had been eagerly looking to change jobs a few weeks ago told me on Friday that he plans to remain in his boring but secure job until the economic turmoil in India subsides. That was a bit surprising to me because I kept hearing that...
• Lets talk about the economic impact on Outsourcing
  on Sep 15, 2008 in Uncategorized
  Almost regularly, you read of one news paper article or some report that mentions the growth of outsourcing activity because companies must reduce more costs. On the heels of that we find a report that is completely contradictory to the first we read...
• Quality in Outsourcing or lack there of…due to lower skilled resources
  on Sep 12, 2008 in Uncategorized
  We looked at misunderstood or under-understood requirements yesterday and so enough said on that. Now on to the 2nd reason for the lack of quality in outsourcing; lower skilled resources.   Let me start by saying that there are many, many, many (see...
• Quality in Outsourcing or lack there of….
  on Sep 11, 2008 in Uncategorized
  The news is bleak as the US economy continues to struggle.  Companies are cutting IT spend but outsourcing may continue to grow so that companies can save more money, blah, blah.   Ok, so we know all that already and a recent Forrester report vali...
• Companies in US Cut IT Spending, Offshoring Industry in India Faces Slowdown….
  on Sep 10, 2008 in Uncategorized
  I know, here we go with doom and gloom news but this is unfortunately reality, at least in the US.  A friend called today and told me that he has been sitting on the “bench” for almost three months because his projects at the client s
• Offshoring Seniors but with Medical Care - For only $85K and change!
  on Sep 9, 2008 in Uncategorized
  Nice story in Forbes about senior citizens, health care, and offshore living. Two Indian companies, Apollo Healthcare and Impact Senior Living have built (and continue to build more) senior living communities that include “health care backup&am
• Boeing and its Outsourcing Blues….
  on Sep 8, 2008 in Uncategorized
  Boeing machinists are on strike after the union and Boeing management were unable to come to terms while renegotiating a three year contract.   The disagreement between union and corporate is nothing new, the issues are similar to those seen wi...

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