It is commonplace these days for parties to an IT contract to consider alternative dispute resolution (mediation or arbitration) as a means for resolving disputes. I have written on the… [more]
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Shape-Shifting Dispute Processes: Adapting the Process to the Type of IT Dispute
by James Kosa
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Regardless of the function being outsourced (whether it is data centre networking services, business process outsourcing, call centre services, application development and programming), performing a detailed and thorough due diligence… [more]
Long Term Outsourcing Relationships – Price Adjustment Provisions
by Richard Austin
Monday, September 26th, 2011
My last column focussed on customer and service provider concerns that arise with various aspects of long term outsourcing relationships. I now want to discuss structuring specific provisions to take… [more]
The number of law firms to engage in legal process outsourcing (LPO) is still relatively low but is growing. In a recent survey by Legal Week, 15% of law firms… [more]
Cloud Computing and Canadian Federally Regulated Financial Institutions
by Wesley Ng
Friday, August 26th, 2011
Cloud Computing… [more]
Cloud computing has grown significantly in the last few years. A Gartner Executive Program survey of more than 2,000 Chief Information Officers (CIOs), representing 50 countries and 38
Imagine the 20/20 vision of hindsight, and consider the following:
1. The Importance of Innovation.
Key value propositions of any BPO are, put simply, better, faster and cheaper. However, there… [more]
Gain-sharing, as a concept, appears to be falling out of favour in recent outsourcing transactions. Once considered an innovative concept for sharing saving made by the supplier of outsourcing services,… [more]
Long Term Outsourcing Relationships – Customer and Service Provider Concerns
by Richard Austin
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
The Clock for the Long Now, a project of the Long Now Foundation, is intended to keep time accurately for 10,000 years. It was conceived by Danny Hillis in 1986… [more]
[With special contribution by Jim Eckler]
In this article, I follow up on the statement made in my last column in which I said “I’d seek to bust the myth… [more]
According to a survey conducted by the Outsourcing Centre, almost 50 percent of the ITO and HRO deals were renewed. Companies often instinctively renew outsourcing contracts, especially if the existing… [more]
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) continues to be the buzzword, in Canada, US and the UK.
This month’s edition of The Canadian Bar Association’s National Magazine features LPO on its cover… [more]
In my last column, I discussed the convergence between the SaaS contracting model and the outsourcing contracting model. In this column, I wish to explore a strongly related topic: the… [more]
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