Managers across the world are beating a path to India because it is the global leader for offshore IT-enabled services. Many corporate leaders seek to reduce their costs, other wish to improve service quality, but not many understand India on their first visit and some are confused by clashes of culture. This book aims to introduce India, the major players in the Indian service industry, the reasons why you should utilise India as an offshore outsourcing destination and the steps you need to take to find and work with a local partner. The second edition has been completely revised with up-to-date information on the latest industry developments. Several chapters have been entirely restructured and two completely new chapters deal with the risks of outsourcing to India and the future prospects for the industry.

Introduction to key background information on India, its culture and its history as well as its industry Step by step guide through the whole outsourcing process Guidance from leading managers and industry experts Each chapter can be used as a primer on a particular subject Updated information on companies and the Indian market Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Mark Kobayashi-Hillary is the Global Research Director of Commonwealth Business Council Technologies, based in London. He is a founding member of the British Computer Society Working Party on Offshore Outsourcing and is researching the subject of business process outsourcing. Mark is a Chartered Information Systems Professional and Master of Business Administration, he has worked at a senior level for several leading banking and technology groups and has been involved in managing outsourced relationships in the UK, Singapore and India.

Inhalt
to India.- First Impressions.- Indian History and Religion.- Contemporary Indian Politics.- Culture and Food.- Domestic Travel.- Security Concerns.- The Outsourcing Industry in India.- The Outsourcing Drivers.- The Major Industry Players in India.- Ownership Models and Partnership.- The Major Outsourcing Locations.- Industry Associations and Research Bodies.- How to Organise the Outsourcing Process.- Management Checklist Introduction.- Outsourcing Objectives.- Destination India.- Outsourcing Flavours.- Success Criteria.- Vendor Selection.- Legal Contract Arrangement.- Quality and the Service Level Agreement.- Migration and Knowledge Transfer.- Culture and Communication.- Adapt the Organisation.- Employee Transition and Exit Management.- The Risk Factors.- Future Potential.