Do you remember back when sushi was a new concept in eating in the West? “Raw fish? Why would anyone want to eat raw fish?” But then we sampled it and before long it became so mainstream that you can find a sushi bar almost anywhere. While no where near as ubiquitous as sushi, Infrastructure and Software as a Service (IaaS and Saas) followed a similar path, with initial reluctance lending way to taste tests within a growing number of organizations.
But Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) is a very different type of meal. The light eaters – small… Read the rest
As companies increasingly turn to software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for their monthly subscription-based pricing model and business agility benefits, HR recruitment tools are a focus of SaaS software development companies and venture capitalists funding them.
Two SaaS recruiting tools to be aware of: Evolv and PeopleMatter.
Evolv is science-based talent intelligence software that goes beyond job-matching according to skills. It matches applicants to job types based on behaviors, motivation, and workstyle. The company claims its SaaS tool reduces attrition by 20-30 percent and improves operating margins by 20 percent. Its $15.75 million in VC funding will be used to expand to global markets.
PeopleMatter was launched in September after acquiring the software assets of Columbia-based Acadia… Read the rest
I was hurrying through the U.S. Post Office recently when a woman stopped me and asked, “How much does a first-class stamp cost?”
I paused . . . and then, with much embarrassment, said, “I’m sorry, but I honestly don’t know.” After another pause, I added, “I think maybe it costs 41 cents, but I’m really not sure.”
I’m just so used to seeing the “forever” stamps without a price displayed on them, and I buy them in bulk.
Funny how we get used to seeing things as they are and just accept the status quo. That got me to… Read the rest
This is the second blog in a recurring column in Outsourcing Buzz Blog focusing on thought leadership in outsourcing, as seen from the perspectives of two industry leaders with unique views into the workings of how outsourcing deals really get put together – and the results of those maneuvers. (See “Never Underestimate the Value of PEOPLE When it Comes to Outsourcing,” the first blog in this column.)
Insights in this recurring column come from sourcing advisors, Joe Vales and Kerry Ann Vales of Vales Consulting Group and Vales Consulting Lite.
This week I asked Joe and Kerry Ann… Read the rest
Two words: cloud and SaaS. They’re a common thread in discussions for outsourcing plans these days because the advantages these technology-access models present to buyers are truly significant. Both are increasingly marketed as outsourced services. But are they really outsourcing? If so, are these models causing companies to overlook crucial aspects of outsourcing arrangements? Or is outsourcing morphing to simply “sourcing” – commoditized services that really don’t involve a relationship factor, governance frameworks, and other complexities?
In other words, is the notion of what constitutes “outsourcing” changing? To find the answer to this question, I invited four experts to a… Read the rest
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