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Tip 16: SLAs are green and client is unhappy!?
Friction points in outsourcing exist when client expectations are 1) not aligned with the actual service the provider delivers and 2) not...
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Tip 15: When (not) to act?
For many control freaks out there, including myself, it's not easy to let nature take its course. Rather, they flog dead horses, pull on...
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Tip 14: How to ensure your emails are answered?
I regularly get the question from colleagues why their emails are not answered and mine are. There is no magic behind this… or maybe just...
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Tip 11: When was the last time you gave a compliment?
BPO and IT outsourcing are complex. Not everything goes according to plan. So when a milestone is reached or another target is met, do...
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Tip 10: How mature are your problem solving skills?
There are many managers in BPO and IT outsourcing projects. To name a few: client executives, sales directors, delivery managers,...
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Tip 9: Don’t sit on bad news
Don’t worry. Bad news is a fact of life in BPO and IT outsourcing projects. Deal economics may go south, assumptions may prove to be...
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Tip 8: Avoid riding a dead horse
Supposedly, Dakota Indians passed on the wisdom from one generation to the next that “when you discover that you are riding a dead horse,...
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Tip 7: Beware of elephant paths
As contract manager in BPO and IT outsourcing deals you inherit the contract that is drafted by legal counsels and the bid team. In my...
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Tip 6: Poor planning on your end doesn’t mean stress on my end
Typical BPO and IT outsourcing projects are highly complex. Clients are demanding. Some clients believe I pay therefore I decide. But...
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