24 Helpful Outsourcing Resources

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Here’s a small list of resources you can use to extend your knowledge of the online, outsourcing industry. Please note that Just Outsourcing has no affiliation with these resources. They’re listed here for your convenience.

• Harvard Books and Chapter Excerpts on Outsourcing
• beta.eqentia.com/outsourcing
  Tracking what’s new in global IT/BP Outsourcing. 70,000+ articles indexed via Eqentia’s semantic platform.
• www.blazent.com
  Focused solely on increasing trusted visibility in infrastructure outsourcing relationships.
• www.bpovoice.com
  Focus is to endow its members with the news and up-to-date information from around the globe with its internal research as well as through knowledge of experts.
• www.cio.com
  Articles, analysis, news, research for senior IT executives.
• www.computerworld.com
  Articles, analysis, and reviews.
• www.executivebrief.com
  Online periodical for technology managers and business leaders that provides content on Software Development, Outsourcing, Agile, SaaS/Cloud, Project Management.
• www.globalservicesmedia.com
  Gateway to the global sourcing of IT and BPO services.
• www.gscouncil.org
  Expert in Global Sourcing, Outsourcing & Sustainability.
• www.horsesforsources.com
  Upfront outsourcing insights.
• www.napeo.org
  Represents an industry that is well-recognized and widely acknowledged as providing a valuable employer service to the United States business community.
• www.noa.co.uk
  Objective is to ensure the effectiveness and success of outsourcing, shared services and insourcing through the promotion of best practice and innovation in their application and development.
• www.obenchmarking.com
  Compare operating performance and identify the best business practices.
• www.outsourceoffshore.info
  Daily dose of Outsourcing. From news to views on BPOs, KPOs, HROs, LPOs etc.
• www.outsourcing-center.com
  Provides objective perspectives and real-world examples, identifies business risks, and explains how to leverage value-creation opportunities – crucial information you need to make informed decisions around your business strategies.
• www.outsourcing-toolkit.com
  Designed to help you manage and address the demands of an outsource project as efficiently and professionally as possible.
• www.outsourcing.com
  A neutral outsourcing resource dedicated to providing outsourcing information, outsourcing research, outsourcing networking opportunities and customized outsourcing services and solutions to the outsourcing industry.
• www.outsourcing-buzz-blog.com
  A central location for conversations about outsourcing and how it’s evolving.
• www.outsourcingleadership.com
  The unbiased source for info on outsourcing, benchmarking and shared services.
• www.outsourcingworld.biz
  A Window Into The World Of BPO Business Process Outsourcing.
• www.sourcingfocus.com
  The community portal for the sourcing industry providing outsourcing news, analysis and opinion on all aspects of sourcing.
• www.the-outsourcing.com
  For the niche needs of decision makers and influencers of the global services industry. It focuses on bringing quality content to its audience through a global network of highly experienced writers.
• www.TheBlackBookOfOutsourcing.com
  Co-Author, The Black Book of Outsourcing
• www.tpi.net
  Founder and innovator of the sourcing advisory industry and the largest sourcing data and advisory firm in the world.

External Resources:

1. A Brief History of Outsourcing