Global Sourcing Insights Reveals How an Offshore Outsourcing Vendors Organization Structure Can Affect the Success of Your Outsourcing Initiative

Your offshore outsourcing vendors organization structure can affect their ability to provide specialized services that fit your companys unique needs. This often overlooked component of vendor selection can make or break some types of offshore projects.

Santa Fe, NM August 26, 2004 -- Your offshore outsourcing vendors organization structure can affect their ability to provide specialized services that fit your companys unique needs. "Each organization type has its own distinct advantages and disadvantages", states Scott Noble, co-founder and director of Global Sourcing Insights LLC (GSI), a company that provides outsourcing advice to companies. This often overlooked component of vendor selection can make or break some types of offshore projects".

GSI has seen that a vendors organization structure can affect their ability to perform in particular situations. A company should look for firms whose organiation structure matches with the work you intend to outsource. Generally, firms that can provide a significant onsite capability or presence are best suited to projects that require intimate business knowledge; involves process control or mission-critical applications; or are highly customer-facing.

Our latest white paper details types of offshore outsourcing service organizations and the advantages and disadvantages of each comments Ron Kreutzer, GSIs other co-founder and director. This white paper is the latest in a series of outsourcing tips that are available on the Global Sourcing Insights Web site (www.gsinsights.com).

About Global Sourcing Insights LLC
Two senior managers of a large offshore outsourcing service provider formed Global Sourcing Insights in. The company advises organizations in using offshore outsourcing as a part of their business strategy. They provide application feasibility assessment services to quantitatively determine if IT applications are suitable for outsourcing and would benefit from using this strategy. GSI also provides advice on outsourcing best practices to mitigate business and political risks.

GSI has in-depth expertise in offshore outsourcing and has assisted many Fortune 500 companies in analyzing the feasibility of outsourcing their IT application portfolio. Their expertise of the best practices for outsourcing as well as their in-depth knowledge of the major offshore outsourcing service providers allow for independent, honest and practical advice.

For more information, visit the Web site: www.gsinsights.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Scott Noble
Global Sourcing Insights LLC
972-517-5872
http://www.gsinsights.com

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