Comments on: Off-shoring Destinations: LatAm gets Muy Caliente! http://hemantputhli.com/2009/11/08/off-shoring-destinations-latam/ Business Technology: Strategy and Governance | Consulting Services | Hemant Puthli Associates Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:53:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Hemant Puthli http://hemantputhli.com/2009/11/08/off-shoring-destinations-latam/#comment-213 Hemant Puthli Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:37:27 +0000 http://hemantputhli.com/?p=1086#comment-213 Aashwina, thanks for your comment and for sharing your insights. Unfortunately most players in the Indian industry are either too pre-occupied in fighting local competitors or are placing their bets on a chimerical strategy of leveraging "Innovation" as their USP. Sadly, these ideas are supported by the views of some of the top consulting firms as well. I wonder if you read my earlier post on this topic http://hemantputhli.com/2009/08/28/staying-on-top-the-challenge-to-indias-leadership-in-off-shoring/ which I also referred to in this post above. Aashwina, thanks for your comment and for sharing your insights. Unfortunately most players in the Indian industry are either too pre-occupied in fighting local competitors or are placing their bets on a chimerical strategy of leveraging “Innovation” as their USP. Sadly, these ideas are supported by the views of some of the top consulting firms as well. I wonder if you read my earlier post on this topic http://hemantputhli.com/2009/08/28/staying-on-top-the-challenge-to-indias-leadership-in-off-shoring/ which I also referred to in this post above.

]]> By: Aashwina Mouli http://hemantputhli.com/2009/11/08/off-shoring-destinations-latam/#comment-212 Aashwina Mouli Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:55:54 +0000 http://hemantputhli.com/?p=1086#comment-212 Europe is also overtaking India in offshoring ( specifically the Czech Republic , Romania etc). Their proximity to Western Europe , data security considerations , time zone overlaps and concerns on Indian IT expertise and sustainability have made them attractive to Western Europe as well as the UK. This is in spite of higher costs associated with such outsourcing when compared to India While we cannot win on data security considerations , we should again look at the issues that they have with our IT expertise and sustainability and see why they are willing to spend more on a nearshore destination. Europe is also overtaking India in offshoring ( specifically the Czech Republic , Romania etc). Their proximity to Western Europe , data security considerations , time zone overlaps and concerns on Indian IT expertise and sustainability have made them attractive to Western Europe as well as the UK. This is in spite of higher costs associated with such outsourcing when compared to India

While we cannot win on data security considerations , we should again look at the issues that they have with our IT expertise and sustainability and see why they are willing to spend more on a nearshore destination.

]]> By: Hemant Puthli http://hemantputhli.com/2009/11/08/off-shoring-destinations-latam/#comment-45 Hemant Puthli Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:57 +0000 http://hemantputhli.com/?p=1086#comment-45 I agree, on most counts. Definitely on workforce attitude, for one. And yes, innovation is not going to be the main keystone for a competitive strategy - it's just table stakes. It cannot be a differentiator if everybody is doing it! I agree, on most counts. Definitely on workforce attitude, for one. And yes, innovation is not going to be the main keystone for a competitive strategy – it’s just table stakes. It cannot be a differentiator if everybody is doing it!

]]> By: Monisha Advani http://hemantputhli.com/2009/11/08/off-shoring-destinations-latam/#comment-44 Monisha Advani Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:27:15 +0000 http://hemantputhli.com/?p=1086#comment-44 For the sustenance of the Indian outsourcing industry that depends on offshore strategies of international clients, the priority will be to improve work force attitude, costs and outputs. Process innovation, to my mind, is secondary. The malaise of more for less that seems to have corrupted our nextgen will cost us their future. Speaking of course, entirely from my HR-centric view point! For the sustenance of the Indian outsourcing industry that depends on offshore strategies of international clients, the priority will be to improve work force attitude, costs and outputs. Process innovation, to my mind, is secondary. The malaise of more for less that seems to have corrupted our nextgen will cost us their future. Speaking of course, entirely from my HR-centric view point!

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