Services globalization is a journey and not just a destination; it requires management of the entire lifecycle – from the knowledge phase (understanding the true services globalization opportunity) to the planning phase (developing a services globalization roadmap) and on to the sourcing and management phases. The third secret of successful globalizers is: Adopt a lifecycle…
One underlying fact successful globalizers understand is that services globalization has come a long way from offshore outsourcing and continues to evolve every day.As services globalization evolves,new opportunities arise. The reality,as Applied Materials GVP and CIO Ron Kifer sees it, is that a company can embrace, leverage and be a part of that globalization or…
Communicating effectively with your internal and external stakeholders is an important part of successful globalization initiatives. This is important because opinions, if they become negative, can turn into behaviours that threaten to derail an initiative. Positive opinions, on the other hand, can turn into behaviours that contribute substantially to an initiative’s success. INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS When…