ESG (environmental, social, and governance) isn’t a new concept in the business world, but it’s quickly gaining in importance. In the last couple of years, we’ve started hearing more clients ask how different IT providers fare on ESG principles. In digging into the question, we found a lack of good information available. So we sought…
With experts warning of an impending global recession, understandably many companies are tightening budgets and pursuing layoffs or instituting hiring freezes. While managing with fewer resources and tighter budgets is never ideal, it is a familiar business problem, and old problems often have well-tested solutions. For businesses proactively planning for the impacts of a global…
Join Neo Group at IAOP’s GOV20 Virtual Conference from October 7-9, 2020. We are a proud sponsor. Different world, different playbook! It’s a big year for governance. COVID-19 has influenced thinking and spurred action among governance leaders. Please join us as we come together virtually, on October 7-9, to share the newest models that work…
Our client – a diversified enterprise with interests in healthcare technology and insurance services – faced a challenge and an opportunity. They needed to accelerate product development and leverage vendor capabilities to benefit from industry trends such as automation and other innovative developments, while also reducing operating costs and moving employees to higher value work. One of the main…
We can all agree that ‘good’ governance is important. In the highly competitive, rapidly changing, increasingly complex and risky business environment in which enterprises operate today, the need for ‘good’ governance has never been more acute. The larger the organization, the more diversified its business lines, the more geographically dispersed its operational footprint, and the…
Global sourcing is an important part of the transformation puzzle. Enterprises need strategic partners, co-creators, and collaborators more than ever, as they embark on transforming their businesses and markets. Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) are high on Executives’ agenda. How can data enable and empower your business? How can…
The August IAOP Chapter Meeting, held on August 14, 2014, featured a valuable discussion about a detailed and informative case study on Governance Models for Global Business Services (GBS) by Jack Sanderson, COP, Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Process Transformation Office at Boston Scientific and moderated by Atul Vashistha, Chairman, Neo Group. Boston Scientific is one…
There has been much discussion and debate about robotics, the emergence of autonomics and their impact on Global Sourcing. Will robots render moot where in the world a process is performed? Will they eliminate, enhance, or have no impact upon the proposition for outsourcing? Examining the evolution of Google’s Self-Driving Car as a handy analogy,…
In case you missed it, you can now listen in to the recent Governance chapter webinar. View the playback here Our esteemed speaker Linda Tuck Chapman, CPO, Sourcing, Payables and Supplier Governance from BMO Financial Group shared insights that will broaden your understanding of skills and attributes necessary for Governance success. Chapter Chair Atul Vashistha…