The Rise of Global Business Services (GBS)
The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
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The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2023
©iStock/Rawpixel Why is Global Business Services (GBS) becoming more popular?
Everest Group
APRIL 9, 2024
During Shared Services & Outsourcing Week (SSOW), March 20-23, in Orlando, “The G6 BPO Debate” tackled thought-provoking and challenging questions associated with BPO’s impact on GBS. Are you entrenched in the ongoing battle between Global Business Services (GBS) and outsourcing? Reach out to us to learn more.
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Everest Group
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
What are the opportunities for GBS organizations in 2025? Who should attend?
Everest Group
MAY 21, 2024
As India’s prominence in Global Business Service (GBS) grows, staying updated on tax laws and adapting agile strategies is essential for multinational corporations to achieve sustainable growth amid evolving global business dynamics.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Global Business Services (GBS) organizations are at the forefront of driving transformation and efficiency across enterprises. However, they often fall short in one critical aspect: change management. Learn why GBS leaders must begin implementing change management strategies today, starting with a comprehensive 12-step program.
Everest Group
MARCH 23, 2022
2021 was a milestone year for Global Business Services (GBS) with most enterprises reporting the model exceeded expectations for global business services solutions and delivery. GBS provided the needed strength and agility to seamlessly supply value without disruption from the pandemic.
Everest Group
AUGUST 2, 2024
But the title’s been swirling around in my head as I see global business services (GBS ) ponder the next steps in their careers. Lest you think I’m channeling Jean-Paul Sartre’s 1944 play Huis Clos (No Exit for those of us English speakers), rest assured I’m not reliving my school French classes.
Everest Group
AUGUST 30, 2022
Everest Group’s Top GBS Employers across India, Poland, and the Philippines report illustrates the top global business services companies selected for best work environment and job satisfaction rating by employees. The top global business services companies selected across India, The Philippines, and Poland.
Everest Group
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
I’ve never seen such a mismatch of supply and demand in the shared services space. While new enterprises are adopting the model at what seems to be an unprecedented pace post-COVID, at the same time, there are a surprising number of experienced shared services professionals out on the street. How were they orchestrated?
Premier BPO
MARCH 29, 2023
Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW) is the industry’s leading collaborative event that brings together professionals, leaders, and experts from various industries and backgrounds to share their best practices every year. The week featured prize-winning speakers and Global Business Services giants.
Everest Group
JUNE 4, 2024
Take a gander at ( What’s your GBS and Shared Services management persona? ). Some are good fixers, some are good orchestrators, some are experts at driving change. Want to know which persona is right when? Churn, churn, churn? Revolving executive sponsorship strongly impacts the GBS thesis.
Everest Group
JULY 26, 2024
Global Business Services (GBS) must evolve and, as the iconic Queen song references, “break free,” from outdated practices. This blog explores how GBS organizations should move beyond their comfort zones when it comes to managing hybrid models, finding a balance for in-house and outsourced resources.
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
How current and potential employees view the organization’s brand is critical to business success. Gain insights from our research on best practices by leading Global Business Services (GBS) organizations who have created a superior employer brand perception in this blog.
Zinnov
OCTOBER 20, 2023
” – Peter Drucker In the 1980s, Shared Service Centers (SSCs) and third-party Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) significantly changed how American organizations managed essential functions by providing access to global talent. This evolving landscape prompts a re-evaluation of how services can be optimally delivered.
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
If you have questions or want to discuss CM platforms and solutions, please contact Krishna Zawar at Krishna Zawar or Parul Trivedi.
Everest Group
APRIL 17, 2023
Global Business Services (GBS) organizations have become essential to the enterprise as these shared service centers help to optimize costs and build talent strategies for the future. Read on to learn more about the benefits GBS offers. To achieve these goals, CEOs are turning to GBS organizations for support.
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Change management is necessary within Global Business Services (GBS) organizations. Our research has identified four change management personas that GBS organizations typically fall under. To find out which persona best fits your organization, read on.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As a result of these concerns, global leaders adopted a more cautious stance going into this year, according to Everest Group’s annual Key Issues survey of over 200 global leaders across industry enterprises, Global Business Services (GBS) centers , and providers.
Everest Group
JULY 9, 2024
Amid economic challenges and a cautious business outlook, maintaining a positive brand image is not just important – it’s vital. Specialized skills are more critical than ever, making the attraction and retention of top talent a key objective for organizations.
Everest Group
JULY 25, 2024
Enterprises today must prioritize building and scaling next-generation products, platforms, and services to stay competitive.
Everest Group
MARCH 31, 2022
In our recent blog, we wrote about service delivery risk in Ukraine. 24, almost 150 companies operating out of the region supporting IT, Engineering, and Business Process services have ceased or at least suspended operations in the region, impacting thousands of jobs. Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb.
Everest Group
JANUARY 11, 2024
From any vantage point, COVID was good to the global business services (GBS) model. Show the enterprise how to work globally? For the first time in its short history, the model was tested, and it passed with flying colors. Prove that collaboration doesn’t have to happen in a conference room?
Everest Group
OCTOBER 19, 2021
A significant boost in intelligent automation (IA) adoption occurred in response to the pandemic as organizations grappled to ensure business continuity. CIOs IT VPs GBS/Shared services senior executives Enterprise leaders Sourcing leaders COOs. What are the emerging talent models for successful IA programs? Who should attend?
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Change management is necessary within Global Business Services (GBS) organizations. Our research has identified four change management personas that GBS organizations typically fall under. To find out which persona best fits your organization, read on.
Everest Group
JANUARY 5, 2023
Change management is essential for any Global Business Services (GBS) organization, yet it is also one of the more challenging feats to grasp and implement. Change for GBS is a constant occurrence, whether it’s new technology adoption, stakeholder gains and losses, or evolving roles within the enterprise.
Everest Group
JULY 12, 2023
A white shoe strategy firm or one of the Big 4 has helped you develop an all-singing, all-dancing global business services blueprint that harnesses the latest GBS thinking. The enterprise’s CXOs are pushing an imperative for digitization, giving your GBS initiatives real coattails to grab onto.
Everest Group
JUNE 10, 2024
An increasing number of companies have started their own Global In-house Centers (GICs) (also known as captives), and companies that have existing GICs have been expanding the scope of what those GICs do. This surge in GIC build and expansion is coming at the expense of the third-party services market.
Everest Group
AUGUST 25, 2023
Global Capability Centers (GCCs) can use storytelling to transcend geographic and cultural barriers to effectively communicate their vision and value to diverse audiences. Discover the benefits, key factors for effective storytelling, and pitfalls to avoid in this blog.
Everest Group
MARCH 8, 2022
Case study experiences and feedback from buyers leveraging services from impact sourcing specialists Who should attend? Chief sustainability officers Chief diversity officers Sourcing and vendor managers Procurement managers Global business services (GBS) / shared services center leaders . Parul Jain.
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
In recent years, Global Capability Centers (GCCs) / Global In-house Centers (GICs) have experienced a remarkable surge in popularity amongst enterprises worldwide, with headlines frequently highlighting the establishment of new GCCs across various regions.
Everest Group
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Global Business Services (GBS) organizations have a big opportunity to champion Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) in banking and financial services (BFS) institutions. ESG is creating new opportunities for BFS Global Business Services organizations.
Everest Group
MAY 31, 2023
Building on its inaugural research in this area, Everest Group will soon release its 2023 report examining how operations and technology employees in Global Business Services (GBS) organizations in India, The Philippines, and Poland view their employer’s brands.
Everest Group
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
I was familiar with each company’s revolving door of leaders, the quality of the team, GBS’s historic inability to scale, and the downward trajectory of the share performance. Earlier this month I had two of those eleventh-hour conversations with leaders who were about to sign onto gigs reviving GBS models.
Everest Group
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Most industry reports and surveys proudly proclaim that global business services organizations increasingly have been invited to rub shoulders with the C-suite, influencing strategy, yucking it up with the enterprise’s CXOs, and ensuring that GBS is embedded in the operating model. Seat at the table, seat at the table.
Everest Group
AUGUST 9, 2023
But does Hyderabad have what it takes to surpass Bangalore as the foremost global services destination in the future? Let’s delve into this question in this blog. Contact us to learn more about popular global services locations.
Everest Group
DECEMBER 15, 2023
What accounts for this acceleration in companies building their own capability rather than taking advantage of a third-party service provider’s capability? Read more in my blog on Forbes It is very clear that companies are more aggressively taking advantage of offshoring, and many are doing it by building their own capabilities.
Premier BPO
JUNE 7, 2024
Macroeconomic changes, talent shortages, and evolving trends, including technological advancements, have businesses increasingly relying on outsourcing as a strategy. These tools encompass a wide range of technologies requiring deep expertise in areas where your business is unlikely to have the team to accomplish this. References 1.
Everest Group
MAY 8, 2023
Business dynamism is at an all-time high, compelling smart GBS organizations to go into continuous change mode. Deborah Kops Managing Principal, Sourcing Change Executive Advisor, Everest Group Is it a normal silly season? Or is it a symptom of the times?
Everest Group
APRIL 26, 2022
Business agility has emerged among leading Global Business Services trends as a key driver for growth, innovation, and business excellence. Attaining business agility requires new ways of thinking and working.
Everest Group
APRIL 5, 2023
CIOs and CTOs Business leaders Product managers Applications heads IT and technology directors Madhurima Chopra Senior Analyst Ankit Gupta Practice Director Manukrishnan S Senior Analyst Related Content Defining Software Value: Precursor to Successful Investments and Budgeting Decisions | Blog Value Stream Management: A Progression to Agile and DevOps (..)
Everest Group
MARCH 12, 2024
CEOs and CXOs Buyers and providers of services Locations portfolio strategy professionals Leaders of workforce strategy Global sourcing managers Vendor managers GBS Leaders Hrishi Raj Agarwalla Vice President Prashray Kala Partner Jyoti Kumari Senior Analyst Related Content: Key Issues for 2024: Creating Accelerated Value in a Dynamic World | On-demand (..)
Everest Group
JANUARY 3, 2022
The Global Business Services (GBS) market has witnessed improvement in performance, enhancements in role, and growth across verticals and functions over the years.
Anexa
MAY 16, 2022
The next normal in business sees shared-services morphing into global business services (GBS) – but whatever the level of operations – these organizations share the same concerns.
Everest Group
JANUARY 17, 2025
years or more, M&A activity wreaks special havoc on the global business services model, its leaders, and its people. Why is that? Finance and others are functions that are policy- or rules-driven, fairly cut-and-dried that face the challenges or scale or streamlining in merger and acquisition activity.
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