Forget About Best Practices: Here Are Next Practices For The Sourcing Industry In 2011

We have connected with 8000 organizations over the last year as part of our ongoing research initiatives and reports. We host the HfS 25, an exclusive group of 25 Fortune 500 sourcing buyer executives that comes together to network and share best practices, and most importantly, next practices. Our clients include buyers from the energy, financial services, CPG, healthcare, software, manufacturing industries at all levels of outsourcing maturity. We also have research relationships with over twenty of the top outsourcing providers in the world. Bottom line, we are exposed to the world of outsourcing more than anyone else, and because we are good listeners, we know what is on outsourcing leaders’ minds.

This report synthesizes the topics that our clients and readers have deemed strategic for the next 12-36 months, with practical, candid advice for both buyers and providers.