Data Conversion

Managers and executives in service firms seem to be watching the heating 'talent wars.' [Example: this blog entry on Infosysblogs] Now, an IT company seems to have found a solution: treat new recruits like Maharajas ... Literally! Not sure if it

Et tu, Brute? Were the first thoughts that came to mind when I visited Wipro.com recently. Why? Because their main page is promoting a book eulogizing Wipro's success story….coming shortly after Infosys.com pulled my book from its main page where it was promoted for

I was scanning the news and came across this interesting article "IT majors go on a hiring spree" For those familiar with Indian IT, especially the offshoring space, the growth and hiring spree is not really news....but still, top-five "club of IT players" - TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam Computer and HCL Technologies -- adding a total of 27,583

I was scanning the news and came across this interesting article "IT majors go on a hiring spree" For those familiar with Indian IT, especially the offshoring space, the growth and hiring spree is not really news....but still, top-five "club of IT players" - TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam Computer and HCL Technologies -- adding a total of 27,583

My previous blog post about "Indian IT Services Giants Seek U.S. Staff" generated a few queries and comments. Arun wrote that "Indian companies need to increase their workforce diversity to win big." Absolutely on target; and this is not a surprising trend. By

Offshoring is hot...and I should know, right? [I have written a book on Offshoring IT Services .] But there again, don't ask me about the market dynamics or how/why companies are valued by the market … or the dynamics behind how Infosys, one of the leading players posted 53% profit rise this quarter….and how other offshore vendors are

MIT Sneezes and the world catches a cold? The recent MIT Study that Faults U.S. Data Collection On Offshoring seems to be having exactly this impact in the media, making one wonder. Agreed that a study coming out of MIT should be considered with some seriousness but I wonder if the media outlets

Prof. Hindupur V. Ramakrishna, of University of Redlands recently reviewed my book "Offshoring IT Services" for Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications JITCAR [Pulished in Vol 8-No 3]. He was generous enough to comment "Overall, the material presented in the book is well researched and the book presents a new

I volunteer with a panel of Offshoring experts who answer queries from SMEs and others interested in sourcing. Here's a query that recently came my way (with my response). Please feel free to weigh in! Question: Hello Mohan, I am working on an effort to educate the client folks here on how to get the best from an existing vendor relationship that they have with a company in India. I wanted to

For those chasing waves and trends, here is a headline from a recent article in Indian Express : "Near-shoring the new mantra for ITeS majors" The article says "While TCS has set up centres in Brazil, Uruguay, Hungary, Luxembourg, China, Singapore, Australia and Japan, Infosys BPO has 1,000 employees at its near-shore facilities in the Czech