Nowadays just about anything can be outsourced. From telemarketing to inventory management, collecting receivables to answering the phone, email account hosting to company management, it's all up for grabs. Business owners, managers at mid-level companies, and entrepreneurs who are even thinking about outsourcing some part of the business need The Complete Idiot's Guide to Successful Outsourcing. Included- The historical and global issues of outsourcing that may affect outsourcing decisions Tips on how to determine whether or not to outsource at all Advice on how to decide the costs and benefits of outsourcing Guidance on hiring and managing the outsourced help An explanation of ways to stay within government compliance

Think outsourcing may be the best way to enlarge your talent pool and increase your profits? Outsourcing For Dummies gives you hands-on, step-by-step guidance in implementing an effective and productive outsourcing program that reduces costs and improves your company’s capabilities. This practical, plain-English guide helps you prepare your people and plan an effective sourcing strategy. You’ll find plenty of tips on negotiating with vendors, get help in drafting a binding contract, and find out how to verify and maintain compliance. Plus you’ll get a handle on the importance of communicating with vendors; find ways to measure performance, productivity, and cost-effectiveness; get the lowdown on troubleshooting and solving outsourcing problems; and, if the arrangement isn’t working out, get advice on ending the deal. Discover how to: Determine the costs and risks of outsourcing Identify qualified suppliers and consultants Minimize the impact of outsourcing on your employees Define the scope of your outsourcing program Decide whether to go offshore, nearshore, or onshore Understand the impact of cultural differences on outsourcing Document objectives and review proposals Plan for the disruption in business operations Deal with international employees and vendors Manage outsourcing relationships Protect your data from piracy Avoid common outsourcing mistakes Outsourcing can be the best decision your company has ever made —or the worst! Read Outsourcing For Dummies today, and get it right the first time.

Outsourcing has revolutionized the way we do business in the modern world. It also has its fair share of ups and downs that every business owner has to deal with. This book is a full-blown exploration on the ins and outs of outsourcing. Here you will learn the crucial steps as you embark on a journey towards outsourcing business operations. Moreover, you’ll find out how you can pinpoint the right candidates that will be perfect for your outsourced team with easily follow step-by-step guides. Well-kept secrets and strategies will also be disclosed here. You’ll also learn outsourcing tips on how to expand your business’s potential for profits beyond its main operations. If you plan to expand your outsourcing business, use this report as a guide on the planning stages of your expansion. From this report you will learn the following: • What You Need to Know Before Getting Into Outsourcing - A Crash Course on What Outsourcing is All About - How Companies Have Succeeded in Outsourcing While Others Have Failed - The Good News: Failures Can Lead You to Outsourcing Success • Coming Up With A Great Outsourcing Team - The Qualities of a Topnotch Team of Outsourced Employees - Hiring Managers Who Will Deal With Outsourced Employees - A Step-by-Step Guide from Hiring to Managing Outsourced Employees - Creating Manuals and Multimedia Guides for Your Outsourced Employees - Creating a Good Relationship With Your Team • Strategies for Successful Outsourcing - Make an internal assessment and define your core business - Set the vision, mission, objectives or goals and implement them with a realistic action plan - Don’t rush and make room for things to grow - Money management is the key - Build good relationships • Taking Note of Everyday Lessons and Sharing Invaluable Knowledge - Tools to Help Evaluate and Plan Your Business Progress - Making Money Out of Selling Your Knowledge • Expanding Your Outsourcing Business - Take Note of the Following Before You Start Expansion - How to Manage the Growing Responsibility of Running a Business • Trade Secrets You Need to Know From Successful Outsourcing Businesses - Where to Find the Right People - Getting Into the Right Communities for Support - Starting Small and Getting Bigger Grab your copy now!

Outsourcing is now increasingly used as a competitive weapon in today's global economy. 'The Outsourcing Handbook' is a guide to the whole process. It looks at key factors in the success of a project as well as problem areas and potential pitfalls.

Outsourcing is one of the most complex and controversial issues in business today. In an effort to remain competitive, many leading companies--from Microsoft to Nike to Pfizer--are incorporating outsourcing as a strategic part of their management decision-making. Yet, for managers responsible for outsourcing, domestically or internationally, this field often seems complex, if not impossible. The Managers Step-by-Step Guide to Outsourcing presents a clear, detailed method for effectively planning and executing an outsourcing strategy in any company, large or small. Top Fortune 500 consultant Linda Dominguez provides all the tools you need to achieve successful, real-world implementation, giving you the power to cut costs, increase efficiency and productivity, generate higher returns, and stay ahead of your competition. Sharing the invaluable guidance of her clients as well as the advice of outsourcing experts, Dominguez helps you develop a strategic plan for your own initiative. She imparts the new skills executives, managers, and employees must learn to deliver results, and best practices for creating sustainable shareholder value without sacrificing quality, productivity, relationships, or control. As you prepare your blueprint for action, you'll discover how to: Decide to outsource a business unit or function on or offshore Weigh potential cost savings against the potential risks Select the best vendor for your specific needs Make the transition process swift and effective Anticipate and manage outsourcing problems and challenges Identify and navigate cultural and style differences Recall an outsourced unit back in-house when necessary You'll also find sound advice and tips executives who have successfully outsourced as well as from those who found their projects did not meet their expectations. Complete with a thorough implementation checklist, The Managers Step-by-Step Guide to Outsourcing is the only resource you need to ensure the long-term success of your outsourcing project.

In this must-have guide for creating and implementing successful outsourcing processes and partnerships, Vitasek drives the principles of Vested Outsourcing beyond theory into practice. From shared vision, desired outcomes to win-win and long-term success the manual will help managers build an agreement vested in each other's success.