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The Rise of Global Business Services: The Future of Shared Services

Zinnov

” – 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.

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Moving from Shared Services to Global Business Services

AH Anderson Consulting

The concept of corporate Shared Services (SS) has been around a long time, with the private sector credited with starting this concept in the late 1980’s, and the public sector about a decade later. Personally, and not trying to date myself, I came across this business model at a former employer around 2005. So, what is GBS?

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The Importance of Strategy and Governance for Global Business Services

AH Anderson Consulting

Welcome to my third article in a series focused on insights, experience and practical advice on an operating model called Global Business Services (GBS). The GBS operating model is the latest step in the evolution of shared services (SS). Importance of Governance. It enables functional resources (i.e.,

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Taking Global Business Services to the Next Level

AH Anderson Consulting

For those who have not read my previous post, “Moving from Shared Services to Global Business Services,” let me provide a quick summary. Shared Services (SS) is an operating model that has been around for decades. It enables function-specific resources (i.e., HR, IT, Finance, etc.) ROI Shortfall.

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Five Actions GBS Organizations Must Take to Address the Global Business Services Trends and Challenges of 2022 | Blog

Everest Group

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.

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5 Success-driving Actions: How to Unlock Untapped, Affordable Talent | Webinar

Everest Group

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.

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5 New Ways to Drive Strategic Results from Procurement Outsourcing | Webinar

Everest Group

This progression has increased enterprises’ focus on strategic engagements, including how best to drive business results from their procurement outsourcing models and extract the most value from their engagements across delivery models, pricing structures, governance and performance, talent management, digital transformation, and more.