Outsourcing Books

Is the first book in Brownell O'Connor's 'Outstanding Outsourcing' trilogy. With 15 years experience in the global Contact Centre industry and numerous executive postings in multinational, Contact Outsource organisations, Dr. Brownell not only offers clear, salient advice but he brings it all to life with a multitude of case studies and real life examples.

Brownell descends from a long line of "Seanachai" (Shan-a-key) - the story-tellers of ancient Ireland. In days of yore, the Seanachai travelled the width and breath of the land bringing news and tales of far off places. The "Seanachai" often accompanied their tales with the "fiddle" (Violin) in a form of ballad that Brownell remarks, is not entirely unlike modern-day RAP. The Doctor is unlikely to be seen playing the "fiddle" or rapping, but apart from that, for this "Fear Umpur Scealta (man of many tales), anything else goes.

• The Outsource decision
• Preparing the Outsource Business Case
• Selecting the most suitable Service Provider
• Offshore considerations

• Preparation of the RFP
• The tender process
• Evaluation of OSP bids
• Effective due diligence
• Preparation of the Service Level Agreement
• Contract negotiation
• Preparing for the headaches of transition
• The induced complexities of offshore

• Implementing the Outsource Program
• Overcoming transitional hurdles
• Outsource Governance (onshore and offshore)
• Effective Reporting Strategies
• Maintaining the functional partnership
• Dealing with disaster
• The time for re-negotiation
• The time to walk away

Sample Service Level Agreement

This document is a blueprint to help ensure that clients and OSP's derive a mutually attractive agreement

Sample Business Case

This collection of Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents demonstrates how a typical Contact Outsource Business case Is developed and presented

Sample OSP Business Model

This collection of Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents demonstrates how a typical OSP business plan is developed and presented. (Designed to assist prospective OSP's to develop their plans).

Outsource Operations Support functionality

This is a collection of eBooks covering all aspects of Outsource operation. Each book delves into different subject matter, and guides clients and OSP's with regard to best practices, risk avoidance and root cause analysis:-

• Vendor and Client Account Management Practices and Principles
• Quality Control and Outsourced Customer Contact
• Contact Centre Agent Training in the Outsource environment
• Contact Centre Recruitment for OSP's and their clients
• The bits and bytes of Contact Outsource Technology
• Performance Indication, Metriculation and Management for OSP's and their clients
• Customer Relationship Management in the Outsource arena
• Building and managing customer experience in the Outsource environment