7 Things You Never Knew about Shared Services Impact on Global Markets

Alsbridge to moderate key analyst panel at 2012 Shared Services and Outsourcing Week

Leading global sourcing advisory and benchmarking firm, Alsbridge, Inc., today announced Director, Carlos Hernandez will moderate a key analyst panel during the 2012 Shared Services and Outsourcing Week (SSOW) put on by the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON).

The session which will take place at 9:25 A.M., Thursday March 8th, during the 16th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week in Orlando, Florida, will cover seven things you never knew about shared services impact on global markets and other trends and predictions from key industry analysts including:
•   Eric Simonson, Managing Partner, Research, Everest Group
•   Phil Fersht, Founder & CEO, HfS Research
•   Stephanie Moore, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

“Our sponsorship of the 16th Annual North American Shared Services and Outsourcing Week represents a great partnership between Alsbridge and the SSON,” says Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge, Inc. “The SSOW  is an ideal forum for working through challenges and sharing insights around the outsourcing and shared services market. Our service offerings are perfectly in line with the needs of the attendees.”

In addition to moderating the analyst panel, Alsbridge will also contribute to the 16th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week conference by participating in G6 Visionaries Global Sourcing Think Tank. Alsbridge CEO, Ben Trowbridge, was elected to participate in this live designed to address the most challenging issues facing the industry today.  The G6 panel will take place at 11:00 AM; Thursday, March 8th and will feature the viewpoints of some of the industry’s top executive and sourcing authorities.

“The G6 panel is a group of experienced and renowned industry players.  This group represents a set of leaders, competitors and visionaries that have and will stimulate the next wave of sourcing innovation in our industry.  I am honored to be a part of this amazing group!” Trowbridge said. “Regardless of whether you choose outsourcing or shared services or some combination of the two, the core question in 2012 will be how to build sufficient trust in our sourcing relationships that foster growth and innovation.  As leaders we must realize that sourcing trust is a result of a delicate set of balances that require constant attention and benchmarking.”

About Alsbridge Inc.

Alsbridge provides world class sourcing advisory and benchmarking services for the CIO, CFO and CPO.  We’ve helped hundreds of companies reduce costs and get more value from their vendors. Our experienced consultants leverage proprietary tools and information databases to identify and engage the optimal vendors for your situation, negotiate best practice terms at fair market prices, and improve the way you work with your vendors. Alsbridge clients utilize the most cost effective and value added sources globally for IT infrastructure services, hardware and maintenance, network services, software and maintenance, application support and development, business processes and cloud services. Alsbridge was ranked the #1 outsourcing advisor in the world by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) based on the value delivered to clients.  This commitment to delivering value to our clients has made Alsbridge a distinguished member of the 2010 Inc. 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America.