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CROWDSOURCING in IT Outsourcing: “Multiple Heads Are Better than One” – If Properly Managed

Crowdsourcing, a modern business term coined in 2005, is defined by Merriam-Webster as the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, and especially from an online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers; The word is a combination of the words ‘crowd’ and ‘outsourcing’.... Continue reading CROWDSOURCING in IT Outsourcing: “Multiple Heads Are Better than One” – If Properly Managed

IT in 2020 – towards a Digital Global Sourcing as one Pillar for Success

In its white paper “IT 2020: Preparing for the future” the experts of A.T. Kearney investigate important trends in IT and how successful companies will build on IT in 2020. They explain why “digital tools are now ubiquitous in all aspects of commerce, from business processes to services and transaction” and that “information technology is... Continue reading IT in 2020 – towards a Digital Global Sourcing as one Pillar for Success

Key questions from the book “The Outsourcing Dilemma” by J. Brian Heywood from 2001 and answers through the eyes of pliXos from 2015

Outsourcing, especially in IT is a hot topic since a long time. Some questions put forward by J. Brian Heywood in his book “ The Outsourcing Dilemma – The Search for Competiveness” already in the year 2001 are still relevant today. Since more than a decade of innovations, developments, new information and technological advances, new... Continue reading Key questions from the book “The Outsourcing Dilemma” by J. Brian Heywood from 2001 and answers through the eyes of pliXos from 2015

Single, dual- or multi-vendor? Or do it yourself after all? Discuss your Sourcing Strategy with pliXos at the IDG Sourcing Day 2015

Single, dual- or multi-vendor? Or do it yourself after all? At the IDG Sourcing Day 2015, decision makers from user companies will discuss their IT strategies in five parallel workshops on 24 June 2015 at the Cologne Sky Lounge — with a view of Cologne Cathedral. The topics range from designing contracts via motivating employees... Continue reading Single, dual- or multi-vendor? Or do it yourself after all? Discuss your Sourcing Strategy with pliXos at the IDG Sourcing Day 2015

The IT Outsourcing Paradox as seen by others – viewpoint and solutions by us

A recent article by an IT outsourcing expert and entrepreneur claims that finding the partner that suite a customer’s needs amongst the overwhelming number of providers worldwide is one of the biggest paradoxes in the outsourcing industry http://linkd.in/1dZLTGv We at pliXos a certain to have solutions to nearly all those challenges described already since our... Continue reading The IT Outsourcing Paradox as seen by others – viewpoint and solutions by us

Scientific Approach of our Provider Rating Presented at AMCIS in Puerto Rico

We are happy to announce that our scientifically developed outsourcing provider rating approach will be presented at the 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). Meet Prof. Beimborn from Frankfurt School and Christian Jentsch from University of Bamberg in Puerto Rico from Aug 13 to 15. We sincerely thank the official reviewers for the positive... Continue reading Scientific Approach of our Provider Rating Presented at AMCIS in Puerto Rico

Product Development Services – Forrester Analysis “Sourcing IT Best Practices in the Wake of Digital Disruption” of 2012 and pliXos value proposition

Already in 2012 Sourcing the right IT skills and partners was identified as a key element to prosper and benefit in the age of digital disruption (http://bit.ly/1DSgGtP). The opinion expressed by Charles Green of Forrester is in line with the experiences of the pliXos management and confirm the pliXos strategy in IT sourcing. In his... Continue reading Product Development Services – Forrester Analysis “Sourcing IT Best Practices in the Wake of Digital Disruption” of 2012 and pliXos value proposition

Meet us at the Startup Interaction in Berlin – let us help to implement your disruptive business models

pliXos will be at the Startup Interaction (www.mit-bund.de), May 12th 2015 in Berlin. Meet Joerg Stimmer and discuss how we can help your digital and disruptive business models come true. Whether you need a prototype developed fast and with low budget, you want to scale your dynamic startup or you need specific SW developers or... Continue reading Meet us at the Startup Interaction in Berlin – let us help to implement your disruptive business models

Getting SW Developed in Portugal – as Pleasant as Going there on Holidays?

A white paper by Nuno Ribeiro, ubiwhere and Joerg Stimmer, pliXos www.ubiwhere.com The lack of IT experts (Fachkräftemangel) as heavily experienced in Germany is a challenge in many European countries and hampering growth. At the same time other countries do have SW developers, etc. in quality and valuable numbers who want to get engaged. Transferring... Continue reading Getting SW Developed in Portugal – as Pleasant as Going there on Holidays?

Digitalisation in Sourcing Advisory and Vendor Management – Our Vision gathers pace and gets support

Jörg Stimmer and Hartmut Jaeger Digital Business models are one of the hottest topics discussed today. Strategy consultants, especially when having a background in IT see a lot to gain – for their corporate clients as well as for themselves. When we started pliXos, our main goal was to come up with a solution to... Continue reading Digitalisation in Sourcing Advisory and Vendor Management – Our Vision gathers pace and gets support
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