For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

October 30, 2008

Evaluating An Offshore Provider's Cultural Compatibility

Mere Offshore Scale And A Few Onsite Bodies Will Not Build The Right Match

by Sudin Apte

with Christine Ferrusi Ross, Andrew Parker, Antonin Shanahan


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Economic and competitive pressures are compelling many continental European firms to send work offshore — but this increased interest is not converting to growth in offshore yet. Why? Despite offshore suppliers building local presence to compliment their offshore scale, there is still a cultural gap between continental European clients and Indian providers. Rather than focusing on country-to-country cultural differences, which is often cited as the problem, the real issue is the cultural mismatch between individual firms. To succeed in their offshoring efforts, sourcing professionals will need to include cultural alignment as a key selection criterion.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemEurope Displays Key Ingredients For Hefty Offshoring Growth

itemEuropean Clients Prepare To Leverage Offshore Opportunities

itemIndia Is Slowly Gaining Mindshare Compared To Nearshore European Destinations

itemCultural Mismatch — Not Skill Or Scale — Hinders Growth

itemIs Your Offshore Provider Culturally Compatible?

itemQuestions To Ask To Assess Your Supplier's Cultural Compatibility

WHAT IT MEANS

itemEuropean Offshore Evolution Will Diverge From The American Experience

Forrester interviewed 20 vendor and user companies, including Capgemini, Devoteam, GlobalLogic, HCL Technologies, Hexaware, Infosys Technologies, Logica, Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro Technologies.

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Analyst: Sudin Apte
Technology: IT Services, Outsourcing, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Systems Integration
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe

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