Typical Outsourced Activities Task
Processes
Instructor:
Joshue B. Manaloto
II. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Elucidate and list the different Typically Outsourced
Activities Task Processes
• Enumerate and Explain the 10 Most Common Mistakes of
Outsourcing
Typically Outsourced Activities-Tasks-Processes
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• IT Outsourcing
• Support Function/s
• Routine activities or activities that can be automated at larger
centers
• Seasonal Requirement/s
• Part-based Activities
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO):
• outsourcing of entire business process components; e.g.,
HR, payroll, accounting, Financial, etc.
IT Outsourcing
• IT Technical Support
• IT Application Development
• IT Application Management
• Data Center operations
• Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Cloud (On-line Storage) Services
Support function/ services
Cafeterias
Copy centers
Security
Janitorial Services
Trucking/ Shipping
Building Maintenance
Routine activities or activities that can be automated at
larger centers
• Small banks outsourcing check processing to larger banks, riding on
ATM base of multi-bank network
• Small vendors using Amazon.com as data center, marketing, and
payment processing platform
• Banks using common/multi-bank core banking services of large
technology providers
Seasonal Requirement/s
• One day 50 employees needed; next day only 10 are needed
• Christmas hires to handle additional volume of transactions
• Temporary extension of operating hours to accommodate foot traffic
All Part-based Activities
• These are activities that are: routine, scheduled, with little uncertainty
• Automobile assembly
• Electronics assembly
• Packaging solutions
• Handicrafts or garments for mass production
Fundamentals of Outsourcing
• Business Process Outsourcing Engagements
• Managing Outsourcing Transition
• BPO Operations Management
• Issue Management and Critical Situation Control
10 Most Common Mistakes Of Outsourcing
• Mistake #1: Not Knowing Exactly What You Want To Outsource
• Mistake #2 Not Having an Organized Interview Process
• STEP 1: Immediate cut-offs
• STEP 2: Basic Information
• STEP 3: Skills and commitment
• Mistake #3 Hiring the Cheapest Workers and Hoping For the Best
• Hidden Flaws of The Cheapest Workers
• Poor Communication
• Poor Internet
• Overworked
• Disappearances
• Multiple Workers On 1 Account
• Mistake #4 Not Knowing Exactly What You Want To Outsource
• Mistake #5 Not Diversifying Workers Across Your Business Operations
• Mistake #6 Failing To Properly Set Up Your Online Workers
• Mistake #7 Not Cross-Training
• Mistake #8 Not Fully Integrating Your Online
• Mistake #9 Not Listening To Their Ideas and Asking For Feedback
• Mistake #10 Not Allowing Your Online Workers to Grow With Your Team