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Optimizing Overhead to Promote Growth

Great companies are always looking for ways to cut costs — in finance, HR, IT, and other general and administrative services. But stringent cost management is counterproductive when it shortchanges your ability to grow or hamstrings your best people. The answer lies in optimizing overhead: designing services from the market back, using IT more effectively, and looking beyond conventional approaches and geographical borders for solutions.

(originally published by Booz & Company)

This online took place on:
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
11:00 am Eastern Standard Time

Great companies are always looking for ways to cut costs — in finance, HR, IT, and other general and administrative services. But stringent cost management is counterproductive when it shortchanges your ability to grow or hamstrings your best people. The answer lies in optimizing overhead: designing services from the market back, using IT more effectively, and looking beyond conventional approaches and geographical borders for solutions.

Panelists:
Vinay Couto is a vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton in Chicago. He advises companies across multiple industries on BPO sourcing strategies and assists those clients in running outsourcing programs. Frank Galioto is a vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton in Chicago. He assists clients with organizational transformation, finance and corporate headquarters effectiveness, corporate planning, and performance management.

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