For those interested in contributing to research, here is an interesting invitation to participate in "Duke's 4th annual Offshoring Research Survey" Note from Jeff Russell, Managing Director of Offshoring Research Network:
We are requesting your assistance to help us to increase the number of participants in the 4th annual Offshoring Research Network (ORN) client-side survey co-sponsored by the Conference Board. There are currently 789 companies in the panel study and we would like to increase participation in 2007! Participants should be familiar with strategy for either a business unit or company wide and if currently offshoring, details of specific projects. The survey also collects data on companies that are considering or have decided not to offshore these activities. The survey will close January 15th.
To take the survey, register at the following link using the key “duke” and log in to the Offshoring Research Network (KEY: duke)
The survey can generally be completed in 15-20 minutes. As a benefit of participation, you will:
* Receive the complete analyses of survey results broken down by function (ITO, BPO, etc.), industry and country (U.S./Germany/U.K., etc.)
* Receive an invitation to attend the January debriefing at Duke to network, share lessons/best practices, and discuss future directions for research
* Share ideas in a secure offshoring forum
* Receive personalized benchmarking report (not yet available)
* Access to Duke researched case studies
ORN has been collecting firm level data for four years specific to such functional areas such as IT, Customer Service, Business Processes, Engineering, R&D, and Product Design in lower cost countries. Last year the survey was extended to the European Union with five partner universities. The research focuses on key performance metrics, sources of value, risks, future plans, etc.
Further details on Offshoring Research Network homepage and Research FAQ
Personal note: I am not a member of ORN, though I may participate in the research/survey
