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Why Learning at the Front-End of the Employee Life Cycle is Key to Recruitment
Apr 07, 2016, by Gary BragarAt the Spring CLO Conference this week, a good deal of the focus was on learning at the beginning of the employee life cycle to improve quality of hire, increase employee retention, and reduce costs. Xerox presented on the theme of ‘Breaking Out of the Box: Engaging Your Pipeline Candidates Through Learning’, while Raytheon Professional Services (RPS) and K4 Consulting jointly presente[...]
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HRO Predictions for 2015
Jan 19, 2015, by Gary BragarBy Amy Gurchensky, Liz Rennie, Gary Bragar 2014 was a busy year for HRO with ~60 partnerships, mergers and acquisitions combined. We now take a look at what to expect in 2015 and beyond for each HRO service line, including service offerings, market developments, and growth. MPHRO driven by continued shift to cloud-based platforms The Multi-Process HRO (MPHRO) market will grow with a mi[...]
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How Kirkpatrick’s Model Has Helped Learning BPO Providers Demonstrate ROI
Jun 27, 2014, by Gary BragarProvision of analytics is important for Learning BPO (LBPO) providers to be able to demonstrate ROI for clients. The late Don Kirkpatrick, who passed away in May at age 90, developed back in the 1950s four levels to evaluate learning effectiveness. Taking a look at these levels, starting with the lowest: Reaction; evaluation about how the participants felt about[...]
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NelsonHall’s HR Program Just Gets Bigger
Jan 22, 2014, by Gary BragarNelsonHall’s HR team has undertaken a review of our programs and in response to customer feedback and market requests and will be launching a Managed Services Program (MSP) in 2014. The MSP program will supplement the already established HR programs: Multi-process HR BPO services. Payroll Services Benefits Administration Recruitment Process Outsourcing Learning BPO. T[...]
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NelsonHall Launches “Speed-to-Source” Vendor Evaluation Tool for Learning BPO
Jan 22, 2014, by Gary BragarNelsonHall, the leading global BPO and IT outsourcing analyst firm, has today launched a new tool to assist Strategic Sourcing Managers in assessing vendor capability in Learning BPO. The Learning business process outsourcing BPO tool is available to NelsonHall clients at http://research.nelson-hall.com/sourcing-expertise/hr-outsourcing/ and is also available for a limited period free-of-charge[...]
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NelsonHall’s 2014 HRO Predictions By Service Line
Dec 17, 2013, by Gary BragarPer NelsonHall’s blog of December 12, 2013 was a healthy year for HRO, with overall contract activity up ~37%. We now take a look at what we can expect in 2014 by HRO service line. MPHRO We predict the Global MPHRO market will grow at mid-single digits CAAGR through 2017 The Shared Service Transformation segment will continue to grow mainly as a result of contract expansions and ren[...]
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Learning Unleashed on Mobile: The E-learning Take II
Sep 27, 2013, by Gary BragarE-learning has been around for over 10 years, so what has changed? In a nutshell, the proliferation of employees with internet enabled devices. Last week, Raytheon hosted a symposium in London which considered how companies benefit from tapping into the social internet age to maximize learning value across employees and customers, and examples were provided with case studies. Whether you are st[...]
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Learning Outsourcing Driven by Need to Focus on Business Priorities and Develop Talent
Feb 19, 2015, by Gary BragarLearning outsourcing contracts continue to be driven by client needs to reduce their administrative burden and focus on their corporation’s strategic objectives. And talent development is high amongst client business priorities where HR can make a significant impact, being a leading driver for clients outsourcing their learning services. NelsonHall’s most recent learning BPO (L[...]
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Xerox Acquires Intrepid Learning Solutions Expanding Its Learning Capability
Nov 24, 2014, by Gary BragarOn November 20, 2014 Xerox announced its acquisition of Intrepid Learning Solutions learning services to expand it learning services portfolio and capability. Intrepid Learning Solutions brings in capabilities that include: Consulting services, including development of learning strategies, measuring their effectiveness and benchmarking Course curriculum design and development[...]
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Raytheon, GM and the U.S. Army Partner to Provide Training to Returning U.S. Soldiers
Aug 04, 2014, by Gary BragarRaytheon has partnered with the U.S. Army and General Motors to provide training to returning soldiers to be GM Service Technicians at GM dealerships. The GM dealerships hire ~2,500 technicians annually and often have difficulty finding the talent needed. The Shifting Gears: Automotive Technician Training Program, is a multi-year partnership between Raytheon, GM and the U.S. Army. The training,[...]
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Learning BPO Meeting and Exceeding Client Expected Benefits
Jul 10, 2014, by Gary BragarPer NelsonHall’s learning BPO market analysis and concurrent client interviews conducted as part of the NelsonHall Evaluation and Assessment Tool (NEAT), both providers and buyers (current and prospective), will be pleased to know that learning BPO is largely meeting and exceeding client expected benefits in six out of seven criteria sought by clients. Based on interviews with LBPO client[...]
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GP Strategies: Looking at International Expansion
May 01, 2014, by Gary BragarGP Strategies is focused on global expansion. Its non-U.S. business accounted for 22% of global revenues in Q1 2014. Continued global deployment at its soon-to-be largest client HSBC will add to international growth this year. In Q1 2014 deployment of services to HSBC commenced in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Hong Kong. Additional geographies to be deployed in 2014[...]
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IBM Connect 2014: Spotlight on Kenexa
Feb 04, 2014, by Gary BragarThe theme of last week’s IBM Connect Conference was Energizing Life’s Work. There was also a concurrent Kenexa World Conference which joined the IBM Connect general sessions. When IBM acquired Kenexa for $1.3bn in December 2012 (with Kenexa integrated into IBM’s Software Group and operationally aligned to IBM GPS), much was written at the time of how this would strengthen IBM&[...]
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GP Strategies To Acquire Denmark's Effective-People and Effective-Learning Companies to Strengthen HCM Capability
Jan 17, 2014, by Gary BragarOn January 17, 2014 GP Strategies announced its intent to acquire the Effective-People and Effective-Learning companies in Denmark to strengthen its HCM capability beyond learning. The two companies are part of the Effective Companies headquartered in Copenhagen. Their combined revenue in 2013 was $8.5m. Effective-People and Effective-Learning offer HCM technology for: Recruiting Onboar[...]