| 03/22/10TV Organisation Broadcasts F&A Outsourcing and Internal Transformation BenefitsFaced with falling advertising revenues, this organisation engaged EquaTerra to investigate opportunities to create value from outsourcing and transforming elements of its back and front office support functions. Ultimately, Finance and Accounting tasks were outsourced, while Human Resource and Procurement tasks underwent internal transformation. |
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| 03/17/10Global Music Company Changes its Tune Finance and Accounting Service Delivery Evolves to Support Business Needs and Adapt to Market Changes: Significant shift in market dynamics placed pressure on the company's revenue and profitability. As a result, the business re-examined its finance cost base for both its North American and European operations and identified an opportunity to deliver cost saving and efficiency benefits. |
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| 03/11/09E.W. Scripps Blazes Path that Leads to Most Comprehensive Mid-Market HR Outsourcing Deal of Its KindIn an effort to improve its back office HR operations and gain access to new HR tools and capabilities, E.W. Scripps made a strong internal business case for outsourcing. To help it strategically navigate the outsourcing process, Scripps engaged EquaTerra to advise it throughout the entire sourcing process, from RFP and service provider selection to contract negotiations and governance. Scripps’ five-year outsourcing contract is considered the most comprehensive HRO deal for a mid-market company – and has helped to blaze a trail for other companies of this size to pursue outsourcing as a means to become more strategic though streamlined processes and broader access to new capabilities. |
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| 11/30/07PCM Uitgevers Reaps Rewards from EquaTerra’s Years of Experience and Best Practices with Outsourcing DealsThis case study details how PCM Uitgevers relied upon EquaTerra to help it overhaul its operations with a complete IT outsourcing initiative. As one of the three largest publishers in the Netherlands, PCM Uitgevers is responsible for four major newspapers, several smaller newspapers, and about five book publishers. PCM Uitgevers wanted to outsource its entire ICT department. A vendor had been selected, but the publisher was not impressed. PCM Uitgevers sought assistance. It needed an expert to help with scoping, vendor policy and governance. EquaTerra stepped in and executed a comprehensive approach – from RFI through contract signing – that resulted in tangible results for PCM Uitgevers. The success of the project led PCM Uitgevers to retain EquaTerra for an additional two years. |
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