Avasant’s Asia President, Dr. PK Mukherji, Delivers Speech at 7th Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference (ISSC’08) in Hyderabad, India

    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., and MUMBAI, India, Aug. 21 /EMWNews/ --

Avasant, a leading provider of global outsourcing solutions, today

announced that the company's President and Managing Director of Asian

operations, Dr. Pradeep K. Mukherji, delivered a speech at the Seventh

Annual International Smart-Sourcing Conference in Hyderabad, India.



    Held on August 8th and 9th, the theme of this conference was "Global

Outsourcing: Vision 2020." The objective of this annual conference is to

keep diverse stakeholders in the global outsourcing industry updated on

important events and trends shaping the global outsourcing industry.



    For the first time after six successful annual conferences in USA --

Atlanta, GA in 2002; New York city, NY in 2003; Dallas, TX in 2004;

Washington DC in 2005; Los Angeles, CA in 2006; and Atlantic City, NJ in

2007, this premier event was being held in India (the world's primary

destination for outsourcing of IT and ITES). The venue was the 2300 acres

lush green campus of the University of Hyderabad, which has become a

leading hub for knowledge workers.



    Dr. Mukherji's speech was titled, "Strategic Global Sourcing -- Best

Practices & Emerging Trends," and highlighted how best of breed companies

find answers to the following strategic outsourcing questions:






    -- How do you decide on what to source globally? Should the decision be

       tactical or strategic?

    -- What is the optimal business model for global sourcing?

    -- Where should one outsource?

    -- What type of contractual safeguards one should have to ensure success?

    -- How does one effectively provide a governance oversight on the

       initiative and ensure realization of business goals?

    -- What needs to be done to manage risk effectively and ensure compliance

       with regulatory requirements?



    "It was an honor to give a plenary session speech at the ISSC '08

event," Dr. Mukherji said. "This is the first time that this prestigious

event has been held in India, and it is long overdue. In addition to

covering critical issues in the global outsourcing arena, the event

provided ample opportunities to grow our scope of business, and network of

contacts throughout the world."

    About Avasant



    Avasant is recognized as one of the "Top-Ten" strategic sourcing

advisory firms by the Black Book of Outsourcing. Avasant helps clients

navigate the complete lifecycle for sourcing IT, Business and Knowledge

Process services. Avasant's experienced team of management consultants,

advisors, and lawyers offer holistic advisory services for developing

sourcing strategy, executing sourcing transactions and managing sourcing

relationships. Avasant's methods and practices have been refined over

decades of experience spread across a talented team serving clients

worldwide. The company's experts have collectively conducted more than 1000

sourcing and globalization engagements since 2001 in more than 40

countries.




    For more information, visit: http://www.avasant.com



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