About Outsourcing

About Outsourcing

In order to compete in today's global economy, companies of all sizes must take advantage of the global economy. Outsourcing is more and more becoming a standard of doing business, whether it is outsourcing of graphic design, accounting functions, marketing functions, or application development and maintenance. Outsourcing allows companies to focus on their core competencies, while off-loading certain non-core tasks to companies who likewise focus on these areas. To learn more about outsourcing, we have created a short White Paper on the subject. You may also learn more at www.outsourcing.com.

Outsourcing in the Philippines
In the past, India has dominated the offshore outsourcing industry. Recently, however, several alternatives locations have come into focus that offer significant value and opportunity to companies looking to take advantage of these services. Among the upcoming countries, the Philippines is consistently listed among the top 3 alternatives, and in certain instances is considered to be a better destination for many companies' outsourcing work. For more information about outsourcing to the Philippines, and for a comparison between the Philippines and India, please see the following articles:

Outsourcing in the Philippines

Outsourcing: Philippines or India

Chalre Associate President Richard Mills spends a good deal of his time talking about his experience and those of his clients in working with and living in the Philippines. There is a wealth of information on his site regarding working with and in the Philippines:

www.chalre.com

Some interesting perspectives on outsourcing to the Philippines:

Philippines advantage... World's best kept secret.... Gartner Group, May 2002
Philippines topped the "knowledge jobs" category of the Global New E-Economy Index (GNEI) - an important measure of economic dynamism and strength, state of IT-readiness as well as the technological capabilities and potential of each country... Dr. Howard Rubin, META Group
One of the world's top 4 offshore outsourcing destinations... Marty McCaffrey, Software Outsourcing Research, March 2001
World's best offshore alternative to India... Stephanie Moore, Giga Information Group, June 2001
The Philippines is the world's third largest English-speaking country after the United States and the United Kingdom... U.S. Commercial Service, United States of America Department of Commerce, 2001

How we can help
At stag, we provide opportunities for small, medium, and large companies to tap into the wealth of knowledge and expertise available in the Philippines. We have put together flexible and innovative packages and services to meet the needs of companies of all sizes, allowing even the smaller players to take advantage of the cost saving and other benefits that Offshore Outsourcing can offer. Some of the advantages that outsourcing to stag can offer include:

Labor saving of up to 65% and more;
Ability to expand internal teams instantly;
Ability to expand into new technologies such as .NET instantly;
Experienced international management team;
Similar cultures allow seamless cross-cultural experience;
Structured Methodology and defined, mature processes.