Optimism Is Catching On

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Alexandra Bradley

A recent study finds that U.S. businesses are becoming increasingly optimistic about the state of the economy. While skeptics remain cautious, businesses have already begun reinvesting in HR budgets, according to a recent study from research and advisory firm Bersin &am... More »

Shared Services and the Cloud: Seize the Opportunity

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John Marshall

The federal government has been gradually adopting shared service business models for administrative services for nearly 30 years. Today, the buzz is all about the cloud and its potential to transform shared services as we know ... More »

The New Administration's Shared Services Opportunity

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John Marshall

The shared services revolution began in the late 1980s with the adoption of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) software packages by leading commercial enterprises. These highly standardized and sc... More »