HUMANOMICS

About the Book

Outsourcing has evoked innumerable emotions globally, spanning the spectrum of excitement to consternation. From job losses and cheap labor to cost savings and innovation, services globalization seems to have delivered on the promise. Or has it really? Sustained pursuit of collaborative models and global service supply chains seems to have furthered the goal of capitalism, a bandwagon endorsed by corporations and (of late) emerging nation governments as well. The promise of jobs is too alluring to reject; the rhetoric of commoditization too onerous to deny; technological advances too pervasive to dismiss; shifts in economic well-being too potent to ignore. Consequently such pursuits have seemingly put sustainable development on a collision course with economic growth. How has sourcing contributed to this? How could sourcing models enable nations create sustained socio-economic value? Do commercial pursuits have room to co-exist with social well-being? This book is one humble attempt at deciphering this complex maze.

About the Author

Bobby Varanasi is one of the top 25 acknowledged global powerhouse leaders in the global sourcing space, bringing with him over 16 years of experience in consulting and management across technologically enabled globalized services. He is the Founder/ CEO of Matryzel Consulting Inc, one of the top 20 Best Outsourcing Advisory firms in the world today. He has served in various positions within Strategy Consulting, Country Market Development, Program & Risk Management, Service Delivery and Management Consulting. He advises federal governments across four continents on ICT sector with emphasis on policy development, industry-government partnerships aimed at enabling positive economic impacts through enhancing productive capacities of home-grown companies. Bobby also advises Fortune 500 customer organizations on Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Procurement & Demand Management, Pricing Strategies, Sourcing Relationships, Business & Financial Modeling et al, contributing immensely to global sourcing for clients. His international experience across various markets – Europe, USA, Middle East, Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific – has enabled him develop expertise in services globalization. Having managed full life-cycle consulting and global sourcing programs for multinational clients involving large teams, his experience richly contributes to development and management of global sourcing relationships. He holds various leadership roles with entities like the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), a global standard-setting organization. Bobby also serves on the Advisory Boards of developmental organizations like the World BPO/ITO Forum, Global Sourcing Council's 3S Awards, Head-Held-High Foundation, TriSCA Initiative etc. An acknowledged global thought leader and speaker, Bobby is often quoted and published in Forbes, fDi, Economist, The Outsourcing, ICT Media BV, Ratio Magazine Africa, ZDNet, CIO Africa, Computer World, Globalization Today, Brazil Exportati, Times of India, Business Week, New Straits Times, Malaysian Business, The Star, Technology Inquirer, The Edge, Logicall Worldpress, Bernama, TC World, MIS Asia, CIO Asia, Silicon India, Telegraph etc.