Friday, February 13, 2009

Business Process Companies- Its Role and Responsibilities



Business process outsourcing companies have made their worth known to the business world, so much so, that the outsourcing industry was once (until the recession stuck) one of the most sorted after investment option by investors! If you are running a business (and have ‘extra’ work) then do not have second thoughts on business process outsourcing companies, coz they’ll benefit you hands down. On the other hand, if you are planning to set-up a business process outsourcing consultant firm or company, then do get yourself prepared to deliver quality work. Since the competition is tight-neck in the ‘outsourcing’ world, a relatively new entry needs to be a par apart.



The roles of a business process outsourcing companies are:

1. Expertise in your domain: You, as a business process outsourcing consultant firm needs to have the expertise in the related domain. The expertise includes the ‘man power’, the equipments, the resources and other required aspects. It is for your expertise that you are opted for!

2. Facilitator or provider of a ‘service’ or an ‘external work force’ for a business: A business process outsourcing company acts a facilitator for a business or a team of a business outside its vertical hierarchy or direct subordination. For example, a call center provides a back-end service to a ‘bank’ for their customer support services or document processing for large companies and so on.

The responsibilities of business outsourcing companies are:

1. Quality work and service at a reasonable price: Price is another factor for a business process outsourcing company to be opted for (for otherwise, individual business firms could have done the staffing and the work all by themselves!).

2. The first ‘point’ sums up all the responsibilities! Work in time and up to ‘client’s standards and demands’ being one of them. In case of failure of performance, a quick rehash of the previous work to a better job being another of the lot!

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