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Deloitte Debates

This series examines today’s most pressing business issues from many angles. The Debates offer a healthy discussion of options, immediate impacts and long-term consequences. The following Debates address some of your technology-related concerns.

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  • Has The Window Already Closed on Offshoring Shared Services?
    Many companies have already offshored their shared services operations – and many others are giving it a close look. Has the window closed? Or can companies still reap the benefits?
  • Innovation Can Wait – or Can’t It?
    A lot of companies are looking for every opportunity to cut costs so that they can stay afloat until the upturn takes hold. Should you stay focused on cost reduction – or is now the time to push even harder for innovation?
  • The Workplace of Tomorrow: Productivity Engine or Safe Haven for Slackers?
    Some organizations aren’t convinced that a flexible and mobile workforce is a good idea. Should your company enable the workplace of tomorrow – or is business as usual the right choice for now?
  • IT Optimization: Catalyst for Cost Reduction or Business Value?
    It’s hard to agree on what IT optimization should accomplish, but everyone thinks it’s a good idea. Is it minimizing costs? Or is it about improving capabilities and generating more value?
  • Renegotiating Outsourcing Contracts: Play Hard Ball or Win-Win?
    Renegotiating contracts can save companies up to 25 percent on larger outsourcing agreements. Should you start with benchmarking and play hardball – or team with suppliers to overhaul the service delivery model?
  • Cloud Services: Technology Evolution or Business Revolution?
    Some business leaders think cloud computing is the next big disruptive technology. Others argue it’s simply the natural evolution of distributed computing. So which is it - technology evolution or business revolution?
  • Technology Innovation: Top Down or Bottom Up?
    Should you rely on engineers and designers to drive your asset intelligence agenda? Or is a mandate from executive leadership the right way to go?
  • Let Sleeping Dogs Lie? How to Handle a Failed Business Case
    A failed business case means you’re not getting the performance improvements you invested in. So, should you work to rescue a failed case, or should you let sleeping dogs lie?
  • Corporate Transformation: Under Foot or Under Control?
    Traditionally, organizational transformations are closely watched to prevent them from boiling over. Another approach is to run them like a start-up. So, do you keep the transformation close? Or give it some breathing room?

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