Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Shared Services

Does shared services make sense across every size/type of org? For someone as huge as WorldVision, probably, as we found out in the last presentation. At the IRC? If you consider centralized email, Intranet, and other applications to be a shared services model, then it's something we feel could work very well both domestically and, eventually, in the field. As I mentioned previously, cost is a factor, but in this case, the challenge is also managing such a large project effectively and getting buy-in from the various constituents.

So the first day is winding down - one more presentation, then a discussion of tomorrow's field trips (looking forward to finding out more about those), and we're on our merry way back to the hotel for dinner and relaxation.

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