For years, companies have outsourced service functions like IT and facilities management with an eye toward streamlining overall corporate efficiency. But a new model -- transformational outsourcing -- can make big changes happen quickly throughout the organization by outsourcing not just support areas but core business functions. Based on a major Accenture study, Outsourcing for Radical Change offers a refreshingly candid look at amazing successes (and a few notable failures) from major organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

Outsourcing for Radical Change includes valuable features such as:

* Ten leadership imperatives to make transformational outsourcing work

* Four ways organizations are already using outsourcing to transform themselves

* A practical approach for creating a viable business model

* Step-by-step guidance for executing and measuring the success of an outsourcing strategy .



About the Author

Jane C. Linder (Charlestown, MA) is Research Director, Accenture Institute, where she also facilitates workshops and speaks on important business issues. She has been a member of the faculty at Harvard Business School