Italian Outsourcing, as is the international, develops from year to year, in parallel with economic and in employment change. 2015 was a very positive year. Experts expect further developments in 2016. The Outsourcing way forward could be identified: new and optimised sourcing strategies, improvements in production speed, new methods of interactivity between man and machine.

The significant expansion of the service provision sector determines a necessary and relevant first forecast: Outsourcing will focus on security.

Outsourcing and security

“Security” has two faces in the framework of the provision of services. On one side, it is about equipment, instruments and training for workplace safety. On the other side, and it is the most important news, the increased use of software and technology for personnel management and for business activities in general, requires today greater security in protecting data processed. Staff’s data, financial data, analytical data: Outsourcing was weak in the past precisely because of the poor safety of IT. Today, Outsourcing is more than “reduction in costs”. Companies are now ready to make investment in the provision of services for more purposes and it is necessary to ensure a productive and safe work. For this reason, we can say that security will influence Outsourcing’s strategies in 2016.

Cloud

The concept of digital revolution brings new awareness: the new computer systems are already the reality and the present of the companies. Incorrectly, many people believe that the word “cloud” means Internet. Well, no, Cloud is much more. Storage, data management, web site development: Cloud is an IT system that allows total control of business operations, at any time and everywhere. In 2016, it is expected that this service will be in demand to Outsourcing companies, individually or with other services. From this perspective, Outsourcing will allow to combine infrastructure, software and business processes, in order to create a smarter platform, with objectives, results, revenue and improvements much higher than in the past.

The challenge of integration

Technology, security, strategies and business processes: no company with objectives of growth can overlook this four important kay points. Furthermore, all of these aspects contains so many others. The need to integrate processes is born here. It is a difficult, but stimulating challenge, and it will be entrusted just to Outsourcing. Probably, companies have not employed people able to manage business areas and tools at the same time. Providers will therefore need to be ready for the challenge of integration, by optimising in the best possible way the management of services, employees, tools and the different areas, as if they were one thing.  

The speed’s strategy

Here too, the basic notion is the digital revolution. Contrary to human and manual labor, technology changes constantly and quickly. Choices, strategies, vending systems or the closure of a contract: all of this must to be carried out just as swiftly. To this end, if you are not able to make smart and fast decisions, competitors can pass you. In 2016 and in the future, speed will be a real business strategy. Outsourcing will be starring here too, and this is, maybe, the most difficult step because it is the most important in terms of procurement.  Security, integration and development will need to combine together in speed.

The Cooperative Gruppo La Meridiana has its roots in the future. Security, progress, skills and strategic intelligence: this is the quality of our services and we believe tha we can meet your business needs, also thanks the constant work of ours professions. The future is in our hands like the growth is in yours. For this reason, our Cooperative is the ideal partner to pursue the success.