Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: I find that attrition is one of the biggest problems in the industry because any learning or domain expertise that you develop in the person walks out the door once that person walks out the door. Harley Lippman: When that happens, there are unintended consequences. Someone leaves, for example. Now you have to

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Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 6)

Sramana Mitra: What I am trying to do is capture the trends. I think the trend is that there is work coming back to the U.S. That is a real trend, and one that I forecast five years ago. If you are interested, you should read the article in Forbes called “The Coming Death of

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Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: The only question mark would be the skill set, whether the skill set is still contemporary or not. Harley Lippman: That is true. It all depends on how long they have been out of work, what skill sets they have, etc. If you are dealing with legacy systems and there is an increasing

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Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: You discussed different regions: Michigan, Cleveland, Georgia and Kansas City. What are each of them individually? Are those competitive landscapes? Harley Lippman: In certain cities there is more talent and certain skill sets than in others. .Net or Java people – certain places have a greater preponderance of those people. In Kansas City,

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Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: And what scale operations are these? Harley Lippman: It will vary at the time of the work. It could be anywhere from a few hundred to about 1,000 people. SM: So you are one of the companies doing this. How big is the onshore outsourcing market for IT services right now?

Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: The trend of what has become to be known as “near shoring” is definitely something we have been hearing about for a while now – three or four years at least. I imagine the trend has matured this year, and I am looking forward to discussing that with you. We have seen that

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Outsourcing: Interview with Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10 (Part 1)

Harley Lippman is the chief executive officer of Genesis10, a company specialized in IT outsourcing and recruiting. Harley holds a BA from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Prior to Genesis10, Harley founded Triad Data Inc., an IT consulting firm, and he now serves on the board of several business, educational and cultural

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