Shared Services & Outsourcing Announces Launch of Africa's Largest Shared Services Event

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28 Mar, 2012, 08:00 GMT

LONDON, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

- Driving competitive advantage, sustainable growth and the next level of strategic value in Shared Services and Outsourcing -

 

The Shared Services and Outsourcing Network (SSON) , the largest and most established network of shared services and outsourcing professionals, today announced Shared Services and Outsourcing Africa 2012, an event to be held from 11th - 14th  June 2012, at Crowne Plaza - The Rosebank Hotel, Johannesburg.

This exclusive event will bring together two key groups of attendees from the SS&O global community; both the local, domestic market and international organisations looking to explore South Africa as an offshored and/or outsourced destination. 

CXOs all over the world are leaning harder than ever before on their functional leaders in Finance, HR, IT and Procurement to drive visibility of data, cost reduction and increased customer services to drive bottom and top line results. Having a seat at the Shared Services & Outsourcing table is no longer optional.

SSON's SSO Africa event promises attendees how to overcome their key business challenges, including how they can:

  • Drive competitive advantage and deliver the next level of strategic value through Centres of Excellence, data analytics and costing models  
  • Expand scope to multi-functional shared services: Going beyond HR and breaking down silos across Finance, Legal and IT
  • Demonstrate ROI and capture value in quantifiable terms through smarter measurement, benchmarking and performance reporting of KPIs
  • Achieve a standardised, paperless environment and end-to-end automation through business process optimisation
  • Boost technology results: Increase your self-service capabilities and really understand the arguments for and against the cloud
  • Maintain momentum and drive sustainability as your centre matures: Use continuous improvement methodologies and hybrid sourcing models to drive operating costs  down by a further 5-10%
  • Go global and serve international customers and markets: Key considerations of South Africa as both an offshore location and regional hub.

The event will provide the fundamental tools to drive competitive advantage and sustainable growth to assist organisations to achieve the next level of strategic value and business success through the shared services model.

SSO Africa's Producer, Zandile Mnguni, believes this event will be beneficial in uncovering business potential in the African market.

"South Africa offers more opportunity to many businesses than any other part of the continent - it is a destination of choice for many global and domestic businesses," Mnguni said.

"SSO Africa is going to provide attendees with the best practice, benchmarks and strategies to realise business capability within this growing African market."

SSO Africa 2012 will be the region's largest shared services event, where local practitioners will share strategies across all sourcing and shoring strategies and models.

For more information about the event visit:

http://www.sharedservicesafrica.co.za or call +27-11-275-0126

About SSON:

The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON), now in its 12th year, is the largest and most established community for over 60,000 shared services and outsourcing professionals. We provide a global forum, online as well as on-site at our events, in which leading experts and organizations share their experience, knowledge, and tools, and connect with each other.

Our mission is to help you do a better job - through sharing best practice case studies; providing thought leadership from recognized experts; highlighting new tools and trends; introducing leading advisors, consultants, and BPO providers; and providing learning opportunities - online and on site.

Our staff work from international offices in New York, London, Singapore, Sydney, Johannesburg, Berlin and Dubai to research the market and interview leaders in the shared services & outsourcing sector. We aim to provide you all with all the knowledge resource you need - just contact us.

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For more information on SSON, visit: http://www.ssonetwork.com

Media Contact:

Stephanie McMillan
SSON
London Office: +44(0)207-368-9327
Email: stephanie.mcmillan@ssonetwork.com