SOITRON PROVES TO BE CRUCIAL PARTNER FOR SETTING THE RIGHT COURSE FOR NEARSHORING

Soitron proves to be crucial partner for setting the right course for nearshoring

Since improving efficiency is a neverending process, Soitron’s collaboration with HPE transformed overtime to managed service with clearly defined measurable parameters.
Case study was published 18.06.2020

Requirements

  • Create location strategy, and set the right operating model
  • Create a near-shore competence centre with aim to pursuit sales opportunities
  • Address fast ramp-up requirements for the Centre of Excellence
  • Transfer knowledge from on-shore locations to nearshore competence centre
  • Introduce synergies by collocating business functions that were initially geographically fragmented
  • Save costs and increase team efficiency

Solution

  • Offering complex T&T (Transform and Transition) partnership model
  • Providing advisory services for setting-up ultimate location strategy
  • Agile approach to operations ramp-up
  • Relocating and consolidating processes from on-shore locations to the single
    competence centre
  • Assistance with shaping the service delivery to enable performance driven (KPI) as opposed to Time & Material driven solution

Outcomes

Fast transfer and launching of processes in the new location

Enabling better collaboration by collocating several functions into single Centre location

At least 30% staffing cost savings compared to the previous solution

Subsequent transition to managed service model with set Key Performance Indicators driving further service excellence for the centre.

From personnel leasing to outsorcing managed services

From personnel leasing to outsorcing managed services

In 2013, the Hewlett-Packard Technology Group decided to set up an Enterprise Solution Centre in Sofia for Sales Enablement and Solution supportive functions. At that time, managers were challenged to hit very ambitious growth objectives, to establish Sales and Solutioning Services in Enterprise Solution Centre, which was due to the highly-qualified and affordable workforce in Bulgaria.
Case study was published 22.03.2019

Requirements

  • To establish stable local partner who will participate in the start-up of an Enterprise Solution Centre in Sofia for Sales Enablement and Solutioning supportive functions.
  • To ensure recruitment process and overall flow of human resources.

Solution

  • Managed Service model: changing the old-fashioned personnel leasing model into an innovative one – instead of paying for a FTE, HPE could now be charged for the operational hours spent on tasks.

RESULTS

Increased volume of work.

Reduction of the unit price up to 10% over the course of three years.

Improving of compliance with established quality criteria.

Smoothly transition to managed service model.

From measuring people to measuring servers

FROM MEASURING PEOPLE TO MEASURING SERVERS

In 2003, the Hewlett-Packard Technology Group decided to build a new European IT centre for server management and support in Slovakia. At that time, its managers did not know that they would be able to successfully compete with similar centres in much cheaper Asian countries, which was due to a qualified and affordable workforce in Slovakia
Case study was published 23.02.2016

Requirements

  • A stable local partner who will participate in the start-up of a global IT centre and ensure recruitment as well as the overall flow of human resources.
  • Continuous cost reduction and streamlining of services after the start of cooperation.

Solutions

  • Change of contract from personnel leasing to a service model (the customer does not pay according to the number of employees of the centre but according to the amount of services used).
  • Reduction of unit price of the provided services and quality improvement by increasing productivity, motivation, and commitment of external staff.

Results

Increase in productivity thanks to relieving HP managers from routine processes related to the operation of the centre.

Reduction of the unit price for individual services by up to 15% over the course of three years.

Effective control by means of selected indicators.

Improvement of compliance with established quality criteria.

Reduction of employee fluctuation and increase in their satisfaction and engagement.

Quality assurance thanks to an option in the contract to apply a discount to the price of services.