On November 20, 2009 Intelligroup (OTC:BB - ITIG), a global outsourcing provider, was named the winner of 'The Few, the Proud, the RMs' award for Best Enabled Relationship Account Manager as part of the second annual Outsourcing Relationship Management Awards -- the RMMYs -- sponsored by the Outsourcing Institute and Vantage Partners.
Vantage Partners and the Outsourcing Institute established the RMMY Awards in 2008 to broaden the dialogue about the importance of relationship management in achieving value, and to raise the bar for the industry. "Effective governance and relationship management is what sets apart the outsourcing deals that deliver the greatest value from those that fail," said Danny Ertel, a founding partner of Vantage Partners. "Many providers have learned that it takes more than a few good people to manage a complex relationship to its full potential. The RMMYs shine a much-needed spotlight on those providers that have gone beyond 'talking the talk' to actually investing in developing the skills, processes, tools, and metrics to manage relationships effectively."
Several leading outsourcing providers applied for the awards, and only six awards were given. Applications were reviewed by a panel of distinguished judges:
- Verity Billson, Senior Manager, Vendor Management Collections, Capital One
- Rene Herlaar, Network Transformation Program Manager Central Region Networks at Vodafone
- Vaughn Hovey, Former Manager, Corporate Sourcing, Eastman Kodak; now lecturer at The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business
- Donald Mones, VP Outsourcing Strategy & Planning, The McGraw Hill Companies
- Joe VanLoy, Client Executive, EquaTerra
"Congratulations to Intelligroup for their 2nd, back-to-back, RMMY award win. It is apparent that Intelligroup considers relationship management as paramount to the success of its outsourcing engagements," said Frank Casale, Founder, CEO of The Outsourcing Institute.
"We are honored to be the recipient of the Relationship Management Award (RMMY) for Best Enabled Relationship/Account Management by the Outsourcing Institute and Vantage Partners," stated Vikram Gulati, President and CEO of Intelligroup. "Receiving this award is gratifying and underscores our commitment to our customers. The relationships that we build and maintain with our customers are essential to our success and that of our customers."
Intelligroup offers a wide range of solutions that cover ERP and extended ERP, including advisory services, ERP package selection, new implementations, global rollouts, testing, E-Learning, application and infrastructure outsourcing, as well as BPO. Outsourcing engagements focus on governance, continuous improvement, innovative approaches to relationship management, all based on a very well planned transition process. Intelligroup's outsourcing solution framework is built on performance management and customer service excellence. Our outsourcing practice, client service executives, delivery, practice, and sales teams are all aligned to ensure highest level of customer satisfaction throughout the lifecycle.
Winners were formally honored at an award ceremony as part of the Outsourcing Institute's "Outsourcing 2.0 Roadshow" on December 3, 2009 at the New York offices of Morrison & Foerster. They will also be promoted at "Outsourcing 2.0 Roadshow" events throughout 2010, and be showcased on www.outsourcing.com. For more information and to register for the Roadshow series and event for winners, please visit: http://www.outsourcing.com/roadshow.
About Vantage Partners:
Vantage Partners leads the field of relationship management, building on more than 20 years of research and consulting experience with the world's leading companies. A spin-off of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Vantage Partners helps organizations negotiate and manage their most important business relationships, with key customers, suppliers, and business partners. Vantage works with clients on specific relationships as well as on enhancing their institutional capabilities, to make effective negotiation and relationship management a repeatable process. For more information, please visit: www.vantagepartners.com
About The Outsourcing Institute:
Founded in 1993, The Outsourcing Institute (OI), located at outsourcing.com, is a neutral professional association dedicated solely to outsourcing. As one of the most influential and credible in the outsourcing space, OI is recognized worldwide for its intellectual capital, outsourcing practice expertise and unbiased thought leadership. OI's commitment to innovation, along with its mission to advance the skills and knowledge of its membership, has made it the most respected and relied upon brand for the outsourcing marketplace. OI's executive network, which is comprised of more than 70,000 professionals worldwide, looks to OI as the go-to source for outsourcing thought leadership, information and advice. www.outsourcing.com
About Intelligroup, Inc.
Intelligroup is an ERP-focused enterprise applications systems integrator providing consulting, implementation, testing, application management and other IT services for global corporations. The Company possesses deep expertise and proprietary tools in industry-specific enterprise solutions and has been recognized by clients, partners including SAP and Oracle and IT industry analysts for consistently exceeding expectations. Intelligroup won the 2007 global annual Pinnacle Award from SAP, was a finalist in Oracle 2007 Titan Awards, and was recognized by NASSCOM as a Top 100 Innovator. Intelligroup's global service delivery model combines onsite teams and offshore development capabilities to deliver solutions that accelerate results, reduce costs and generate meaningful ROI for clients. Intelligroup clients include Varian Medical, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Greenland, SAP, Magellan, Hershey's, Eastman Chemical and Hitachi. For more information please visit
www.intelligroup.com.
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