In the current outsourcing climate, offshoring has seen a significant uptick and sourcing and vendor management leaders are speedily changing their strategies for global location selection. Designing an optimal locations mix is critical today to balance talent availability, supply risk, and costs. Watch Everest Group’s experts as they broke down the latest market dynamics, explored shoring strategies, and uncovered the opportunities hidden in emerging locations. Whether you’re looking to diversify your delivery mix to eliminate concentration risks or optimize your sourcing portfolio for talent availability, this webinar will equip you with the strategic insights needed to refine your location strategy and maintain a competitive edge. What questions did the webinar answer? What are the key considerations for sourcing leaders to optimize their outsourcing locations selection framework? Going into 2025, what location-related developments and trends should be on your radar? How can sourcing and VMO leaders create a future-ready shoring model?

What crucial insights from last year can locations and workforce strategy leaders apply to 2024, and what will be the critical priorities this year and beyond? In this webinar, our experts explored the anticipated trends shaping 2024’s workforce and locations strategies. We discussed the impact of geopolitical and macroeconomic changes on locations, as well as the potential future direction of shoring strategies. Attendees gathered beneficial insights into strategic workforce decision-making for 2024 and ongoing, with a focus on methodologies for creating an optimized, balanced locations portfolio. What questions did the webinar answer for the participants? What are the key learnings from 2023 in the locations and workforce strategy space? What are the top strategic priorities for locations and workforce strategy heads in 2024? Which locations offer untapped talent potential? How can locations and workforce strategy leadership leverage key trends for 2024 to achieve an optimal locations portfolio?

Is your location portfolio and workforce strategy primed to manage black swan events, persisting economic uncertainties, cost and price pressures, and the geopolitical changes of today’s business landscape? Watch this webinar as Everest Group experts deliver approaches to secure maximum value from delivery location portfolios and offer exclusive insights into the best practices for managing location portfolios and workforce strategies. Whether you hold the reins as a sourcing leader, a delivery head, or a workforce strategy executive, this engaging webinar will provide you with valuable insights and actionable advice to optimize your locations portfolio and maximize returns. What questions has the webinar answered for the participants? What are the hottest global sourcing locations trends of early 2023? What are the different models for managing your locations portfolio? What are the key challenges and best practices for optimizing locations portfolio and workforce strategy? Which crucial aspects are often overlooked when managing locations and workforce strategy? What is the ultimate checklist when evaluating a new location? How can you proactively and programmatically gauge the health of your locations portfolio?

In 2023, business leaders will need to carefully align their workforce strategies with evolving business needs and budgets. While no location offers all the required skills at the desired price points, there are a few markets where demand is slowing, and the right talent can be found. Watch this webinar where our experts discussed which markets are hot and which are fizzing out. They also explored which roles are in high demand across industries and geographies. Whether you’re a workforce strategy executive, sourcing leader, or delivery head, this webinar will provide valuable insights and actionable advice to help you find and attract the best talent for your organization. What questions did the speakers address? What are the top trends across key delivery locations? Which locations are getting hotter vs. cooler from a talent demand perspective? What roles are witnessing slowing demand? Are tier-1 cities really as congested as we think they are?