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To help ensure better and faster contracting, results and ROI from HR Outsourcing (HRO) engagements, a non-exclusive working group currently comprised of representatives from EquaTerra, Arinso and SAP today announced the launch of OpenDoor HRO, a global HRO standardization initiative.
OpenDoor HRO offers a set of publicly available documents and templates including: illustrative Statements of Work; service level methodology; and pricing unit structures and approach. All OpenDoor HRO materials can be accessed free of charge by registering at: www.opendoorhro.com
This industry-first set of standards for HRO transactions will assist both buyers and providers in the tendering process, accelerate ROI and better align current and future HRO projects. Overall, the materials will enable more effective, efficient and mutually-beneficial HRO engagements.
According to Rudy Vandenberghe, executive vice president of Arinso, “We felt it was time for knowledgeable experts in the industry to provide a basic set of documents so that the HR and HR systems community could rapidly understand the basics of what is required in an HRO transaction.”
Gianni Giacomelli, head of BPO strategy and marketing at SAP, seconded that point, and stated that, “HRO clients must quickly identify those components of the HRO transaction that can be standardized by the provider through appropriate process/technology design so that they can access the strongest economies of scale. OpenDoor HRO is a significant step to facilitate that.”
Lowell Williams, EquaTerra’s executive director of HR advisory services, concluded, “The documentation and insights provided by OpenDoor HRO will also provide a basis for customizatio
