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Shell outsourcing at heart of pay squabble

At the heart of the matter is Shell’s decision in the 1990s to outsource its tanker driver operations.

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What IT means to me: ‘Never start IT initiatives for the sake of IT’

Some 3,000 Shell IT staff will be transferred to the newly appointed service providers leaving about 600 specialists to work on key strategic, architectural and standardisation issues. It is one of the largest outsourcing deals of recent years and innovative in its use of multiple suppliers.

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IT Outsourcing: Shell says it has received full assurances over HP take-over of EDS

Meanwhile, a spokesman for EDS customer Shell said it had already received full assurances over the merger. Shell is in the process of transferring 3,200 IT jobs to a number of outsourcing partners, including EDS. The spokesman confirmed that “we will continue with the timely transfer of services and personnel from Shell to EDS as planned”.

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Shell decided to opt for multiple suppliers when it signed $4bn-worth of outsourcing contracts

A painstaking attention to detail is the key to the recent $4bn (£2bn), five-year outsourcing contracts that Royal Dutch Shell has signed with three IT suppliers.

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