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Global Services November 24, 2007 |
Leak Out of $5 Billion Deal's Details Last month, the details of one of the biggest network-services contracts ever awarded leaked out in the U.S. SEC filing, with the extended outsourcing relationship between IBM and AT&T. |
Global Services August 8, 2007 |
July's Biggest Outsourcing Deals The biggest outsourcing contract of the month was signed between AstraZeneca and IBM Global Services. |
Global Services January 2, 2008 Khan & Bhambal |
Mega IT Outsourcing Deals 2007 Which were the largest IT-services deals of 2007? Which industry sectors outsourced the most? Which providers won? Which lost out? Global Services analyzes the global sourcing deal trends of the year gone by |
Global Services September 6, 2007 |
Aug.'s Top Outsourcing Partnerships: Reuters-Fujitsu; Allianz-Xchanging The month saw a string of new IT outsourcing contracts being announced -- some of which were expected in the first half of the year |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 |
What Happened to FAO Deals in 2007? Let's catch up with the top finance and accounting outsourcing deals of 2007 to see how they are going now. |
Global Services September 4, 2008 |
Govt. Defense Contracts Rule the Top 10 Chart July '08 saw government defense contracts dominating the top 10, with Lockheed Martin winning the biggest of the bunch -- a $1,200 million eight-year deal from the Transportation Security Administration to manage its integrated hiring operations and personnel program. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Russ Banham |
Scaling New Heights Accenture's contract with BT Group lets finance and accounting outsourcing take a real seat at the strategy table -- perhaps for the first time. |
Global Services October 31, 2008 |
No. Of Long-Term Outsourcing Deals Surges in Sept. '08 The overall trend, in recent years, has been for outsourcing contract lengths to become shorter, due to customer wariness of being trapped in a long-term deal. |
Global Services September 19, 2008 |
Public Sector Signs Six Big ITO Deals in Aug. 08 Demand from the public sector continued to drive outsourcing contract signing activity in Aug. '08. |
Global Services August 1, 2008 |
U.S. Federal Govt. Agencies Award Three Large Deals in May '08 By winning $1.2 billion worth deal, CSC stood first to claim the largest deal of the month |
Global Services February 4, 2008 Imrana Khan |
34% Buyers Axe Their BPO Deals One of three customers of Business Process Outsourcing services ended their offshoring deals prematurely in 2007, reveals a recent study. |
Global Services April 24, 2007 |
Big Action in Govt., Retail Sector In March 2007, many outsourcing deals were inked in the government sector with a major one between the U.S. General Services Administration and AT&T, Qwest, Verizon. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Russ Banham |
Let's Give 'em Something to Cluck About WNS takes Church's Chicken's F&A offshore all the way, with results that make the restaurant retailer crow. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Peggy Cope |
Department Statistics & Studies: 2007: Was it a Good Year for FAO? Some Say Yes. Nelson-Hall's business process outsourcing Index reported gains for the industry overall, with some good news for the finance and accounting segment. |
FAO Today Jan/Feb 2008 |
The Baker's Dozen: Enterprise Whether it's service scope, deal size, or customer satisfaction, these players in the FAO space all turned in outstanding performances for 2007. |
Global Services December 2, 2008 Imrana Khan |
What'll the New Year Bring for Outsourcers? Outsourcing will continue to be a lever for transformation. Adding business value will become the norm. Services providers will be pressed to drive business transformation that creates sustainable value for their customers |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2008 Anand Chokkavelu |
Stock of the Week: Accenture A breakdown from a former employee, current fan. |
Global Services January 31, 2008 |
Good Year End for CSC CSC signed off the passed year in style by getting into three high-value deals. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Accenture's Outsourcing Bet Will the consulting firm's transition pay off? |
Global Services April 29, 2008 |
Shell Awards Top 3 ITO Deals Worth $4.2 Bn Beating the heat of recession, oil giant Royal Dutch Shell awards the biggest deal of the month with a total value of $4.2 billion |
Global Services May 27, 2007 Fersht & Sappenfield |
F&A BPO: Beyond Labor Arbitrage While traditionally it has not been easy to convince CFOs of the business benefits of Finance and Accounting BPO, the effectiveness of some early deployments has boosted their confidence. |
Global Services May 27, 2008 |
U.S. Health-care Market Awards Maximum Outsourcing Deals The list of the 10 biggest outsourcing and IT outsourcing deals signed in April 2008 is dominated by activity in the U.S. health-care market. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 21, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Comerica Awards BPO Contract to Accenture Accenture will provide COmerica with outsourced management of its procurement operations. |
Global Services May 8, 2007 Imrana Khan |
Compliance Inhibits F&A Outsourcing A recent study finds that the increasing compliance burden of financial execs is the biggest obstacle to finance and accounting outsourcing. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Rachael Stormonth |
Are Vendors Contributing To the Slowdown in New Procurement BPO? Mismatches between buy-side requirements and vendors' services and capabilities prove challenging. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise. |
CFO November 17, 2003 Polly Schneider Traylor |
Outsourcing More work is being sent packing, often far away. To make it pay off, management must adapt. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Randy Myers |
Going Away The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing as savings and process improvements become too good to pass up. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 Lisa Ross |
Department Procurement: Try Adding Procurement By outsourcing finance & accounting and procurement together, you can fan the flames of powerful synergies that will go straight to the bottom line -- while helping to improve operations. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Ross & Madden |
New Dynamics Emerging In the Mid-market FAO Landscape Outsourcing companies are increasingly seeking new business opportunities in what is called the "mid-market." |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Tom Taulli |
Accenture's Awesome Accomplishments So long as the company continues to leverage its global platform and generate new bookings, the upcoming year should also be kind to shareholders. |
Global Services August 1, 2008 Imrana Khan |
Truly Global A reality check on the multicountry global delivery model in outsourcing |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Accenture's Balancing Act The large consulting firm is holding steady in the face of ever-changing demand. The company reported third-quarter earnings of $0.37 per share that were in line with the analysts' estimate and $0.09 better than last year's results. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Accenture Accelerates How good is Accenture? If their recent blowout earnings report and higher guidance are any indication, as good as any stock on the market right now. Here is a review. |
Global Services November 29, 2007 |
The Future of BPO The continuing implosion of the traditional organization and its underlying support-management approaches, and the emergence of virtualized businesses, will see the Business Process Outsourcing market grow substantially over the next few years. |
CFO March 1, 2011 Janet Kersnar |
Outsourcing Matures, Slowly To make outsourcing deals succeed, CFOs still need to ask plenty of questions -- and demand more flexibility in contracts. |
FAO Today Mar/Apr 2008 David I. Sheinfeld |
The Commoditization Of F&A Outsourcing With finance and accounting outsourcing providers cropping up on every street corner, the pressure is on for companies to distinguish themselves and their offerings to stay competitive. |
Global Services January 2, 2008 Vidala & Ranjan |
BPO in China Good to Grow The IT outsourcing legacy of China has given the country's business process outsourcing industry a sound base to start from. |
Global Services January 2, 2008 Khan & Bhambal |
The Big Six Providers IBM Global Services, EDS, CSC, and Accenture raked in $15.39 billion in 2007 from single-vendor deals. The other two of the Big Six, ACS and HP, failed to win even one single-vendor deal with a value of more than $200 million in 2007. |
Global Services September 20, 2007 |
Outsourcing by Europe Until recently, the outsourcing of IT and business services from Europe was primarily restricted to the U.K. and large firms on the continent. Now it seems as if the rest of the continent has begun to wake up to the opportunities provided by outsourcing. |
Global Services May 1, 2007 Juhi Bhambal |
Accenture, IBM, Cognizant: Leading ADM Providers Accenture emerges as the leader for applications development and maintenance in the American market, according to Forrester. We examine key players in the application outsourcing space |
Global Services January 3, 2008 Khan & Bhambal |
Top Deals by Industries The global financial-services sector (including banking and insurance) signed 13 contracts worth a total value of $8.40 billion in 2007, according to a recent study |
The Motley Fool July 2, 2007 Tom Taulli |
Accenture Accentuates the Positives The information technology (IT) consulting company is setting the bar for its peers. This consistency is a hallmark of high performance companies and should help provide even more upside for shareholders. |
Global Services September 30, 2008 Phil Fersht |
China's Challenges to Develop a Global BPO Capability China is moving fast into BPO to establish its domain and thereby pose a challenge to India, the Philippines and Latin America. Will China make it there? |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Smith |
Accenture Says "Happy New Year!" Consulting firm Accenture started off its 2008 fiscal year in a big way -- beating both revenue and earnings expectations. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Accenture Doesn't Screw Up Shares of this top-notch business services provider may be a bargain. |
FAO Today Nov/Dec 2007 Peggy Cope |
The Drive to Procurement Outsourcing ICG Commerce CEO talks about the drivers, challenges, and best practices of outsourcing your procurement. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Mark Mahorney |
Accenture Signs Security Deal Can Accenture turn opportunity into profit? |
Insurance & Technology August 27, 2010 Karen Furtado |
An Increasingly Compelling BPO Value Proposition Raises Questions for Insurers Business process outsourcing gives insurers an opportunity to modify business models to meet rapidly changing customer demands in a cost-effective manner. |
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Spencer E. Ante |
Accenture Hits The Daily Double First, a fat contract. Then strong numbers that point to a consulting recovery. |