IDC's Finance, Accounting and Procurement BPO Services research offers service providers valuable insight at global and regional levels into the dynamics, size, and scope of BPO market opportunities from a horizontal BPO services standpoint. This service studies macrotrends and developments such as shifts to new delivery models for BPO (e.g., platforms and business process as a service [BPaaS]) across all BPO categories and will focus on finance and accounting (F&A), procurement BPO, and business analytics services.

• Global and regional BPO competitive landscape, including vendor strategies, positioning, and offerings
• Market forecasts for horizontal BPO services such as customer care, human resources, finance and accounting, and procurement services
• Impact of emerging models of delivery (e.g., BPaaS and utility computing) on BPO
• The evolution of BPO deal activity
• Shift toward platform-centric BPO delivery

• Worldwide and U.S. BPO Forecast and Analysis
• Transformation Within BPO
• Emerging BPO Models
• Finance and Accounting BPO
• The BPO Competitive Landscape: Progress Report on the Strategies of Major BPO Service Providers
• Analysis of BPO Deal Activity
• Procurement BPO

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

1. How has the BPO services market changed over the past year? Where are the best opportunities, and how are they developing?
2. How are buyers' needs evolving, and what are their expectations of vendors?
3. Who are the leading providers of F&A and procurement BPO services, and how are their BPO strategies unfolding?
4. How is BPO deal activity evolving, and what are the key characteristics and composition of BPO deals being signed?

IDC's Finance, Accounting and Procurement BPO Services research examines how both IT services and function-specific providers are positioning themselves to compete in the BPO market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the BPO space, including:

Business and technology services providers such as Accenture, Aegis, Capgemini, Cognizant, Dell-Perot, Genpact, HCL Tech, HP, IBM, Infosys, TCS, Wipro, WNS, and Xerox-ACS.

BPO process specialists such as Ariba (acquired by SAP), Ceridian, Fidelity, ICG Commerce, Oracle, Prosero, Provade, SAP, and Sitel.

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