How are your shared services and outsourcing strategies impacting Finance?

Do you know how the implementation of your shared services or outsourcing strategy has affected the performance of your company’s Finance operation?Â How does this performanceÂ compare with peer companies and World Class performers? You can find out by participating in the 2010 Hackett/SSON Benchmark Study.

PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY HERE Â Why you should participate in the study By taking part in the 2010 Hackett/SSON Benchmark Study you will learn:

Is the business benefiting from your SSO/outsourcing strategy? Are you deriving the maximum benefit from your strategy compared to your peers? How is your SSO/outsourcing strategy enabling or disabling the Finance function overall?Â How does that compare to companies who haven’t implemented outsourcing or shared services strategies? What is the cost of managing your SSO to provide the risk assurance and expected returns?Â How this this cost compare with your peers and top performing companies? Your report will contain performance benchmarks and best practices Study participants will receive detailed results that provide valuable insight in in these areas:

Key processes to target: Which processes are best adapted to a shared services or outsourcing model Performance of Finance: What effect on cost and performance should you expect from your strategy Cost of Management: The cost of managing your shared services / outsourcing initiative compared with your peers Return on Investment: Â Is your strategy generating the planned objectives? Participate in the benchmark study today Â

The study is open to SSON members until July 16.Â Results of the study will be compiled and delivered in the fall.Â You will receive a customized report and presentation containing the metrics on your company compared with your peers and top performing companies. For more information about the 2010 Hackett/SSON Benchmark Study, please contact Dale AgeeÂ at dagee@thehackettgroup.com .

Be assured that your responses will remain completely confidential and will be used only in combination with those of other study respondents to develop a composite analysis of performance.Â