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Accenture Acquires Genfour, Expands its Capabilities in Intelligent Automation Services
April 03 by SSONAccenture has acquired UK-based Genfour, an automation service provider with deep domain expertise and industry experience in assessing, implementing and managing automation solutions. The acquisition...
Schlumberger Expands Accenture Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing Agreement to 2021
October 28 by SSONAccenture to leverage intelligent automation and analytics capabilities to further transform Schlumberger’s global finance organization in expanded five-year deal PARIS and HOUSTON; Oct. 27, 2016...
High Performing Businesses Recognize the Multiplier Effect of BPO
June 02 by SSON EditorAccenture and Everest Research have just released a report entitled, "High Performance BPO and the Value Multiplier Effect." Based on a recent survey, the findings highlight that there is now a majo...
Discussion: "Outsourcing" is Not Going Away
July 01 by SSONFrom Presidents to Shareholders, "outsourcing" has long been a favorite pummeling bag incorporating – as is widely believed – a host of undesirable traits hidden behind some superficial...
Getting More Out of Your Human Capital: Automating Document Management
March 26 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorWhat drives your performance? Human Capital. Today as in the past, human capital effectiveness is still the main driver for success in Shared Services. Many companies are still struggling with wha...
Everest Group report: Accenture takes one-third of the Procurement Outsourcing Market
October 07 by The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network EditorThe Procurement Outsourcing market stands at US$1.7 billion, according to Everest Group research, with a 5-year CAGR of 13%. This means that procurement spend globally now tops US$220billion. With A...
BPO industry continues its march towards consolidation with latest example in procurement BPO
October 03 by SSONAccenture today has announced its intent to acquire leading procurement business solutions provider Procurian, and thereby provide some impressive consolidation in this growing segment of BPO. Procuri...
Integrated Business Solutions: the Motor to Drive German Business Forward?
September 17 by Shared Services & Outsourcing NetworkAn assessment of integrated business services in one of Europe’s most promising markets – many companies are focusing on core capabilities and rethinking how their support services fit into the equati...
Accenture and RSA Extend Multi-Year Application Outsourcing Agreement
August 22 by SSONLONDON; Aug. 20, 2013 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has signed an extension to its application outsourcing agreement with RSA for five additional years through the end of 2020. The extended agreemen...
Accenture wins Telenor contract; University of Michigan's SSO finally kicks off; and Canada suffers onsite-outsourcing backlash
July 18 by Rakesh SanganiRakesh Sangani, SSON Editor-at-large, evaluates what's behind the recent headlines Telenor award Accenture $215 million 5 year outsourcing deal Telenor announced that it has selected Acce...
BPO: Investment in process innovation and automation reaches inflection point
May 06 by Press Release SSONAccording to Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) 2013 Global Delivery Market Landscape report, investment in process innovation and automation has reached an inflection point, where the...
The Now and Future of Shared Services: Accenture, KPMG, Capgemini and TCS Amongst G6 Visionaries to Discuss at SS & O Conference
April 25 by Press Release SSON25 April 2013 - London, UK The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is pleased to announce that senior representatives from Accenture, KPMG, Capgemini, Tata Consultancy Services, Proservar...