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A Reality Check on the Business Process Outsourcing Market in Australia

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: January 2004
Product Code: R104-22755
Description
This IDC study provides an overview of the current BPO market status in Australia. It addresses how the BPO market is evolving in Australia. This study explores the business concept behind BPO and how companies are changing their sourcing strategies in order to face today's tough business pressures. It illustrates how over the years, companies have spent a growing portion of the corporate budgets on specialized external service providers and how this pattern is proceeding. The information and analysis presented in this study will give players in the BPO market, as well as organisations planning to move into it, a useful framework to understand the bigger picture of BPO and assess future opportunities. "Business Process Outsourcing has been widely used by the local media recently. It has become a buzzword with high visibility in the IT and business community. However, we have also discovered ambiguity in defining this concept. People have different interpretations and perceptions of BPO. Even within the vendor group, understandings are quite dissimilar, as a long education period is expected," said Kathy Benson, Senior Analyst, Outsourcing, IDC Australia.
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Table of Contents


IDC Opinion


In This Study


Situation Overview


Defining BPO


Business Outsourcing Engagement Definition


Business Process Outsourcing Definition


Processing Services Definition


Figure: How IS Outsourcing, Processing Services and BPO Relate to Each Other


Evolution of Professional IT Services, Core Competency, and BPO


Change in Corporate Sourcing Strategies


The Acceleration of BPO Activity in Australia


Table: Major BPO Drivers and Inhibitors


Insource or Outsource?


Market Characteristics


Future Outlook


Essential Guidance


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