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Growing Industry Maturity Prompts Unilever to Ink Largest Ever HR BPO Deal With Accenture

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: July 2006
Product Code: R104-26855
Description

Unilever has finally inked a much-anticipated seven-year HR BPO contract with Accenture, which IDC estimates to be in the region of $1.14 billion. In terms of number of employees involved (200,000) and in geographical reach (100 countries), as well as in annual revenue run rate it is the largest HR BPO deal to date.

This IDC Insight looks at the background to this deal and the key drivers that have led Unilever to partner with Accenture in transforming its HR function. It also analyzes the impact of this deal for Accenture and Unilever, as well as the HR BPO market as a whole.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Insight
Situation Overview
Announcement Highlights
About Unilever
Table: Corporate Profile of Unilever, 2005
Financial Performance
Table: Unilever Five-Year Summary, 2001-2005
Figure: Unilever Five-Year Summary of Sales and Net Earnings, 2001-2005
Figure: Unilever Five-Year Summary of Net Sales and Headcount, 2001-2005
Organization
Figure: Unilever Net Sales by Product Category, 2005
Figure: Distribution of Unilever Employees (000s) by Region, 2001-2005
Tough Competition in the Global Consumer Goods Business
Figure: 5-Year Summary of Net Sales ($M), Unilever Versus Selected Consumer Goods Companies, 2001-2005
Figure: Five-Year Summary of Net Income ($M), Unilever Versus Selected Consumer Goods Companies, 2001-2005
HR Transformation at Unilever
Establishing the Baseline.
The Business Case
Down-Select
Future Outlook
Accenture: Delivering the Vision
Technology and Sub-Contractors
Sourcing Advisors
Looking Forward
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options



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