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Global 4Q07 TPI Index
TPI Index Reveals 2007 Ended with a Rush of Global Commercial Outsourcing Awards
- Fourth quarter best since 2005 for number and annualized contract value of mega-relationships
- Momentum insufficient to overcome early year softness; fewer number of contracts and lower total contract value in 2007 compared with 2006
- EMEA passes the Americas for the first time in number and value of outsourcing contracts
EMEA 4Q07 TPI Index
Europe Takes Lead in Outsourcing Activity
- 2007 first year ever that both the number of contracts and the total contract value in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) exceeded those measures in the Americas
- Average contract value in EMEA increased due to greater new scope added and increased average business process outsourcing value
- EMEA also saw increased mega-relationship activity in 2007
Asia Pacific 4Q07 TPI Index
Companies in India, as Buyers, Lead Outsourcing Growth in Asia Pacific
- Asia Pacific records second straight year of growth across all measures
- Outsourcing growth in Asia Pacific driven almost entirely by India-based buyers
- Strongest quarter in Asia Pacific for mega-relationships in two years
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Featured Paper
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Preventing Value Leakage in Outsourcing through an Alternative Model for Invoicing, Reporting and Data Ownership
By Jeff Oxman, Global Financial Services Advisory Services Practice, TPI
This paper describes an alternative solution to financial management that TPI recommended and its client — a global company — adopted. The solution involves changing the paradigm of data ownership from a model in which the service provider owns information and downloads pieces of it to the client into a model in which the client takes ownership of the data and performs its own real-time reporting extracts in the format(s) most appropriate for its evolving global business.
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Changing the Game: TPI’s Acquisition by Information Services Group
By Michael P. Connors, Chairman & CEO, ISG and TPI
Together, TPI and Information Services Group have started an ambitious journey to create a world-class information-based services company that will change the game of sourcing advisory services – a market segment created by TPI 19 years ago. We are intent on being world-class in all of the measures that matter, most notably in the value we create for our clients through our fact-based information and expertise. (NASDAQ: III, IIII.U, IIII.W)
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Trends in Outsourcing – TPI’s Fourth Quarter Index
In this edition of SourcingTalk, Andrew Moyle, London Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins, joins TPI’s CMO, Peter Allen to analyze the trends of global commercial outsourcing contracts as recently revealed in the fourth quarter TPI Index. Peter and Andrew discussed the sourcing strategies in Europe versus the Americas, business process outsourcing’s leap frog effect in Europe, how a recession could affect companies’ outsourcing strategies, and the surprising decline in the number of manufacturing outsourcing contracts awarded in 2007.
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Who Will Source the Sourcer?
This week’s guest blog on procurement outsourcing comes from Bill Huber, Director, CPO Services, TPI
Recent research by the Aberdeen Group (sponsored by TPI), Procurement Outsourcing: A Strategic Imperative, showed the top four reasons for not outsourcing procurement:
- Procurement a core competency: 44 percent
- Prior investment in procurement applications: 43 percent
- Unclear benefits/value of outsourcing: 38 percent
- Perceived loss of control: 29 percent
“Procurement outsourcing is positioned to drive some of the most dramatic bottom-line benefits to corporations," says Bill Huber, Director, CPO Services, TPI. “Yet of all forms of sourcing, it is broadly misunderstood by both procurement and outsourcing practitioners and has achieved a slow rate of adoption.”
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Also in this Issue...
Agile Multi-Sourcing: A Critical Business Trend — Concepts and Background
By Bill Huber, Director, CPO Services
The first in a series of white papers addressing multi-sourcing, this primer introduces the definition and characteristics of agile multi-sourcing, describes the background and evolution of this critical business trend, and explains the benefits of this approach for companies that adopt the required mindset and discipline.
TPI News
TPI Leaders Named HRO Superstars
Scott Gildner, Partner & President, North America, TPI, and Rosemary Collins, Partner & Managing Director, CHRO Services Leader, TPI, have been named 2008 HRO Superstars by HRO Today magazine.
Read the full editorial in the December 2007 issue of HRO Today magazine.
Information Services Group To List on NASDAQ
Information Services Group, formed last year to build an industry-leading, high-growth information-based services company, announced that it has switched the listing of its common stock, units and warrants from the American Stock Exchange to The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.
TPI Events
Americas Sourcing Industry Conference
TPI invites you to the annual Americas Sourcing Industry Conference (SIC) on April 21 - 22, 2008, at The Drake Hotel, Chicago, where we will explore "Tipping Points: Critical Moments in the Sourcing Life Cycle."
TPI's SIC provides sourcing industry leaders an informal opportunity to improve existing relationships and the platform from which to build new ones. In addition to gaining insight from TPI on the state of the sourcing industry, including trends and market directions, this conference will provide a forum for service providers and law firms to learn more about working with TPI and our clients.
Contact TPI’s Madeleine Sweigart to learn more about the Americas SIC, and watch for more information on registration and agenda details coming shortly.
Americas Sourcing Leadership Exchange
April 30 - May 2, 2008
The Drake Hotel
Chicago, Ill.
This exclusive event titled “Sorting Through a Crowded Universe: Essential Insights for Action” is designed for executives within client organizations who are responsible for sourcing strategy and relationships, offering a unique opportunity to network with your peers in a confidential setting.
Contact TPI’s Madeleine Sweigart to learn more about the Americas Sourcing Leadership Exchange, and watch for more information on registration and agenda details coming shortly.
Australia/New Zealand Sourcing Leadership Exchange
May 15, 2008
Park Hyatt Hotel
Melbourne, Australia
More information on registration and agenda details coming shortly.
TPI Co-Chaired and Sponsored Events
NASSCOM 2008 India Leadership Forum
Grand Hyatt
Mumbai, India
February 13 - 15, 2008
IQPC Shared Services Week
Omni Orlando Resort
Champions Gate, Florida
March 30 - April 3, 2008
IACCM Americas 2008
Radisson Ft. McDowell
Scottsdale, Arizona
April 7 - 9, 2008
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