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Gartner on Outsourcing, 2008-2009
19 December 2008
 
Allie Young   Dane S. Anderson   Kenneth F. Brant   Robert H. Brown   Linda R. Cohen   Susan Cournoyer   Claudio Da Rold   Matthew Goldman   Helen Huntley   Venecia K Liu   Richard T. Matlus   William Maurer   Ben Pring   Cathy Tornbohm   Gianluca Tramacere   Jim Longwood   Ian Marriott   Dean Blackmore   TJ Singh   Cassio Dreyfuss   Rishi Sood  

Gartner's fifth annual publication of "Gartner on Outsourcing" provides authoritative research and forecasts about all aspects of the outsourcing market, including what happened in 2008 and what to expect in 2009.







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Table of Contents



    
Analysis

1.0
    
Introduction and Outsourcing Overview

1.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
1.2
    
Outsourcing Market Dynamics: Underlying Trends and Projections

1.2.1
    
More Outsourcing Will Be Used, Not Less, and Cost Will Trump Value Considerations
1.2.2
    
More RFPs Will Focus on Price Comparisons
1.2.3
    
Executive Scrutiny of IT Budgets and Internal Cost Controls Combined Will Focus on Outsourcing as a Means to Reduce Labor Costs
1.2.4
    
Infrastructure, Applications and Business Process Outsourcing Will Increase
1.2.5
    
"Survival of the Fittest" Will Define the Provider Landscape
1.2.6
    
Demand for Strategic Business Value From Outsourcing Will Percolate Upward as the Economic Downturn Is Prolonged
1.3
    
Topics Covered in This Report
2.0
    
Contract Trends in Outsourcing

2.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
2.2
    
What We Saw in Outsourcing Contract Trends in 2008

2.2.1
    
Analyzing Contract Trends
2.2.2
    
Large Contracts Show a Global, Changing Market
2.2.3
    
2008 Megadeal Signings Were Flat From 2007
2.2.4
    
Contract Value Trends
2.2.5
    
Average Contract Length Is Five Years
2.2.6
    
ITO Dominated the Outsourcing Market
2.2.7
    
Uptake of Outsourcing in Vertical Markets
2.2.8
    
Contract Extensions and Renewals Indicated Client Loyalty
2.3
    
What We Expect to See in Contract Trends for 2009
2.4
    
Recommended Reading
3.0
    
Contract Issues in Outsourcing

3.1
    
A Definition of Outsourcing Contract Issues
3.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
3.3
    
What We Saw in Outsourcing Contract Issues in 2008
3.4
    
What We Expect to See in Outsourcing Contract Issues in 2009
3.5
    
What You Need to Know About Outsourcing Contract Issues
3.6
    
Recommended Reading
4.0
    
Infrastructure Outsourcing

4.1
    
Definition of Infrastructure Outsourcing
4.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
4.3
    
What We Saw in Infrastructure Outsourcing in 2008
4.4
    
What We Expect to See in Infrastructure Outsourcing in 2009
4.5
    
What You Need to Know About Infrastructure Outsourcing
4.6
    
Recommended Reading
5.0
    
Application Outsourcing

5.1
    
Definition of Application Outsourcing
5.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
5.3
    
What We Saw in Application Outsourcing in 2008
5.4
    
What We Expect to See in Application Outsourcing in 2009
5.5
    
What You Need to Know About Application Outsourcing
5.6
    
Recommended Reading
6.0
    
Business Process Outsourcing

6.1
    
Definition of BPO
6.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
6.3
    
What We Saw in BPO in 2008
6.4
    
BPO Market Maturity Varies by Geography

6.4.1
    
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
6.4.2
    
Asia/Pacific
6.4.3
    
The Americas
6.4.4
    
BPO Service Line Trends

6.4.4.1
    
Human Resources BPO
6.4.4.2
    
Finance and Accounting BPO
6.4.4.3
    
Vertical-Industry Operations
6.4.4.4
    
CRM and Demand Management
6.4.4.5
    
Business Process Utilities
6.5
    
What We Expect to See in BPO in 2009
6.6
    
What You Need to Know About BPO
6.7
    
Recommended Reading
7.0
    
Alternative Delivery and Acquisition Models

7.1
    
Definition of Alternative Delivery and Acquisition Models
7.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
7.3
    
What We Saw in ADAMs in 2008
7.4
    
What We Expect to See in ADAMs in 2009
7.5
    
What You Need to Know About ADAMs
7.6
    
Recommended Reading
8.0
    
Global Delivery Models

8.1
    
Definition of Global Delivery Models
8.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
8.3
    
What We Saw in Global Delivery in 2008
8.4
    
What We Expect to See in Global Delivery in 2009
8.5
    
What You Need to Know About Global Delivery
8.6
    
Recommended Reading
9.0
    
Green IT in Outsourcing

9.1
    
Definition of Green IT
9.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
9.3
    
What We Saw in Green IT Outsourcing in 2008
9.4
    
What We Expect to See in Green IT Outsourcing in 2009
9.5
    
What You Need to Know About Green IT Outsourcing
9.6
    
Recommended Reading
10.0
    
Vertical-Market Issues and Trends: Communications

10.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
10.2
    
What We Saw in Communications Outsourcing in 2008
10.3
    
What We Expect to See in Communications Outsourcing in 2009
10.4
    
What You Need to Know About Communications Outsourcing
11.0
    
Vertical-Market Issues and Trends: Financial Services

11.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
11.2
    
What We Saw in Financial Services Outsourcing in 2008
11.3
    
What We Expect to See in Financial Services Outsourcing in 2009
11.4
    
What You Need to Know About Financial Services Outsourcing
12.0
    
Vertical-Market Issues and Trends: Government

12.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
12.2
    
What We Saw in Government Outsourcing in 2008
12.3
    
What We Expect to See in Government Outsourcing in 2009
12.4
    
What You Need to Know About Government Outsourcing
13.0
    
Vertical-Market Issues and Trends: Manufacturing

13.1
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
13.2
    
What We Saw in Manufacturing Outsourcing in 2008
13.3
    
What We Expect to See in Manufacturing Outsourcing in 2009
13.4
    
What You Need to Know About Manufacturing Outsourcing
14.0
    
Geographic Regions

14.1
    
Global Convergence Is Shrinking Geographic Differences
14.2
    
Market Environment and Economic Impact
14.3
    
What We Saw in Different Geographies in 2008

14.3.1
    
Global Trends

14.3.1.1
    
On the Supply Side
14.3.1.2
    
On the Demand Side
14.4
    
What We Expect to See in Different Geographies in 2009

14.4.1
    
Global Trends

14.4.1.1
    
On the Supply Side
14.4.1.2
    
On the Demand Side
14.5
    
What You Need to Know About Geographies


List of Tables



Table 1.  
The 20 Largest Outsourcing Contracts Signed YTD 2008
 

List of Figures



Figure 1. 
Percentage of Outsourcing Contracts Signed, by Vertical Market, 2007-2008 YTD
 

Figure 2. 
Total Contract Value of Contracts Signed by Vertical Market, 2007 and 2008 YTD (Billions of Dollars)
 



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