Survey Reveals Outsourcing is Key

Survey Reveals Outsourcing is Key

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Part of our daily routine includes (a) scouring the news for companies about to fire employees as part of a cost reduction strategy, and then (b) contacting those companies with onshore outsourcing information. 

Today (8/25/2009), we learned about a new Capgemini survey which demonstrates companies are thinking more about outsourcing. What we couldn’t tell from the survey is whether the companies polled leaned toward onshore outsourcing or offshore outsourcing. Our communication of course always encourages onshore outsourcing.

This survey was conducted by telephone within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of Capgemini between April 29 and May 15, 2009, among 151 senior executives at Fortune 1000 companies. Capgemini survey highlights include:

• 70 percent of executives agree that outsourcing saves money;
• 79 percent of executives acknowledge that outsourcing may have poor public perception¹;
• 65 percent of executives agree that if outsourcing had a better reputation, it would not impact their outsourcing decisions, demonstrating that public opinion does not influence an executive’s decision on whether or not to outsource;
• Manufacturing companies feel more positively about outsourcing with regard to helping a company to grow, be more agile and flexible and saving American jobs than service companies.

Capgemini is a major French company, one of the world’s largest information technology, transformation and management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with a staff of over 91,000 operating in 36 countries. It is headquartered in Paris (Rue~de~Tilsitt) and was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf, the current chairman, in Grenoble, France. CEO Paul Hermelin has led the company since his appointment in December 2001.

Capgemini’s regional operations include North and South America, Northern Europe & Asia Pacific and Central & Southern Europe. Services are delivered through four disciplines for Technology, Outsourcing and Local Professional Services. The latter is delivered through Sogeti, a wholly owned subsidiary. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capgemini )

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