High Performance BPO: The Value Multiplier Effect

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High Performance BPO and the Value Multiplier Effect May 2015 #BPO

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High Performance BPO and the Value Multiplier Effect

May 2015

#BPO

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The secrets of BPO high performers

According to the 2015 Accenture High Performance BPO Report, about 1 in 5 companies have found the secret to extracting the most benefits from their outsourcing engagements.

Those experiencing transformational value share a common mindset that sees BPO as a value multiplier rather than a process substitute. What critical success factors rose to the top?

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Technology Talent

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Digital Technology is changing theway companies…

Work, serve customers, drive innovation, manage operations, support the workforce, and more. Enterprises are under pressure to:

•Be agile and flexible with their global operating model

•Innovate faster and take new capabilities to market

•Reduce costs by moving on-premise technology to the cloud

69% of high performers said gaining access to technology in a BPO

relationship was important; only 27% of typical performers agreed.

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To realize the value from BPO, companies need to invest in Talent

Our research confirms that focusing on talent is a distinguishing feature of high-performance BPO

High performers say that the BPO relationship enabled the

augmentation of the talent pool

Access to industry and process expertise is an important

priority for high performers

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Human involvement is needed in the new Pyramid of Work

Technology advancements such as automation and analytics are altering the balance between talent and technology in top-performing BPO relationships.

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Deliver industry insights and expertise

Identify trends and opportunities

Automate repetitive transaction processing

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The Pyramid of Work

Transforming transaction processing and automation

The lowest layer represents repeatable, task-based transactions. Here, automation technologies can transform this type of work by:

Increasing Speed Accuracy Standardization Productivity

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The Pyramid of Work

The critical spectrum of analytics

The middle layer represents analytics capabilities. High performers use data and information from the services of a BPO engagement to identify trends and opportunities that can predict and capture business benefits.

of high performers affirm the importance

of analytics

75%

Similarly, 65 percent consider the analytics provided by the service

provider as an important component of the BPO relationship.

65%

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The Pyramid of Work

Tapping into Talent’s insights and expertise

The top layer represents the industry insights and expertise from a company’s talent. New technologies and innovations are changing the kind of skills that providers need to deliver the greatest value to clients. Buyers and providers must focus on developing talent that can:

Analyze and interpret the data and analytics

Apply industry and functional knowledge to deliver actionable

insights and outcomes

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High-performing BPO companies work with providers to multiply value

In high-performance BPO relationships, the company and its service provider work together to multiply the potential business value of the relationship.

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67%of high performers include business benefits beyond cost in making their BPO business case

65%of typical performers consider low cost of service in top 3 sources of value

65%of high performance BPO relationships consider competitive advantage to be an important priority business case

23%Compared to just 23 percent of typical performers

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BPO is in the midst of a dramatic and rapid evolution—from a commodity and transaction-based focus to one centered on insights and business outcomes. The right blend of technology and talent will separate the winners from the also-rans in the rapidly changing arena of BPO.

To learn more, please visit http://www.accenture.com/bpo.

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