The Global Market for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is Projected to Reach US$220 Billion by 2020

Adoption of Value Added BPO Services to Drive Gains in the Business Process Outsourcing Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). The global market for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is projected to reach US$220 Billion by 2020 driven by adoption of new value added BPO Services and exploration of companies into unconventional niche markets.

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) involves contracting of specific business functions to third party service providers. Though cost arbitrage remains the primary growth driving force in the BPO industry, businesses are realizing the importance of outsourcing as a strategy to lower product development cycle and boost innovation within an enterprise. Focus is rapidly shifting from the traditional model that lays emphasis on achieving labour cost reduction to now providing comprehensive sector specific value-added services.  Another factor driving growth is the increase in outsourcing by mid-size companies in a bid to address the issue of rising costs associated with regulatory and compliance requirements.

Plagued by decreasing margins from traditional outsourcing activities, BPO providers are now focusing attention on adoption of new generation technologies such as process automation,Big Data & Analytics, secure private cloud infrastructure and BPaaS (business process as a service) among others. Use of robotic process automation (RPA) software solutions that replicate some of the manually operated processes is gaining significance. Companies are also embedding analytics-based BPO solutions in processes  to offer all rounded actionable insights and help customers build powerful brands and business strategies.  Further, growing security concerns are expected to prompt companies to prefer the private cloud model over its counterpart public cloud. The transition to new platforms is to help companies explore new opportunities by offering advanced services such as robotic process automation (RPA), secure private cloud infrastructure and BPaaS (business process as a service).

As stated by the new market research report on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), the United States represents the largest market worldwide. Asia-Pacific ranks as the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 10% over the analysis period. India remains the most lucrative destination for BPO services, while Philippines emerges as a strong competitor.

Key players covered in the report include Accenture Plc, Aon Hewitt, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Capgemini, Capita Plc, Ceridian HCM, Inc., CGI Group, Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporation, Dell Inc., EXLService Holding, Inc.,  Genpact Limited, Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P, Infosys BPO Ltd., International Business Machines Corporation, KARVY Global Services Limited, NTT DATA Corporation, NGA Human Resources, Randstad Holding nv, Serco Group, Plc, StarTek, Inc., Sopra Steria Group, Syntel, Inc., Tata Consultancy Services Limited, TriNet Group, Inc., Wipro Limited, WNS (Holdings) Limited.

The research report titled “Business Process Outsourcing: A Global Strategic Business Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of the market, industry overview, trends, growth drivers, issues, and recent industry activity. The report provides market estimates and projections for BPO in US dollars for major geographic markets including the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, India and Rest of Asia Pacific), Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin America) and Rest of World.  Key horizontal segments analyzed for the global and regional markets include Finance & Accounting, Customer Services, HR, KPO and Procurement. End-use markets analysed include Manufacturing, Telecommunications & Technology, Banking, Insurance & Finance Services, Retail and Others.