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FAO and PO Suppliers Meeting in the Middle to Create Procure-to-Pay Offerings
Two types of suppliers are meeting in the middle to create an end-to-end process known as procure-to-pay (P2P). A just-released study by the Everest Research Institute found outsourcing P2P processes are gaining traction. Why? Because P2P directly addresses the pain points in the buyer's financial supply chain. Katrina Menzigian discusses how. (2008)

2008 FAO Forecast: Sustainability, Specialization, and More Complex Scope
The FAO market is in for a wild ride next year. Specialization will drive the sector’s continuing consolidation as suppliers augment their solution portfolios through acquisitions. For buyers, business outcomes become the buzzword. Here are 19 predictions from industry insiders. (2007)

Evolution of the Global Hub-and-Spoke Outsourcing Offshore Delivery Model
Evolution of the global hub-and-spoke model has evolved from visionary idea to standard best practice in FAO because some work has to stay local. David Bickerstaff and Paul Nowacki discuss why suppliers are adopting this new FAO offshoring model. (2007)

The Barriers to Entry Are Rising For New FAO Suppliers: As recently as January 2006 the barriers to entry for new Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) suppliers were low. But that was then and this is now. The BPO industry changes rapidly and windows of opportunity tend to be short lived. According to Paul Nowacki and Saurabh Gupta, the barriers to entry are rising due to four developments. (2007)

History Revisited: The Next FAO Growth Spurt Is Coming: FAO had a major growth spurt in 2002 and 2004. What will happen this year? Will there be another? Phil Fersht and Paul Nowacki dissect the past to predict the future. (2007)

2007 FAO Predictions: How Changes in the Market Will Affect Buyers and Suppliers: Supplier consolidation. The arrival of a buyer’s market. Multi-vendor strategies gain the upper hand. Read about 17 things that will shape the FAO market next year. (2006)

Reengineering the Retained Organization
Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) dramatically changes the ratio of workers to middle managers. This change creates a promising reengineering opportunity for the outsourcing buyer. Paul Nowacki and Mike Tustian describe how to take advantage of this change to create even more outsourcing value. (2006)

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Profit Recovery and Finance & Accounting Outsourcing - Including profit recovery services in your F&A outsourcing relationship can deliver additional value and, in many instances, offset a large percentage of the costs associated with the transition phase ofoutsourcing. - January 2008

2008 Market Predictions: FAO, Global Sourcing, HRO, ITO, and PO Markets - This document contains Everest Research Institute's 2008 predictions for key outsourcing and offshoring markets. The report includes the following markets: Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO), Global Sourcing (GS), Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO), Inf... - October 2007

Outsourcing Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) - This white paper provides a "first look" at findings from Everest Research Institute's exploration of the current state and future direction of the O2C and P2P segment of the FAO market. This paper presents viewpoints on the value proposition driving inter... - October 2007

Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO): Global Sourcing in FAO - In this study, Everest Research Institute analyzes key trends emerging in the offshore FAO market. Download a free sample deck. - August 2007

Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) Market Update - Global FAO Supplier Landscape Preview Deck - June 2007

What Buyers Need to Know about Accounting for Outsourcing Implementation Costs - Buyers of outsourcing services incur costs from the point of exploring outsourcing options to the point of transitioning work to a supplier as well as costs associated with exit or restructure of the contract, software implementation, and many more cost it... - February 2007

Financial Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) Annual Report - January 2007 - Breaking research: Industry Adoption Trends in FAO. - January 2007

FAO Market Update - Everest Research Institute - November 2006 - Industry Adoption Trends in FAO. Download a sample deck. - November 2006

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