2009 Top Telecommunications ITO Vendors, Black Book Survey 2009 Results
The 2009 Black Book of Outsourcing client experience survey investigates a subset of over 186 technology and application outsourcing (AO) contracts held by 77 of the top suppliers of the telecommunications industry.
In order to rank the organizations, 18 key performance indicators (KPIs) or criteria are employed specific to infrastructure (IO) and AO buyers within the telecommunications sector, scored on each respective vendor and ranked per KPI.
Key findings
Key finding: most important customer satisfaction KPIs in telecommunications industry AO sector
Viability, data security, integrations and interfaces, trust, innovation, customization and reliability are the most important attributes influencing telecommunications industry information technology outsourcing (ITO) client satisfaction with their 2009 outsourcing providers.
Key finding: vendor dissatisfaction is uncommon in the telecommunications industry technology and AO sector among top ranked suppliers
Strong dissatisfaction is uncommon in this niche ITO sector, occurring in only 6.5% of telecommunications industry users.
US clients are among the most satisfied with outsourcing services delivery, averaging 93.3% across 2009 projects delivered from North American and European based suppliers.
European telcos served by European technology vendors were the most satisfied (96.2%) of all geographic locations matching clients' experience with vendor delivery.
Stronger dissatisfaction was only mildly reported from engagements with offshore outsourcing vendors. Specifically, suppliers from India and the Philippines were cited by 15.5% of all surveyed telecommunications industry clients that were at least mildly dissatisfied with delivery of ITO services from offshore.
Key finding: comprehensive services vendor arrangements from full service ITO vendors produce the highest satisfaction rates
Clients ranked vendors offering comprehensive ITO (e.g. application services and infrastructure services) highest in the overall survey. Telecommunications industry clients showed significant preference for vendors that are capable of offering more extensive service lines once satisfied with initial applications projects.
In order to rank the organizations, 18 key performance indicators (KPIs) or criteria are employed specific to infrastructure (IO) and AO buyers within the telecommunications sector, scored on each respective vendor and ranked per KPI.
Key findings
Key finding: most important customer satisfaction KPIs in telecommunications industry AO sector
Viability, data security, integrations and interfaces, trust, innovation, customization and reliability are the most important attributes influencing telecommunications industry information technology outsourcing (ITO) client satisfaction with their 2009 outsourcing providers.
Key finding: vendor dissatisfaction is uncommon in the telecommunications industry technology and AO sector among top ranked suppliers
Strong dissatisfaction is uncommon in this niche ITO sector, occurring in only 6.5% of telecommunications industry users.
US clients are among the most satisfied with outsourcing services delivery, averaging 93.3% across 2009 projects delivered from North American and European based suppliers.
European telcos served by European technology vendors were the most satisfied (96.2%) of all geographic locations matching clients' experience with vendor delivery.
Stronger dissatisfaction was only mildly reported from engagements with offshore outsourcing vendors. Specifically, suppliers from India and the Philippines were cited by 15.5% of all surveyed telecommunications industry clients that were at least mildly dissatisfied with delivery of ITO services from offshore.
Key finding: comprehensive services vendor arrangements from full service ITO vendors produce the highest satisfaction rates
Clients ranked vendors offering comprehensive ITO (e.g. application services and infrastructure services) highest in the overall survey. Telecommunications industry clients showed significant preference for vendors that are capable of offering more extensive service lines once satisfied with initial applications projects.
SUMMARY
Survey overview
Key findings
Telecommunications ITO – top honors overall 2009
Telecommunications ITO – top vendor by function 2009
BLACK BOOK METHODOLOGY
How the data sets are collected
Understanding the statistical confidence of Black Book data
Who participates in the Black Book ranking process
Telecommunications ITO vendor rankings and results, 2009
TOP
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ITO VENDORS
STOP LIGHT SCORING KEY
Operational excellence of telecommunications ITO vendors
OVERALL KPI LEADERS
Top score per individual criteria
Outsourcing vendors with most top individual criteria scores
INDIVIDUAL KEY PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX
Orbys consulting
Disclaimer
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Atos Origin,
Tietoenator,
Logica,
Fujitsu,
Steria,
Infosys,
T Systems,
Tata Consultancy Services,
BT Global,
Capgemini,
Hewlett Packard,
IBM Global,
AT&S USI,
Siemens,
HCL Technologies,
Accenture,
Wipro,
Capita,
Cognizant,
Mahindra Satyam
Survey overview
Key findings
Telecommunications ITO – top honors overall 2009
Telecommunications ITO – top vendor by function 2009
BLACK BOOK METHODOLOGY
How the data sets are collected
Understanding the statistical confidence of Black Book data
Who participates in the Black Book ranking process
Telecommunications ITO vendor rankings and results, 2009
TOP
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ITO VENDORS
STOP LIGHT SCORING KEY
Operational excellence of telecommunications ITO vendors
OVERALL KPI LEADERS
Top score per individual criteria
Outsourcing vendors with most top individual criteria scores
INDIVIDUAL KEY PERFORMANCE
APPENDIX
Orbys consulting
Disclaimer
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Atos Origin,
Tietoenator,
Logica,
Fujitsu,
Steria,
Infosys,
T Systems,
Tata Consultancy Services,
BT Global,
Capgemini,
Hewlett Packard,
IBM Global,
AT&S USI,
Siemens,
HCL Technologies,
Accenture,
Wipro,
Capita,
Cognizant,
Mahindra Satyam
