Companies have traditionally owned and managed most, if not all, of their resources. But these days, the traditional way of doing business is not always the best way to create value and stay competitive. High-performance companies know that they need to focus on their core business, make the most of market opportunities and energize their operations. So they develop long-term relationships with outside providers to deliver increasingly specialized services such as finance and accounting, customer care or procurement.

As an outside service provider, Accenture can deliver important advantages to an organization. We offer specialized services based on proven methodologies because we work for more than one company and know what works. Over the years, we have gained experience and have optimized our service—therefore, we can offer innovative solutions, greater ability to respond quickly to marketplace developments, faster redesign of business processes, a greater range of services, continuous improvement and more sophisticated performance measurement.

In 2009, for the second consecutive year, Accenture was ranked the world’s No. 1 outsourcing service provider by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). We scored maximum points in the following categories: size; global presence; customer references; company recognitions; employee management; executive leadership. We also scored highly in: growth and company certifications.