New research shows BPO under consideration by almost half of main boards in Europe

The main board at almost half of Europe’s top 10,000 firms are seriously thinking of outsourcing whole business processes, according to new research from HandySoft.  This is a first step on the road to becoming what management consultants are calling ?virtual? organisations ? namely, companies that outsource all but their core business processes.

Some 15% of larger European organisations have actually implemented Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), but with 48% actively considering such strategic initiatives at board level, there is a clear implication that BPO will see sustained growth over the next few years.