EuropeanBusinessProcessOutsourcingTrends,2001FocusReportPublicationDate:February19,2002©2002Gartner,Inc.NORTHAMERICACorporateHeadquarters56TopGallantRoadStamford,CT06904-2212U.S.A.Tel:+1-203-316-1111Fax:+1-203-316-6300WestCoastHeadquarters251RiverOaksParkwaySanJose,CA95134-1913U.S.A.Tel:+1-408-468-8000Fax:+1-408-954-1780ASIA/PACIFICAsia/PacificHeadquartersLevel740MillerSt.NorthSydney,NSW2060AustraliaTel:+61-2-9459-4600Fax:+61-2-9459-4601JAPANJapanHeadquartersAobadaiHills6F7-7,Aobadai,4-chomeMeguro-kuTokyo153-0042JapanTel:+81-3-3481-3670Fax:+81-3-3481-3644GARTNERWORLDWIDEHEADQUARTERSEUROPEEuropeanHeadquartersTamesisTheGlantyEghamSurrey,TW209AWUnitedKingdomTel:+44-1784-431611Fax:+44-1784-268980PublicationDate:February19,2002EuropeanBusinessProcessOutsourcingTrends,2001FocusReportAuthorRobertBrownRebeccaSchollThisdocumenthasbeenpublishedtothefollowingClustercodes:ITSV-EU-FR-0113ITES-WW-FR-0117ITOU-WW-FR-0102ForMoreInformation...InNorthAmericaandLatinAmerica:+1-203-316-1111InEurope,theMiddleEastandAfrica:+44-1784-268819InAsia/Pacific:+61-7-3405-2582InJapan:+81-3-3481-3670Worldwideviagartner.com:www.gartner.comEntirecontents©2002Gartner,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Reproductionofthispublicationinanyformwithoutpriorwrittenpermissionisforbidden.Theinformationcontainedhereinhasbeenobtainedfromsourcesbelievedtobereliable.Gartnerdisclaimsallwarrantiesastotheaccuracy,completenessoradequacyofsuchinformation.Gartnershallhavenoliabilityforerrors,omissionsorinadequaciesintheinformationcontainedhereinorforinterpretationsthereof.Thereaderassumessoleresponsibilityfortheselectionofthesematerialstoachieveitsintendedresults.Theopinionsexpressedhereinaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.103842©2002Gartner,Inc.iiiTableofContentsPage1.ExecutiveSummary..........................................................................................................................................1Introduction...................................................................................................................................................1Objectives.......................................................................................................................................................1Methodology.................................................................................................................................................2KeyFindings.................................................................................................................................................2Recommendations........................................................................................................................................32.DefinitionsandMethodology.........................................................................................................................5Definitions.....................................................................................................................................................5Corevs.Noncore..........................................................................................................................................6StudyMethodology......................................................................................................................................7RelatedGartnerDataquestReports..............
