Updated January / February 2013
Market sizing based on service provider financials to Q3 2012
Sizing methodology
- HfS’ market sizing relies on a consistent primary methodology that is used for each service category. HfS’s primary method is a supply side model that builds market dimensions by estimating revenues from the most significant service providers in each category. This is augmented by spending models and contract tracking for each specific market
Forecasting methodology
- HfS’ forecasting combines historic revenue growth projections, contract run rate projections, demand side survey data, supply side survey data and economic projections
- HfS’ State of Outsourcing 2013 Study, conducted with the support of KPMG covers 1355 major enterprise and supplier industry stakeholders
- Size and forecast updated quarterly
