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Business Process Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H1 2024
In this report, Avasant provides key information on pricing and solution trends for the business process services industry from the past 12 months. The report covers various aspects, including market demand, provider solution trends, commercial engagement trends, emerging location trends, and pricing and staffing trends in the space. The geographic coverage is global, with a large share of data points from North America. The report builds on insights gathered through our enterprise interactions, ongoing market research, data collection, and the AvaMark™ Price Benchmarking database.
July, 2024
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Best Practices for Benchmarking Your IT Budget Ratios
Benchmarking is a popular way for IT executives to justify their IT budgets and better focus their efforts to achieve a state of continuous improvement. Whether it is to compare their IT spending levels with industry peers, defend current spending levels, justify new spending requests, or identify opportunities for cost improvement, benchmarking is the best way to objectively measure an organization’s IT budget against industry standards.
December, 2023
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Avasant Quantum Series: From Hype to Strategy — A Quantum Readiness Guide for CIOs and CTOs
Quantum technology—rooted in the principles of quantum mechanics—is poised to tackle problems far beyond the capabilities of today’s most powerful classical computers. Its potential spans computing, cybersecurity, advanced sensing, and next-generation materials. Yet, many enterprises remain on the sidelines, assuming quantum computing is still years from real-world impact. Drawing on client interactions and insights into enterprise aspirations across AI and quantum, we have developed a comprehensive framework for service providers to assess and build quantum readiness, spanning technology readiness, talent and capability, ecosystem partnerships, and investments and innovation. It also incorporates key decision-making principles that enterprises can use to evaluate and select providers for their quantum journey.
June, 2025
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IT Spending Trends in Nonprofits and Charitable Organizations 2024
For nonprofits and charitable organizations, enhancing operational efficiency and expanding service reach are top priorities. Strategic IT investments are essential for nonprofits to maximize their impact and achieve their goals. However, organizations in this sector must navigate challenges such as limited funding and a shortage of technical expertise to implement these investments. This report delves into the current IT spending patterns within these organizations, highlighting the growing reliance on IT services to create tailored digital solutions. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of aligning IT strategy with organizational goals and leveraging technology to drive innovation and service delivery.
August, 2024
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IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 33: Oil and Gas
Chapter 33 provides benchmarks for oil and gas producers and midstream distributors across all organization sizes. The 15 respondents in this sector include integrated energy companies, upstream exploration and production companies, natural gas companies, pipeline operators, and other energy and utilities companies. The companies in our sample range in size from a minimum of about $50 million to more than $100 billion in annual revenue.
September, 2024
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IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 22: Life Sciences
Chapter 22 provides benchmarks for life sciences companies. This category includes pharmaceutical makers, biotechnology product companies, and medical device manufacturers. The 31 respondents in this sample range in size from a minimum of about $50 million to over $50 billion in revenue.
September, 2024
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 3A: Benchmarks by Organization Size
In these chapters, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. Small organizations benchmarks are in Chapter 3A, midsize organizations in Chapter 3B, large organizations in Chapter 3C, and very large organizations in Chapter 3D. These chapters use a three-year sample. There are 98 respondents in the small organization sample, 102 in the midsize sample, 65 in the large sample, and 40 in the very large sample.
October, 2024
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SAP SuccessFactors Services 2023 RadarView™
The SAP SuccessFactors Services 2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for adopting SAP SuccessFactors by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key SAP SuccessFactors service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation to help enterprises identify the appropriate service partner. The 55-page report also highlights the top supply-side trends in the SAP SuccessFactors services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
May, 2023
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European IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 16: Media and Information Services Sector Benchmarks
Chapter 16 provides benchmarks for the media and information services sector. This sector includes publishing, broadcasting, entertainment, and digital media organizations, as well as other media and information services companies. The 15 respondents in the sample have annual revenues ranging from about €50 million to around €13 billion.
October, 2024
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Generative AI Augmenting Digital Procurement Tools
Digital transformation of the procurement value chain has been growing for years. With the advent of generative AI, enterprises can further automate transactional procurement processes and improve decision-making for strategic sourcing processes. Specialist procurement tool vendors have already started to integrate large language models and GPT technology into their solutions to facilitate digital procurement transformation. This research byte explores the potential of generative AI in the procurement value chain and how specialist procurement tool vendors are leveraging this technology to improve the potential of their tools.
September, 2023
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IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 3A: Benchmarks by Organization Size: Small
In these chapters, we provide a complete set of benchmarks for organizations within the specified size classification. Small organizations benchmarks are in Chapter 3A, midsize organizations in Chapter 3B, large organizations in Chapter 3C, and very large organizations in Chapter 3D. There are 66 respondents in the small organization sample, 73 in the midsize sample, 86 in the large sample, and 84 in the very large sample.
August, 2025
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Engineering and Construction Digital Services 2024 RadarView™
The Engineering and Construction Digital Services 2024 RadarView™ can help engineering and construction enterprises craft a robust strategy based on industry outlook, best practices, and digital transformation. The report can also aid them in identifying the right partners and service providers to accelerate their digital transformation in this space. The 47-page report also highlights top market trends in the engineering and construction industry and Avasant’s viewpoint.
January, 2024
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IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 12: Healthcare Services
Chapter 12 provides benchmarks for healthcare services companies. The 46 respondents in this sector include community hospital groups, multiregional hospital systems, healthcare systems, dental service organizations, university hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other healthcare organizations. These organizations range in size from a minimum of about $50 million to over $75 billion in annual revenue.
August, 2025
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Retail Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™
The Retail Services 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital project in the retail industry. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today in this space.
March, 2024
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IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2025/2026: Chapter 33: Online Retail Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 33 provides benchmarks for online retailers. This subsector includes online retailers of clothing, home furnishings, dietary supplements and health products, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, sports equipment, and other products. The 36 respondents in this sample have annual revenue ranging from about $100 million to over $200 billion.
August, 2025
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