Latest Reports

• Remote Work Presents New Challenges for Project Management Staffing

  The role of the IT project manager is critical in this dynamic, changing IT environment. The rise in the remote/hybrid work model puts project managers in the middle of recreating business and project management processes to reflect a more dispersed workforce. This Research Byte provides a summary of our full report on IT project management staffing ratios.

  December, 2022

• IT Project Management Staffing Ratios 2022

  The role of the IT project manager is critical in this dynamic, changing IT environment. The rise in the remote/hybrid work model puts project managers in the middle of recreating business and project management processes to reflect a more dispersed workforce. This Research Byte provides a summary of our full report on IT project management staffing ratios.

  December, 2022

• Cloud Growth Requires Cloud Governance

  With the continued migration to the cloud, governance becomes even more critical. Cloud governance provides a complete overview of an organization’s cloud resources and how they should be managed. Therefore, it is not surprising that many organizations see the vital role cloud governance plays in their daily operations, and practice rates are high compared to most best practices in our annual best practices study. This Research Byte summarizes our full report on Cloud Governance Best Practices.

  November, 2022

• Cloud Governance Best Practices 2022

  Cloud governance is a set of policies and practices governing an organization’s use of cloud computing to enable new capabilities and optimize cloud cost, scalability, security, compliance, and interoperability. Cloud governance should be top of mind for several organizations because it provides a complete overview of an organization’s cloud resources and how they should be managed. It is not surprising that many organizations see the vital role cloud governance plays in their daily operations, and practice rates are high compared with most best practices in our annual study.

  November, 2022

• Service Provider ESG Maturity Index 2023–2024

  The Service Provider ESG Maturity Index 2023–2024 evaluates and classifies service providers based on their sustainability disclosures. Increased pressure from external and internal stakeholders has prompted enterprises to closely monitor their providers’ and partners’ sustainability goals and practices. This report aims to help enterprises make better procurement decisions while focusing on their inherent sustainability objectives and requirements. The report features 42 service providers, classifying and ranking them based on more than 50 metrics across five categories: environmental, social, governance, ESG disclosure compliance and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) coverage, and complexity.

  March, 2024

• Service Provider ESG Maturity Index 2022–2023: Drive Sustainable Sourcing by Engaging with Progressive Partners

  Avasant’s Service Provider ESG Maturity Index 2022–2023 benchmarks service providers based on their ESG disclosures. Enterprises are looking more closely at the goals and impact of their providers and partners. The report aims to help enterprises make better procurement decisions in order to meet their own ESG goals. The inaugural edition features 17 service providers and classifies them based on our ESG performance benchmarking index that factors more than 50 data points across four parameters: environmental, social, governance, and ESG disclosure compliance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) coverage.

  November, 2022

• Intelligent Process Mining Platforms 2022–2023 RadarView™

  The Intelligent Process Mining Platforms 2022–2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for process mining by featuring detailed capability and experience analyses of leading platform providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key process mining platform providers utilizing three parameters: product maturity, enterprise adaptability, and future readiness. The 54-page report also highlights top market trends in the process mining space and Avasant’s viewpoint.

  November, 2022

• Intelligent Process Mining: Delivering Complex Business Intelligence and Process Transparency

  An increase in enterprise demand for hyperautomation has boosted the demand for process mining tools. With advancements in technology such as RPA, low-code/no-code, and artificial intelligence, the role of process mining has elevated from process standardization or automation to digital transformation. Platform features such as data integration with IoT devices and digital twin development enhance process understanding and data visualization. To tap market opportunities, software-as-service (SaaS) providers are embedding process mining in business applications by developing in-house capabilities and acquiring or partnering with vendors in the space. These emerging trends are covered in Avasant’s Intelligent Process Mining Platforms 2022–2023 RadarView™.

  November, 2022

• IT and Apps Managed Services Market Trends: Quarterly Report for Q2 2022

  In this quarterly report (calendar quarter 2, 2022), Avasant provides key information on IT services solution and pricing trends. The report covers market (buyer) perspective, macro trends from the service provider community, and finally, the pricing, solution, and staffing trends in the space. The report examines trends across services including infrastructure and cloud services, application services, and digital services. 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, and data collection, as well as the AvaMark Price Benchmarking database.

  August, 2022

• Engineering and Manufacturing Transformation: Cloudification Approaches Critical Mass

  The traditional reluctance to adopt the cloud for engineering and manufacturing functions is fading, driven by the need for remote collaboration. As the cloud-native application ecosystem for engineering and manufacturing matures, enterprises are turning to the cloud for higher bandwidth and computing requirements. The pandemic acted as a key enabler in driving faster adoption of the cloud, leading to continued growth in the global cloud market for engineering and manufacturing operations. In this context, NASSCOM and Avasant release the report Engineering and Manufacturing Transformation: Cloudification Approaches Critical Mass to help enterprises understand key trends shaping this space.

  November, 2022

• Manufacturing Digital Services 2022–2023 RadarView™

  The Manufacturing Digital Services 2022–2023 RadarView™ can help 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. The 92-page report also highlights top market trends in the manufacturing digital services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.

  November, 2022

• Transforming Manufacturing Operations Through Digitization

  Manufacturers are under pressure to meet growing customer expectations despite increased production costs, a shortage of skilled workers, and the need to make new investments for Industry 4.0. To alleviate this pressure, they are investing in digital technologies to cut costs, shorten development cycles, reduce human dependency, mitigate risks from supply chain disruptions, and move toward sustainability. They are also working to diversify their business models and increase profitability. As this requires a strong integration of domain and technological expertise, manufacturers are collaborating with service providers for digital transformation. These emerging trends are covered in Avasant’s Manufacturing Digital Services 2022–2023 RadarView™.

  November, 2022