Advanced technologies such as GenAI, ML, and NLP continue gaining momentum, yielding greater efficiency and savings across all areas of talent acquisition (TA). Vendors are becoming more expert in applying these tools, improving TA outcomes and candidate experience, reducing candidate bias, identifying resources at the highest risk of flight, and predicting a candidate’s cultur[...]

  Hitachi Digital Services recently held an Advisor & Analyst event in London. The company is rolling out its communication plan to increase client and industry awareness. It goes to market, selectively, with the larger Hitachi Group in the U.S. and U.K., targeting a few industries. So, who is Hitachi Digital Services? The mid-sized IT and ER&D services vendor spearheads Hit[...]

  Tech Mahindra (TechM) recently briefed NelsonHall on TechM AppGinieZ, its GenAI solution for software engineering and SDLC. Recent times have seen all major IT services providers release GenAI-powered solutions, targeting two broad scenarios: those that help developers build, test, and support applications more efficiently and those that enable capabilities like virtual assistants[...]

  In August, NelsonHall spoke with the leadership of Movate AI to discuss the market expectations and challenges of AI integration, their in-house holistic framework, target applications, existing deployments, and how the company plans to build commercial relationships around this AI reinvention model. From platform to framework to dedicated AI unit Like most BPS players, Movate [...]

  We recently talked with TCS about its ERP on Cloud offering. The SAP ecosystem has been going through intense change, with the planned end of SAP ECC support from December 31, 2027, and transformation with S/4HANA and recent Clean Core SAP initiatives. The change is driving accelerated ERP adoption, as demonstrated by SAP’s increasing revenue growth driven by SaaS applications.[...]

    The workplace environment continues to transform, directly impacting the priorities of HCM vendors. Top of mind is ensuring employee engagement and wellness throughout the HR lifecycle, supporting all workplace scenarios (i.e., on-site, remote, hybrid), career tenure, and generational preferences. Organizations are investing beyond mobile-enabled routine task accessibility [...]

  In recent discussions with WNS, NelsonHall explored the company's advanced healthcare management solutions. WNS provides evidence-based criteria to guide providers in ordering the most appropriate tests, procedures, and treatments for their members. This approach enhances patient care delivery and outcomes while improving provider relations and reducing healthcare treat[...]

  In the U.K., the efficiency of the NHS, and particularly the reduction of waiting lists, continues to be a hot political topic. While promises of cash injections are met with skepticism, a recent event in London showcased how data-driven insights could help improve the NHS’ operational efficiency without the need for major financial outlays. As part of its 22-city tour, process[...]

  NelsonHall recently completed an in-depth analysis of advanced digital workplace services, in which we spoke to multiple leading IT services vendors and their clients. This blog looks at some of the key themes from this research, the investments vendors need to make to meet client demand, and how the market will evolve over the next 12-18 months. The four overarching themes from t[...]

  Banks are undertaking core banking transformation projects at an accelerating pace. Typically, two-thirds of these transformation projects will fail. Most either fail to implement a new solution altogether, leaving the bank with the original legacy system, or (in the case of a successful implementation), fail to deliver the anticipated value. Some projects, such as those at TSB Bank [...]

  Financial institutions are data-driven businesses, and because of decades of investment in technology, banks process data using heterogeneous legacy environments. Modern AI and GenAI solutions promise to enable banks to manage and analyze data more effectively. However, adopting new AI solutions is lagging far behind the market hype. In this blog, I look at how TCS is helping clients[...]

  In July 2023, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced Consumer Duty, a set of rules and guidelines to drive companies to deliver good outcomes for customers. By the end of July 2024, firms are required to ensure the application of Consumer Duty to closed products and services. ArvatoConnect shared its approach to enabling the adoption of Consumer Duty by its clients and[...]

  We recently spoke with Datamatics about its $17m acquisition of Dextara, which was announced on April 1st. Datamatics is a Mumbai-headquartered IT services and BPS provider with revenues of INR 1,550 Crore ($187m) for FY24, which ended March 31. It has three lines of business: Digital Technologies (IT services: 39% of revenues) Digital Operations (primarily F&A, plus i[...]

  In May, Alorica announced the appointment of Mike Clifton and Max Schwendner as Co-Chief Executive Officers. Prior, Mike was the company’s Chief Growth and Transformation Officer, and Max was President Business Services and Chief Financial Officer. I spoke with them earlier this month to discuss their vision for the company and its position in the evolving CX services market. [...]

  Wipro recently briefed NelsonHall on its GenAI investments for quality engineering, discussing the creation of use cases and sharing the thinking behind some of its decision-making. Wipro’s GenAI investments for QE are part of the company’s ai360 program, a $1bn investment that includes activities in developing use cases, training, and GTM. The launch of its QET GenAI [...]

  I recently attended the 2024 UKG Spring Analyst Day, the theme of which was helping organizations become a great place to work through human-centered technology. The event provided clear demonstrations of what the company has delivered as well as a preview of what’s to come. UKG also demonstrated an innovative approach to ensuring client value is at the heart of its product roa[...]

  Cognizant has a long history of continuous improvement and innovation. However, its grassroots delivery teams were reticent in taking minor innovations to clients, so it underperformed in idea and innovation generation and ran beneath the radar, with clients typically unaware of innovations being undertaken. However, in 2023, following the arrival of its new CEO, the company took [...]

  I recently attended the EY Global Analyst Summit 2024, the theme of which was Rethink! The conference sought to answer the question, “How is EY rethinking the value it delivers?” and this blog looks at how EY is rethinking its activities in support of the BFS industry sector. EY has been growing its business rapidly, with the most recent numbers showing 15% revenue gro[...]

  Recruitment process outsourcing provider Advanced RPO acquired Aspirant RPO, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, on May 1, 2024. Advanced RPO delivers full-cycle, project-based, custom, and high-volume RPO solutions to its clients across high-growth, mid-market, and enterprise sectors. The acquisition enriches Advanced RPO’s offering, specifically adding front-end talent acquis[...]

  Conduent has partnered with Microsoft to use Microsoft Azure OpenAI to underpin its GenAI innovation initiatives with clients. Its GenAI journey includes: Selecting use cases focused on improving quality, throughput, and cycle times Adoption of pilots in healthcare claims adjudication, fraud detection, and customer service enhancement Subsequently, moving to MVPs and ind[...]