Cost Reduction

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Levers that lower the cost base without proportionally reducing output.

Case Studies(24)

Infrastructure and HostingOrganic + Inorganic

Atos

Atos — Data Center Consolidation and Cloud Migration Program

- **Facility reduction**: Atos reduced its data center count significantly as...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Infrastructure and HostingOrganic

Rackspace Technology

Rackspace Technology — Infrastructure Model Pivot From Owned to Managed Multi-Cloud

- **Revenue decline during transition**: Total revenue declined from $3,010M ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5182Large Enterprise
Infrastructure and HostingOrganic

Unisys

Unisys — Cloud-First Infrastructure Transformation Reducing Delivery Costs

- **Infrastructure cost reduction**: Data center consolidation and cloud migr...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Delivery and FulfillmentOrganic

Genpact

Genpact — Delivery Automation Through Lean Digital

- **FTE equivalent savings**: Automation eliminated approximately 12,000-15,0...

Business ServicesNAICS 5611Large Enterprise
Delivery and FulfillmentOrganic

EXL Service

EXL Service — Intelligent Automation in Insurance BPO

- **Delivery cost reduction**: Cost per claim processed declined approximatel...

Business ServicesNAICS 5611Enterprise
Delivery and FulfillmentInorganic

NTT Data

NTT Data — Global Delivery Center Consolidation Reducing Cost-to-Serve

- **Delivery cost reduction**: The consolidation and standardization program ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Supplier and Input CostsOrganic

Sodexo

Sodexo — Supplier Consolidation in Global Facilities Management

- **Procurement savings**: Achieved approximately €350-400M in cumulative pro...

Business ServicesNAICS 7223Large Enterprise
Supplier and Input CostsOrganic

CBRE Group

CBRE Group — Procurement Consolidation in Global Facilities Management

- **Procurement savings**: Strategic supplier agreements and volume aggregati...

Business ServicesNAICS 5312Large Enterprise
Supplier and Input CostsInorganic

Marsh McLennan

Marsh McLennan — Third-Party Vendor Rationalization in Professional Services

- **JLT integration savings**: Total annualized cost synergies from the JLT a...

Business ServicesNAICS 5242Large Enterprise
Sales EfficiencyOrganic

Hays plc

Hays plc — Sales Efficiency Through Consultant Productivity Optimization

- **Net fee income per consultant**: Increased from approximately £48,000 in ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5613Large Enterprise
Sales EfficiencyOrganic

Wipro

Wipro — Sales Restructuring Through Chief Growth Office and Sector-Based Selling

- **Large deal acceleration**: Wipro achieved record large deal bookings, wit...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Sales EfficiencyOrganic + Inorganic

Securitas

Securitas — Digital Transformation Driving 37% Sales Productivity Improvement

- **Sales productivity**: Sales per employee increased by more than 37% over ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5616Large Enterprise
Marketing EfficiencyInorganic

Infosys

Infosys — Industrialized Large Deal Pursuit Model Reducing Cost Per Acquisition

- **Record large deal wins**: Infosys achieved highest-ever large and mega de...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Marketing EfficiencyInorganic

Tata Consultancy Services

TCS — Hyperscaler Co-Marketing Partnerships Reducing Customer Acquisition Cost

- **Revenue growth**: TCS revenue grew from $22

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Marketing EfficiencyOrganic + Inorganic

HCL Technologies

HCL Technologies — Mode 1-2-3 Strategy Reducing Go-to-Market Cost Through Partner Channels

- **Revenue growth**: HCL Technologies revenue grew from $10

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
General and AdministrativeOrganic

Accenture

Accenture — Offshore Delivery Transformation

- **Offshore/nearshore mix**: Global delivery from low-cost locations grew fr...

Business ServicesNAICS 5416Large Enterprise
General and AdministrativeInorganic

Aramark

Aramark — Back-Office Consolidation Through Shared Services

- **Annual cost savings**: Achieved approximately $130M in run-rate annual sa...

Business ServicesNAICS 7223Large Enterprise
General and AdministrativeInorganic

Capita

Capita — Organizational Simplification From Ten Divisions to Two

- **Total savings**: Achieved £122 million in total savings in 2020 alone, co...

Business ServicesNAICS 5614Large Enterprise
General and AdministrativeInorganic

DXC Technology

DXC Technology — $500 Million Cost Reduction Through Operational Restructuring

- **Cost savings delivered**: DXC eliminated $500 million in costs across sta...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
R&D EfficiencyInorganic

Capgemini

Capgemini — Altran Integration Driving R&D Engineering Efficiency

- **Cost synergies**: Achieved annual run-rate cost synergies of €70-100 mill...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
R&D EfficiencyOrganic + Inorganic

Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra — AI-Driven R&D Productivity Improvement in Engineering Services

- **R&D productivity improvement**: AI tools improved engineering output per ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5415Large Enterprise
Support and Customer SuccessOrganic

Xerox

Xerox — CareAR Remote Support Reducing Field Service Costs

- **Site visits eliminated**: In the first 18 months of deployment, 21,000 si...

Business ServicesNAICS 5614Large Enterprise
Support and Customer SuccessOrganic

Automatic Data Processing

ADP — Self-Service Platform Transformation Reducing Support Costs

- **Digital interaction growth**: Self-service and digital interactions grew ...

Business ServicesNAICS 5412Large Enterprise
Support and Customer SuccessOrganic

Serco Group

Serco Group — Technology-Enabled Service Delivery Reducing Support Costs in Government BPO

- **Operating profit improvement**: Underlying operating profit increased 68%...

Business ServicesNAICS 5612Large Enterprise