Accenture Launches HR Outsourcing Solution for Mid-Sized Organizations.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ) today launched a new human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. (HR) outsourcing solution that enables mid-sized organizations to outsource their end-to-end HR services and functions, achieving higher performance levels in HR services while lowering their costs. Targeted for companies with 2,000 to 10,000 employees in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the offering is provided by Accenture HR Services, an Accenture business that provides people-management services on an outsourced basis, and utilizes the proven payroll, benefits and transaction management services and technology of long-term suppliers. Services include applicant tracking, training administration, payroll, benefits administration, HR transaction management and information services See Information Systems. in addition to contact and case-management services and HR information technology, including portal and self-service applications. Providing predictive pricing, improved service delivery and access to new technology -- including employee and manager self-service -- at a significant cost savings, the solution enables customers to avoid the expensive capital outlays capital outlay See capital expenditure. that result from implementing highly customized enterprise-resource planning solutions. "Our new offering for mid-sized organizations will give this very important market access to Accenture's outsourcing expertise with the promise of excellent HR service delivery," said David Clinton David Clinton (b. January 2, 1960 in Sun Valley, California[1]) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1973 to 1979. , president of Accenture HR Services. "With more than 20 million employees in the U.S. mid-market alone, we are confident that this solution will fill a much-needed gap in the HR outsourcing marketplace." The offering, known as the Configurable HR Outsourcing Solution for Mid-Sized Organizations, is a natural evolution of Accenture HR Services' HR service delivery model for larger organizations. "By allowing mid-sized organizations to outsource their end-to-end HR services to a single provider, the solution enables them to leverage the economies of scale of Accenture HR Services, ultimately streamlining their relationship management responsibilities and significantly reducing HR expenditures," said Glenn Davidson, director of the new offering. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 100,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$11.8 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2003. Its home page is www.accenture.com. About Accenture HR Services Accenture HR Services, an Accenture business, provides people-management services to enterprises on an outsourced basis. Employing advanced technology and industry-leading human resources practices, Accenture HR Services works in close collaboration with its clients to accommodate the unique needs and characteristics of their business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and people. In this way, Accenture HR Services enables organizations to concentrate on optimizing their core business activities while reducing their costs and realizing the greatest possible value from all of their assets. Its home page is www.accenture.com/hrservices. |
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