NOIDA, India, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Birlasoft, the global IT services arm of CK Birla group, has been ranked 72 amongst 2012 Global Outsourcing 100 service providers in The Global Outsourcing 100® list published by IAOP (International Association of Outsourcing Professionals). IAOP ranking positively impact the outsourcing space for users, consultants and providers. The evaluation of outsourcing companies, done by an independent panel consisting of industry experts, included four critical characteristics - size & growth; customer references; organizational competencies; and management capabilities.
IAOP's recognition of Birlasoft's key strength in "Customer References" is an endorsement of its customer centric strategy.
"We have seen tremendous growth, maturity and expansion of services among outsourcing service providers as we publish this 7th annual list of 'best of the best' globally," said IAOP Managing Director of Thought Leadership, Jag Dalal, COP. "Judges were impressed with the depth of provider and advisor's relationships with their clients as shown through the references provided. Clearly, their clients appreciate the value they receive from their engagements. Intense competitiveness of the outsourcing world is also evident and shows continuing maturity and growth of the industry."
Birlasoft also tops the key segments:
Speaking on the occasion, Shan Bala, CEO, Birlasoft said, "IAOPs recognition is an acknowledgement of Birlasoft associates' unrelenting focus in providing significant value to our customers by delivering both technology & business solutions. This is recognition of our customer centricity that we believe in strongly."
Birlasoft has also achieved the distinction of top list climber's year on year through significant improvement in the ranking this year.
About Birlasoft:
Birlasoft is a leading provider of Information Technology services in both onshore and offshore models to Fortune 500 as well as mid-sized organizations in Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, and Emerging verticals including Media, Retail and Healthcare. Birlasoft's services include Enterprise Application services, Custom Application Development & Management, Managed Infrastructure and Engineering services. Birlasoft has about 4000 employees across Australia, China, Germany, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and US. Birlasoft is the first Indian IT Services company to be appraised on SEI CMMI Level 5 on a continuous representation. It also finds its place amongst the Global Services Top 100 companies and IAOP's list of top 100 global outsourcing companies. To learn more, visit http://www.birlasoft.com
About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With more than 120,000 members and affiliates worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit http://www.IAOP.org
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ujjwal Arora, Global Head-Corporate Communications, Birlasoft
Ph: +91-120-662-9018
Email: ujjwal.arora@birlasoft.com
Kate Tulloch-Hammond, Manager- Communications, IAOP
Ph: +1-845-452-0600 ext. 122
Email: kate.hammond@iaop.org
