PwC to be the Best Outsourcing Advisor

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™ (IAOP™) is pleased to announce that the following companies have been selected as 2009’s best outsourcing advisors – the World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors. Relative rankings, selection process details, and company strengths are featured in a special advertising feature, produced by IAOP, in the May 4 FORTUNE 500 issue of FORTUNE® magazine.Companies were judged on four critical characteristics: size and growth; customer references; organizational competencies; and management capabilities. The 2009 World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors:
RANK	COMPANY (LEADERS)	KEY STRENGTH
1	PricewaterhouseCoopers	Balanced Performance
2	EquaTerra	Customer References
3	Gartner	Balanced Performance
4	KPMG	Management Capabilities
5	TPI	Demonstrated Competencies
6	Booz & Company	Size & Growth
7	Global Sourcing Advisory Group	Balanced Performance
8	Mayer Brown	Management Capabilities
9	Avasant	Balanced Performance
RANK	COMPANY (BOUTIQUE)	KEY STRENGTH
10	Quint Wellington Redwood	Customer References
11	Kirkland & Ellis	Management Capabilities
12	Expense Management Solutions	Balanced Performance
13	Bierce & Kenerson	Management Capabilities
14	Vantage Partners	Customer References
15	RampRate Sourcing Advisors	Customer References
16	Alsbridge	Customer References
17	neoIT	Balanced Performance
18	Archstone Consulting	Balanced Performance
19	Zinnov Management Consulting	Size & Growth
20	HIMformatics	Customer References

Source: IAOP