IDC's HR and Talent Management Services research explores competitive, end-user, and technology trends in attracting and hiring talent, supporting workforce administration, and measuring and optimizing workforce management. This research helps service providers make informed decisions that align with market needs, understand and respond to competitors' moves, form partnerships, and leverage emerging technologies. Subscribers to this service receive direct access to IDC's top industry experts, who can supply competitive analysis and positioning advice, identify strategic partnering opportunities, assist with speaking to the investment community, provide press quotes, and more.

This service covers the following segments of the HR and talent management services market:

• Talent acquisition and management strategies and services
• End-to-end automation of talent acquisition, contingent workforce acquisition, and management services
• Payroll, health, welfare, pension, and retirement services
• Performance management, workforce optimization, and measurement and reporting services
• Software implementation and support, consulting, and business process outsourcing (BPO) services

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics and others:

• U.S. and worldwide forecasts and analyses of HR and talent management services markets and key segments
• Competitive segmentation and key success factors in differentiating leading service providers
• Integration of services within HR and talent management
• End-user data and analysis of usage, decision making, and enablers/inhibitors of HR services
• Impact of technology on service delivery (e.g., end-to-end talent management and HR measurement)
• How companies are expanding with new offerings and markets
• Key trends and players shaping HR services
• Effectiveness of alliances and partnerships

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What and where are the opportunities for HR consulting, technology implementation, processing, and BPO services?
2. How large are the opportunities for HR and talent management services?
3. What are the competitive positioning and market shares of major HR and talent management services vendors?
4. What new opportunities will result from the integration of technologies into HR services?
5. How will partnerships and alliances impact the competitive landscape for HR and talent management services?

IDC's HR and Talent Management Services research examines how HR consulting and outsourcing service providers are positioning themselves to compete in the HR and talent management services market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the HR and talent management services, including:

Accenture, ACS, Adecco, Administaff, ADP, Aon, ARINSO, Authoria, BearingPoint, BrassRing, Capgemini, CareerBuilder, Cedar, Ceridian, Convergys, CSC, DDI, Deloitte Consulting, Employease, ExcellerateHRO, Fidelity Employer Services, Gevity HR, Heidrick & Struggles, Hewitt, Hire.com, IBM, Intuit, IQ Navigator, Jobster, Kelly Services, Kenexa, KnowledgePlanet, Korn/Ferry, KPMG, Manpower, Mellon HR Services,

Mercer HR Consulting, Microsoft, Monster.com, Oracle, Paychex, Peopleclick, RecruitMax, SAP, SkillSoft, Softscape, Spherion, SuccessFactors, Taleo, TMP Worldwide, Towers Perrin, Ultimate Software, Unicru, Unisys, Valtera, Watson Wyatt, Workscape, and Workstream.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

These documents present in-depth analyses of key segments in HR and talent management services, including key trends, emerging growth opportunities, and a five-year forecast for the United States, the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific.

These documents examine the competitive forces affecting key segments of HR and talent management services, including sources of competitive advantage, recommendations for aligning with the market opportunity, and a comparison of leadership positions.

These documents rank and analyze the top 10 service providers based on revenue. They also discuss emerging opportunities, up-and-coming vendors, and recommendations for market leaders and their competitors.

These documents present the results of primary demand-side research on the use of HR and staffing services, factors that enable and inhibit the usage of service providers, the role of technology in service delivery, and the decision-making processes.

IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:

• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
• Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Complimentary admission to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

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