Research Alerts and Press Releases

New Hackett Research Quantifies Growing IT Services Gap; Demand to Increase by 17% through 2010 as Budgets Remain Flat
May 12, 2009

IT budgets and staffing levels are expected to remain nearly flat over the next two years, in large part due to the global economic downturn. But demand for IT services will increase by more than 17%, creating a significant gap that companies will need to address with improved efficiency and productivity, according to a new study published by The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT).

Hackett: By Controlling Project-Based Indirect Spending Companies Can Net Significant Savings
April 22, 2009

Typical Global 1000 companies can drive up to $74 million in annual procurement cost reductions by improving their control of project-based indirect spending, according to a new study by The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT).

Hackett Offers Best Practice Strategies for Responding To the Global Economic Crisis at its 19th Annual Conference
March 24, 2009

How are the world's most successful companies reducing cost, managing working capital, and creating competitive advantage during these challenging recessionary times? What changes are they making to efficiently and strategically manage key General & Administrative (G&A) areas such as finance, IT, procurement, and HR given unprecedented volatility in business demand? These questions are at the heart of the agenda for The Hackett Group's 19th Annual Best Practices Conference, at the InterContinental Hotel in Atlanta May 13-14, 2009.

Answerthink's EzCPG Solution Receives SAP Qualification
February 19, 2008

Answerthink, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) and an SAP channel partner specializing in the sale, implementation and support of SAP® solutions, today announced that its EzCPG™ is a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution.

Hackett Study: Finance Shared Services Now Standard Approach; Shared Services as a Cost-Cutting Tool Shows Dramatic Expansion
February 17, 2008

Shared Service Organizations (SSOs) have achieved dramatic improvements in cost and productivity, according to new research from The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT). While SSOs have been rewarded for such good work, business expectations are now forcing companies to drive toward a second wave of value creation utilizing complex operating models.

New Hackett Study Examines How Companies Manage Unanticipated Project-Based Spending
February 13, 2008

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) has launched a new open performance study designed to help companies more effectively control spending on ad hoc project-based purchases in IT-Telecom, HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Corporate Services, and Capital Equipment & Services.

The Hackett Group and The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network Announce Alliance For New Service Center Benchmark Study
February 10, 2008

The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON), a global community of shared services and outsourcing practitioners, providers and advisors, today announced its strategic alliance with The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global advisory firm specializing in best practice advisory, benchmarking, and transformation services.

Ontario Power Generation Recognized as a World-Class Performer In Finance by The Hackett Group
January 29, 2009

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, announced today it has recognized Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as a world-class performer in finance operations.

Hackett Announces Research Alliance with IMA To Study IFRS Readiness at U.S. Companies
January 27, 2009

A research study designed to assess the readiness of U.S. companies to move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been launched as part of a newly-formed alliance between The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

Hackett: Offshoring of Back Office Jobs is Accelerating;Global 1000 to Move More than 350,000 Jobs over Next Two Years
January 6, 2009

Global 1000 companies are significantly accelerating their movement of back office jobs to India and other low-cost labor markets, according to new research from The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT).

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