Top Ten Outsourcing Survey
Executive Survey: The Outsourcing Institute's Annual Survey of Outsourcing End Users
Top 10 Reasons Companies Outsource
1. Reduce
and control operating costs 
2. Improve company focus 
3. Gain access to world-class capabilities 
4. Free internal resources for other purposes 
5. Resources are not available internally 
6. Accelerate reengineering benefits 
7. Function difficult to manage/out of control 
8. Make capital funds available 
9. Share risks 
10. Cash infusion 
Source: Survey of
Current and Potential Outsourcing End-Users
The Outsourcing Institute Membership,
1998