BPO and professional services firms can grow through acquisitions, geographic expansion, and new client contracts. That growth can introduce new systems, entities, and reporting processes across the organization.
When those systems use different definitions or reporting processes, measures such as headcount, utilization, attrition, and other operating metrics can vary across functions or business units. Reconciling that information takes time and makes it harder for leaders to get a current view of the business.
A governed data foundation establishes consistent definitions and access across the organization. It can also provide the data needed for AI applications as firms introduce them across different functions.
