Insights
Insights
Practical notes on capability centers, offshoring, SAP and enterprise AI, written to be read and cited.
What is a micro GCC, and when does it make sense?A micro GCC is a wholly controlled offshore team of about five to twenty-five people, employed directly by the company it serves. How it differs from outsourcing and body shopping, and when it fits.How a micro GCC is set up in seven daysLegal structure, talent and governance run in parallel, so a micro GCC can start in about seven days with an employer of record, and four to six weeks with its own subsidiary.Micro GCC or agency staff: what the numbers sayA 12-person micro GCC in Bengaluru is modelled at USD 310,000 to 430,000 a year against 504,000 to 672,000 for agency staff, a saving of 24 to 38 per cent. The assumptions behind it.Build, fix or walk away: deciding what to do with a GCCThree questions, asked in order, decide whether a company should build a capability center, fix the one it has, or close it. With the operating models and the walk-away conditions.Ten rules for delivering any project, from SAP rollouts to new GCCsTen plain rules that keep projects on track, drawn from a practitioner's project delivery method: scope, constraints, risk, honest tracking and a proper close.The pre-IPO governance gap: IT controls before the auditWhy companies preparing for an IPO or a carve-out often find their IT controls are not audit-ready, and the practical steps to close the gap on access, change control and evidence.AI on legacy SAP before migration: five options comparedCompanies on SAP R/3 or ECC can add conversational AI before moving to S/4HANA. The five realistic options, when each fits, and a bounded 26-week first project.Why so many companies still run legacy SAPTens of thousands of enterprises still run SAP ECC or R/3. The five structural reasons they stay, and why staying is often a rational decision.Glossary: GCC, offshore and SAP termsPlain-language definitions of the terms used in our articles.
