Altacent Partners Insights

Altacent Partners InsightsPractical notes on GCC, offshoring, SAP and enterprise AI.https://altacentpartners.com/insights/2026-10-30T00:00:00ZAnatomy of a failing capability center, and how to rescue onehttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/failing-capability-center-rescue/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

A failing capability center usually has one of three failure modes. How to tell which, and the rescue sequence the book says must not be shortcut.

Anupam ShrivastavWhy the cost case alone fails: what a GCC business case misseshttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/why-the-gcc-cost-case-fails/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

A GCC business case built only on cost measures what a center will cost, not what it could become. What that misses, and the one decision that matters.

Anupam ShrivastavWhy so many companies still run legacy SAPhttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/why-companies-stay-on-legacy-sap/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Tens 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.

Anupam ShrivastavAI on legacy SAP before migration: five options comparedhttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/ai-on-legacy-sap-before-migration/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Companies 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.

Anupam ShrivastavThe pre-IPO governance gap: IT controls before the audithttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/pre-ipo-governance-gap/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Why IT controls are often not audit-ready before an IPO or carve-out, and the practical steps to close the gap on access, change control and evidence.

Anupam ShrivastavTen rules for delivering any project, from SAP rollouts to new GCCshttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/ten-rules-for-delivering-projects/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Ten plain rules that keep projects on track, drawn from a practitioner's project delivery method: scope, constraints, risk, honest tracking and a proper close.

Anupam ShrivastavBuild, fix or walk away: deciding what to do with a GCChttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/build-fix-or-walk-away-gcc/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

Three questions, asked in order, decide whether to build a capability center, fix the one you have, or close it. Includes the walk-away conditions.

Anupam ShrivastavMicro GCC or agency staff: what the numbers sayhttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/micro-gcc-vs-agency-staff-costs/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

A 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.

Anupam ShrivastavHow a micro GCC is set up in seven dayshttps://altacentpartners.com/insights/micro-gcc-in-seven-days/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

A micro GCC can start in about seven days with an employer of record, or in four to six weeks with its own subsidiary. Legal, talent and governance run in parallel.

Anupam ShrivastavWhat is a micro GCC, and when does it make sense?https://altacentpartners.com/insights/what-is-a-micro-gcc/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z

A micro GCC is a wholly controlled offshore team of five to 25 people, employed directly by the company. How it differs from outsourcing, and when it fits.

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