Crossword Puzzle: Test Your Knowledge of the India GIC Landscape | Sherpas in Blue Shirts

October 8, 2014
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We recently published a report on the Global in-house Center (formerly known as captives) landscape in India that provides comprehensive coverage of the GIC landscape in the country. (Download a complimentary preview deck of the report.) India is now home to 700+ GICs delivering a range of IT, business process and engineering services to buyers globally. Would you like to know more key insights from this report?

Let’s play a game!

Below is a crossword that captures 20 key insights from the report. (You can also download a printer-friendly version of the crossword.)

Across

One of the first entrants in the India GIC landscape
Number of GIC divestitures in first half of 2014
Numero uno country in worldwide GIC market
Tier-1 city with least number of GICs
Buyer geography with most number of companies setting up GIC in India
Buyer geography showing decline in GIC activity in India
_______ a.k.a GIC
Vertical with 2^nd largest average headcount in GIC

Down

Top vertical by GIC headcount
Top vertical by number of GICs
Tier-1 city with highest share in number of GICs
Leading tier-2 city for GIC set-ups
Why companies started GICs?
Alternative to the GIC model
Number one function that GICs in India are delivering
GICs are increasingly delivering __________ beyond arbitrage
Energy & Utilities GICs firms headquartered here have high share in number of GIC set-ups in India, within this vertical
Sub-function within IT with highest adoption
Another leading tier-2 city for GIC set-ups
Cognizant acquired this GIC in 2013

Stay tuned! We will post the answer key in a few days.

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