At the forefront of innovation across products and processes, Global Capability Centers (GCCs) today are creating a competitive advantage for their global enterprises and those based in India are particularly well-positioned to accelerate to the next level. With increasing global leadership roles, these Centers are providing end-to-end support on complex work areas to deliver business impact that goes well beyond cost savings and operational improvement.
Year 2021 saw many GCCs initiate their transition to a new normal post the pandemic – one anchored on increased endorsement for the GCC model, increasing responsibilities beyond traditional workstreams, and accelerated adoption of digital technologies. However, these organizations will still face the challenges of navigating through factors such as accessing niche talent, adopting newer digital technologies, handling rising consumer expectations, increasing demand for analytics, and rapidly transforming business models driving the need to regularly recalibrate strategies.
According to Everest Group conversations with more than 100 GCCs to learn their priorities in planning for 2022 and beyond, the following five areas emerged as being critical to the success of these Centers.
