Case Study I: Everest Group supported the India GIC of a global top-5 technology company in its growth plans for software product engineering teams leveraging digital skills
Client overview and background: As the client was preparing for growth of its India delivery center, it was evaluating opportunities to expand the scope of services delivered in the GIC, especially in software products based on new horizon skills areas (e.g., cloud, mobility, SoA, big data and analytics, design-thinking, customer-centric engineering). The client sought support in identification and prioritization of key talent investment areas involving product engineering based on expected future business needs and market evidence of successful delivery models, capabilities, and services maturity at GICs of peer technology/internet software companies.
Our approach: Everest Group assessed the current talent model and team capabilities in product engineering skills at the client GIC and also conducted a detailed market assessment of how GICs at peer companies are leveraging the India delivery centers (scale, penetration, breadth, and complexity, and level of ownership of global service delivery for product development and digital skills). We identified gaps in the talent model and skills-sets at the client GIC across specific roles, skill-sets, and level of ownership/maturity. Everest Group presented perspectives on key thrust areas for investment and industry momentum in skills/role development by peer GICs. We also identified growth opportunities for client and provided best-in-class examples of increasing ownership and growing talent on niche skills (e.g., data scientists).
Client benefits: Everest Group identified and prioritized skill-areas for investment based on gaps in the client’s current delivery talent/skills portfolio for software product engineering and level of maturity achieved at peer GICs. Through a series of discussions with the client’s leadership in India and the U.S., Everest Group guided the client’s internal thinking on how to grow talent for niche digital skills and establish product engineering teams with higher level of global product ownership.
Case Study II: Everest Group Supported a large European engineering company in an assessment of the talent landscape in the Indian city of Bangalore. This was for a new engineering and R&D center the firm wanted to set up in the city
Client overview and background: The client was facing challenges in hiring mid-level talent in its home markets owing to reducing enrolments in STEM. It was looking to offshore high-end design, engineering, and innovation work and identified Bangalore as a location for setting up its in-house / shared services center. To be better prepared for this, the client wanted a comprehensive assessment of the talent landscape in the city across the following aspects: availability of talent across 7 functional areas, key competitors for talent (including Indian engineering companies), future outlook for talent sustainability, workforce preferences for office location within the city, employee value drivers in choosing an employer, and benchmarking of compensation and benefits.
Our approach: Everest Group conducted in-depth desk research to size talent (at both entry- and experienced-levels) across the 7 functions in focus. This was followed by primary research with engineering companies operating in Bangalore, recruiters, industry experts, and a cross-section of employees to analyze aspects such as future outlook for talent sustainability, employee value drivers, and workforce preferences. Finally, we conducted a compensation and benefits benchmarking assessment in collaboration with a recruitment firm.
Client benefits: The client leveraged this in-depth study to set design parameters for its new delivery center. The mapping of functional areas by scalability and level of possible congestion in the future helped identify possible constraints and frame appropriate mitigation mechanisms (e.g., invest in training, move talent from home market). Our research also enabled the client identify the sources for talent (universities, competitors, other adjacent industries) and the optimum level of compensation/benefits across functional areas and seniority. Finally, the assessment on employee value drivers helped the client finalize the optimum value proposition for candidates.
