Research & advisory

    Decide with the working shown.

    The questions a board asks before an India center — where, how much, who and how safely — each with a tool you can run yourself, and an engagement leader when the answer needs to be specific to you.

    Request a custom location studyCheck your GCC maturity

    01 · Practice area

    Location analysis

    Which city fits your role mix, risk appetite and time-zone overlap — scored, not assumed.

    Location Intelligence Index11 cities ranked on six dimensions, weighted for your role mix.Open the indexGCC Intelligence HubThe setup playbook, with city guides, cost and talent data.Open the hub

    02 · Practice area

    Cost benchmarking

    All-in cost of a center over five years, and what a market-rate package looks like role by role.

    ROI calculatorFive-year TCO, break-even, and BOT against doing it yourself.Run the modelCost calculatorEstimate a market-rate package for a role and city.Estimate a package

    03 · Practice area

    Talent market analysis

    Compensation, supply and the role mix comparable centers actually hire.

    Salary guideCompensation benchmarks by role and level.Read the guideIndia GCC market reportThe annual report — market, cities, sectors, cost and models.Get the report

    04 · Practice area

    Compliance readiness

    Whether the center — or the plan for it — is ready for its first audit.

    GCC readiness assessmentTwelve questions; a readiness band and a recommended model.Take the assessmentCompliance packThe vendor-onboarding pack procurement asks for.Request the pack

    Also in the library

    Perspectives, playbooks and the maturity check.

    Self-assessment

    GCC maturity checkEight questions place an existing center in one of four stages.Start the check

    Perspectives

    Insights and the Founder’s DeskMarket intelligence on India hiring and capability centers.Read perspectives

    Newsletter

    The GCC BriefPeriodic notes on center setup, cost and engineering talent.Subscribe

    Custom location study

    Your role mix. Your shortlist of cities.

    Tell us the roles, seniority and constraints. An engagement leader scopes a location study for your plan on a feasibility call.

    Request a custom location studyRun the index yourself