What’s in the report?
The world is in a state of flux as key factors driving decisions are changing every day – an impending recession, the resultant economic slowdown, geopolitical tensions, etc. But what remains unwavering is the demand for skilled digital talent. As companies deal with the dichotomy of layoffs on one hand and shortage of skilled professionals on the other, talent stands at the core of creating a defensible moat against these dynamic disruptions. And companies want to gain access to top-notch talent to de-risk their business and accelerate their innovation and digitalization initiatives. Hence, Globalization has become the go-to strategy to address these challenges.
Companies are also looking to set up Global Capability Centers (GCCs) or Captive Centers as they were formerly called, as more and more enterprises are insourcing multiple IT functions. A recent Zinnov survey revealed that 77% of the companies insourced previously outsourced IT functions. But why? Insourcing provides control over processes, quality, and IP, while also helping increase speed and agility, and improving customer service. Moreover, newer talent hotspots provide the opportunity to engage with fresh global talent, ensuring scalability and flexibility for companies. This is especially true when companies are driving multi-location strategies such as digital transformation, innovation, and Intelligent Automation.
With multiple talent hotspots across the world for companies to build scalable and flexible GCCs, which are the top 5 destinations where all parameters converge to create conducive ecosystems? Which of the hotspots have the capacity to house 100- and 1000-member software engineering teams? This report unveils these nuances and how companies can leverage the insights from this report to outline and optimize their globalization strategies.
Global Software Engineering Talent availability and cost
Why download this report?
Get insights on top locations to build world class GCCs where you can:
- Build scalable, full Software Product Engineering teams
- Leverage a mature ecosystem of dynamic start-ups, Service Providers, and universities
- Benefit from high ease of doing business
- Build teams at affordable costs
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Zinnov evaluated the 17 identified countries based on the following 4 parameters:
- Talent Availability
- Software Engineering Ecosystem Maturity
- Ease of Doing Business
- Cost Analysis
While all 17 countries in this analysis have proven software engineering capability, in terms of building scalable GCCs, India, Canada, China, Poland, and Mexico are the Top 5 Talent Hotspots of the World.
Country Ranking based on their potential to house fully scalable Software Engineering teams
Source: Zinnov Reports, Zinnov Secondary Research
To accelerate your organization’s growth and innovation journey, while bringing in higher efficiencies and productivity, you need access to the best global talent. We can help you establish high-performing Global Capability Centers with top-notch infrastructure, high impact HR policies, and a partner ecosystem that is conducive for innovation.
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Report Authors and Contributors
Nilesh Thakker
Amita Goyal
Ankit Mishra
Aditya Raj
Ranodeep Shome
FAQs
FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS
A Center of Excellence (COE) is defined as a body in an organization that has leading-edge knowledge and competency in a particular area and is comprised of highly skilled individuals and experts.
Zinnov evaluated 17 countries across North America, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia Pacific to narrow down the COE hotspots of the world. Of these, 4 countries are emerging hotspots, while the rest are established global hotspots.
The insights and analyses from this report will benefit key stakeholders and decision makers such as CXOs, Strategy, Operations, and HR leaders from global MNCs; Operating Partners at Private Equity firms.
We have selected the 17 countries based on the fact that all of them show high potential to house software engineering teams. Zinnov’s extensive experience of working with global technology organizations, PE firms, and Technology Service Providers, uniquely positions us to evaluate key aspects such as the presence of significant talent pool, ecosystem maturity, affordable costs, and ease of doing business in terms of geopolitical stability, English proficiency, and IP and Data Privacy – that make any country a global talent hotspot.
Organizations set up global COEs or GCCs to –
- De-risk business
- Initiate transformative change in the organization in a scalable and sustainable manner
- Provide visibility, focus, and establish commitment to innovation
- Provide flexibility to innovate fast and fail fast
An organization can measure the success of their COE by measuring –
- The expertise showcased by a COE – Relevant, Deep, and Unique (IP worthy, PoC generated) expertise
- Its ability to impact the organization by shaping its business vision and technology roadmap and/or by helping the organization fill the skill gap/market gap to achieve the outlined broader organizational vision
- Its ability to generate economic value for HQ and drive product ownership and technology leadership
Here are the top key levers to build successful Centers of Excellence:
- A well-defined vision with strong executive sponsorship
- Selecting the right location with a strong external ecosystem
- Skill availability and other key parameters discussed in this report
- Creating an organization structure that empowers the COE to take up ownership and hence sets it up for success</li
- Building a strong Talent Strategy
- Well-defined governance and operating model
- Prioritizing the right use cases and problems to solve for
- Fostering meaningful partnerships with start-ups, academia, and other companies in the ecosystem
An effective COE must have the following attributes in order to drive high-impact value and ROI –
- High engineering maturity
- Clearly defined center persona
- Top-notch talent attraction and retention strategy
- Strong partnerships with the external ecosystem
- Visionary leader to drive innovation
