Written for the person who has to defend the decision.
No thought leadership. Working notes on the economics, the failure modes and the regulatory shifts that determine whether a mid-market GCC succeeds.
The outsourcing tax nobody puts on the invoice
Fifteen to twenty percent of your engineering budget is vendor margin you cannot see or audit. Here is how to calculate your number before your next renewal conversation.
Your offshore team is building the wrong thing, correctly
The most expensive failure in offshore engineering is not poor code. It is precise execution of a ticket that carried no product intent — and it takes two sprints to discover.
Stop choosing a city. Choose a structure.
Tier 1 premium, Tier 1 stable, Tier 2 or hybrid. A decision framework that starts with the functions you are building rather than the map.
Three regulations, ninety days and your general counsel
The amended EU AI Act, the proposed CADA framework and DORA. What each one means for an India operation serving European customers.
What has to be true on day 100
Most GCC timelines describe activity. This one describes evidence — the specific artifacts that should exist when the first sprint ships.
Attrition is a delivery metric
Four percentage points of attrition on a fifty-person team is four to eight lost sprints a year. Why retention architecture belongs in the build plan, not the HR review.