NEW DELHI: Global IT giant Accenture on Monday said it plans to double its combined headcount in India, Philippines and China to 50,000 professionals by fiscal ’08 from the existing strength of 24,000 professionals.
The company, which opened a delivery centre in Gurgaon for application and infrastructure outsourcing and systems integration services, also expects to maintain its current growth rate of 50-55%, in India.
However, unlike its global rivals IBM and EDS, Accenture’s plans for growth in India are largely based on an organic model, according to Keith Haviland, managing director, Accenture Delivery Centre for Technology.
“In the next two years, our total strength in India, Philippines and China will rise to 50,000. India will be the biggest contributor. However, we are also growing our other centres including offshore and nearshore facilities. We have just opened a centre in Budapest,” he said. Accenture has 19,000 Indian professionals on its rolls.
Asked about the recent reports by global outsourcing analysts that Indian IT majors such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro were outpacing their rivals in the US as well as other low-cost countries like China, Mr Haviland said that Accenture’s global nature differentiated it from other players in the market.
“We have been in offshore model since mid-80s as we had a large facility in Manila. We have also executed well in India so the level of our growth in India has been extraordinary. We believe that our deep industry understanding, depth of client relationships and global delivery model gives us an edge,” he said.
A recent report by Goldman Sachs pointed out that US tech services firms are likely to post an average operating profit growth of 7% this year. The new facility in NCR, is Accenture’s tenth delivery centre in the country, and will have a capacity 1,100 seats.
The company plans to offer avenues for experienced Accenture professionals across levels and technology specialties to relocate to Gurgaon. The company also has a presence in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
“Indian vendors are focused on specific domains, and as they move up the value chain and try to acquire companies in other geographies —the US for example — to get into high value consulting, we may see a different game,” Sandeep Arora, lead executive, Accenture Delivery Centre for Technology in India, said.
Source : ET
The company, which opened a delivery centre in Gurgaon for application and infrastructure outsourcing and systems integration services, also expects to maintain its current growth rate of 50-55%, in India.
However, unlike its global rivals IBM and EDS, Accenture’s plans for growth in India are largely based on an organic model, according to Keith Haviland, managing director, Accenture Delivery Centre for Technology.
“In the next two years, our total strength in India, Philippines and China will rise to 50,000. India will be the biggest contributor. However, we are also growing our other centres including offshore and nearshore facilities. We have just opened a centre in Budapest,” he said. Accenture has 19,000 Indian professionals on its rolls.
Asked about the recent reports by global outsourcing analysts that Indian IT majors such as TCS, Infosys and Wipro were outpacing their rivals in the US as well as other low-cost countries like China, Mr Haviland said that Accenture’s global nature differentiated it from other players in the market.
“We have been in offshore model since mid-80s as we had a large facility in Manila. We have also executed well in India so the level of our growth in India has been extraordinary. We believe that our deep industry understanding, depth of client relationships and global delivery model gives us an edge,” he said.
A recent report by Goldman Sachs pointed out that US tech services firms are likely to post an average operating profit growth of 7% this year. The new facility in NCR, is Accenture’s tenth delivery centre in the country, and will have a capacity 1,100 seats.
The company plans to offer avenues for experienced Accenture professionals across levels and technology specialties to relocate to Gurgaon. The company also has a presence in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
“Indian vendors are focused on specific domains, and as they move up the value chain and try to acquire companies in other geographies —the US for example — to get into high value consulting, we may see a different game,” Sandeep Arora, lead executive, Accenture Delivery Centre for Technology in India, said.
Source : ET