IT industries in INDIA INTRODUCTION What is IT???? As defined by INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ITAA) IT is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer based information system particularly software's applications & computer hardware.
GLOBAL SCENARIO Today the ITs advancement around the world cannot be imagined.
Integrated the world economy through removal of barriers.
Global sourcing of technology related services is estimated to have grown.
There is estimated growth regarding spending on world wide technology products & related services sector.
INDIAN SCENARIO India is a popular choice for customers seeking outsourced services because it is able to offer a 24*7 services by reduction in costs while maintaining quality. Impressive 27% CAGR over last 5 years. Key contributor to Indias Re-Branding, it accounts for 7% of Indias GDP, and 35% of Export. Attractive Sectors: Government, healthcare, education, telecom, Financial services . Domestic IT market witnessing huge growth . Less than 3% of people in India own a computer today (1/5th that of China). Huge potential Government key spender through its ambitious eGovernance Projects (INR 23,000 Cr. Worth projects envisaged under Five-year Plan launched in 2006) Information technology is spread over and involved in every sector, whether related to education, farming, health-hospitality, research- development, weather-environment, communication, banking, travel, share-marketing and many more factors.
SCOPE OF IT SECTOR IN INDIA India's revenue from IT-BPO is more than 50 billion US dollar, which is uttermost in Asian countries. Indian IT sector is going to reach $300 billion and also reduced the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), science and technology is expanding in the fields of research and education in India. The Indian IT infrastructure market - comprising server, storage and networking equipment - is expected to grow by four per cent in 2014 to touch US$ 1.9 billion. The sector has increased its contribution to India's GDP from 1.2% in 1998 to 7.5% in 2012. Tata Communications plans to invest more than US$ 200 million to double its data centre capacity in India to 1,000,000 square feet over three years. Wipro has bagged a US$ 1.2 billion outsourcing deal from Canadian utilities major ATCO Indian IT Industry SWOT
STRENGTH *Skilled manpower availability / Elaborate training infrastructure * Mature GDM, Quality Processes * Cash-rich; Can invest in innovative business models
WEAKNESS
*Known as low-cost destination * High Attrition, Rising salary levels and other cost bases * Linear business model and concomitant scale-diseconomy OPPORTUNITIES
*Exploding domestic market * High government spending and export- promotion Sops * Biz-Model innovation for SMBs THREATS
Trends: Stiff competition, Rapid technology changes Changing customer needs forcing frequent product introductions Cloud computing to gain momentum Security issues becoming increasingly important
Concern: Growth rate expected to be subdued going forward Customer-centric Innovation Piracy major concern (Global loss ~US$ 48 Bn)
IT Services Industry
Services lines: Projects based Outsourcing Support / Training
Trends: Outsourcing to grow, but enhanced pressure on billing rates and Top line growth Big players to try moving towards Higher value-add services Greater workforce utilization, and Lowering SG&A expenses
IT Hardware Industry
Growth rate in Asia is three times the growth rate in North America
Trends: Cost optimization across value-chain (Design, Manufacturing, Warranty, Operations etc) Increased focus on R&D Supply chain optimization required for reducing inventory
Domestic Market
Growth 1.0 (2003 2008)
Off-shoring Revolution Unprecedented growth of Indian Economy as well as in Domestic ICT demand; Revenue growth of 300% Domestic demand mainly led by large Corporate / Public sector
Growth 2.0 (2010 Onwards)
Growth to be led by End-users, SMBs Consolidation and Leveraging of IT and telecom infrastructure built in Growth Phase 1.0, to realize greater business efficiencies and launch innovative product/solution offering Increased adoption and acceptance of game changing technologies Governments economic stimulus is unlocking market potential
Industry Megatrends Strategic M&As / Alliances for Platform creation Alliance-driven Sales model Greater Partnership with client for End-to-end offering Larger share of wallet and connecting with stakeholders so as to create barrier to entry Sharper customer segmentation, Sub- Verticalization and Domain-Specific Branding Multiplicity of Business Models and Growth Agendas Cost optimization across Value-Chain
Era of Strategic Alliances Emerging Trends Building innovation culture Foster Innovation and Creativity, Revolutionize service offering Successfully differentiate from overcrowding competition Identify approaches to non-linear revenue growth Building a learning organization (Knowledge-centric organization)
Planning under uncertainty Appreciate the changing Business Dynamics Discern inflection points. How current business models might be rendered obsolete Establish organizational ability for adapting to possible futures
People management for higher performance Energizing the workforce Leading high-performance teams Leading in a matrix organization Influencing without authority Managing the new generation talent - tools to motivate people
Emerging Trends Developing Strategic Thought Process Strategic Planning Process Strategy Execution Competitive Strategy, Globalization Strategy, Corporate Strategy
Customer Centricity From being operations/product focused to being customer focused and developing the sales and marketing competencies Silo-busting that promotes Customer Focus
Leadership Development Transitioning through Leadership Stages (Ram Charans Model) Change management: Overcome overt and covert resistance to change Self Leadership: Breaking the inward looking mould Looking at the big picture, developing a vision and motivating people to achieve that vision Emerging Trends Product companies Customer centric innovation Leveraging informal networks for Innovation
Corporate teams Finance for Non-Finance Executives Value creation through M&A Post-merger integration
Sales and Marketing Accelerating Sales Performance Relationship management : Engaging the client like a strategic partner Marketing Strategy, Services Marketing, B2B Marketing
HR Teams Aligning HR with Business Strategy Strategic Talent Management Cross-cultural integration
IT Industry: Challenges
Growth: Organic / Inorganic, linear vs. non-linear Coping with speed of change and continually innovate / reinvent itself Develop innovation capability. Also ability to sell Innovation Successful differentiation (Branding)/ staying ahead on the curve (Business model Innovation) Identifying strategic targets for Acquisition / Alliances. Quantifying Synergy Alliance management. Moving up the value-chain with clients Ability to sell high value-add services (e.g. Business Process Integration) Transitioning top-talent from Technocrats to Business Managers Sales team need to understand data and communicate Business Value of IT Attrition
Strategic options to cope with Challenges
Understand Competitive Strategy; Invest in Execution Capability Industry is in Growth stage hence Identify Niches, Innovate in Business Model and invest in Branding Scenario Planning: Understand forces shaping Business Landscape Change Management - to successfully transition Organization Appreciation of Marketing, and Customer-Centric Innovation Co-opetition: Cooperate in Value-Chain, Compete in Core- competence Develop capability of Cross-cultural Integration, Strategic Alliance Management and Strategic Account Management Move beyond Delivery Capability: Understand Clients Business Because your customer may not understand Technology
Strategic options to cope with Challenges Create various platforms to bring together key Decision Makers and enable them to experiment with IT
Proactively build enhanced awareness to transformation potential of IT adoption
Evolve multi-tiered Capability Enhancement Strategy Tackle knowledge-attrition of your Senior Managers Create Leadership Pipeline; Support transition through Leadership stages
Strategic Human Resource Management HR as Strategic Partner. Alignment with Business Strategy Robust Supply Chain, Continuous re-skilling, Attrition Management Case Study :
(The LEA Series in Personality and Clinical Psychology) Judith A. Hall, Frank J. Bernieri-Interpersonal Sensitivity - Theory and Measurement - Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2001) PDF