Talent needs of the future are fast approaching an inflection point, with significant ramifications for companies across geographies and industries – including the offshore/nearshore global services industry that employs over 7 million people. Going forward, the historical, arbitrage-based labor-intensive model will not be enough. Workers employed across Information Technology Services (ITS) and Business Process Services (BPS) will need to reinvent themselves to stay relevant as organization expectations evolve. Organizations face high risk as well, as they may not have the right workforce if they do not reskill their employees today. While most organizations are starting to accept this reality, some have already made huge strides in this regard. In fact, many of these futuristic organizations are deploying innovative employee-centric techniques to build their future workforce. This innovation is not only limited to implementing new ideas, but also seen in finding new ways to execute traditional practices/policies. This report synthesizes the learnings and best practices from over 100 Global Business Service (GBS) firms / Global In-house Centers (GICs) and shared services of global organizations, with a focus on answering two key questions: Why and how are talent needs changing? What innovative talent practices have market leaders adopted? We also share 45+ case studies from GICs / shared services organizations that have implemented these innovative talent practices. Membership(s) Catalyst™

Everest Group’s Location Spotlight reports provide a crisp, insightful assessment of established and emerging/next-wave global services delivery locations by country and city. The reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding key market dynamics and the related opportunities presented by each location. Our report on Thiruvananthapuram, India offers data-backed research to understand the market’s attractiveness in terms of: Key drivers, challenges, and untapped opportunities for the global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (such as macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, and legal and regulatory) Location Spotlight, combined with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ subscription, makes for the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. The Locations Insider™ subscription provides up-to-date and actionable insights on which enterprises can base their location decisions and strategies. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

Everest Group’s Location Spotlight reports provide a crisp, insightful assessment of established and emerging/next-wave global services delivery locations by country and city. The reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding key market dynamics and the related opportunities presented by each location. Our report on Morocco offers data-backed research to understand the market’s attractiveness in terms of: Key drivers, challenges, and untapped opportunities for the global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (such as macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, and legal and regulatory) Location Spotlight, combined with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ subscription, makes for the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. The Locations Insider™ subscription provides up-to-date and actionable insights on which enterprises can base their location decisions and strategies. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

Everest Group’s Location Spotlight reports provide a crisp, insightful assessment of established and emerging/next-wave global services delivery locations by country and city. The reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding key market dynamics and the related opportunities presented by each location. Our report on Egypt offers data-backed research to understand the market’s attractiveness in terms of: Key drivers, challenges, and untapped opportunities for the global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (such as macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, and legal and regulatory) Location Spotlight, combined with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ subscription, makes for the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. The Locations Insider™ subscription provides up-to-date and actionable insights on which enterprises can base their location decisions and strategies. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

Everest Group’s Next Wave Location Profiles provide crisp, yet insightful assessment of emerging / “Next-wave” countries or cities for services delivery. These reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding global sourcing opportunities in “Next-wave” locations. This report on Chennai offers perspectives on key dimensions that impact its relative attractiveness, including: Key drivers, challenges and untapped opportunities for global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (e.g., macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, legal and regulatory) Next Wave Location Profiles, along with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ membership, make up the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. Membership to the Locations Insider™ provides up-to-date and actionable insights to base companies’ location decisions and strategy. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

Everest Group’s Next Wave Location Profiles provide crisp, yet insightful assessment of emerging / “Next-wave” countries or cities for services delivery. These reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding global sourcing opportunities in “Next-wave” locations. This report on Hyderabad offers perspectives on key dimensions that impact its relative attractiveness, including: Key drivers, challenges and untapped opportunities for global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (e.g., macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, legal and regulatory) Next Wave Location Profiles, along with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ membership, make up the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. Membership to the Locations Insider™ provides up-to-date and actionable insights to base companies’ location decisions and strategy. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

Everest Group’s Next Wave Location Profiles provide crisp, yet insightful assessment of emerging / “Next-wave” countries or cities for services delivery. These reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding global sourcing opportunities in “Next-wave” locations. This report on Tampa offers perspectives on key dimensions that impact its relative attractiveness, including: Key drivers, challenges and untapped opportunities for global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (e.g., macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, legal and regulatory) Next Wave Location Profiles, along with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ membership, make up the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. Membership to the Locations Insider™ provides up-to-date and actionable insights to base companies’ location decisions and strategy. Membership(s) Locations Insider™

The onshore market activity has been growing and as the service providers and enterprises look to set up their delivery centers, they are presented with multiple location choices that can support IT-BP centers of varying sizes. The availability of a wide range of choices makes the location selection process within the United States a complex exercise that requires in-depth analysis, as location has significant impact on the scalability, operating costs, and ease of operations. In this scenario, economic incentives, both monetary as well as non-monetary, provided by the Economic Development Agencies (EDAs) play an important role in location selection, and this viewpoint also covers a few case studies to substantiate their importance. CONTENTS The key sections of this viewpoint include: Factors for growing interest in onshoring Different location options in the United States Factors affecting location selection decision Role of EDAs in service delivery center location selection Types of economic incentives offered by EDAs in the United States Impact of incentives on service delivery center location selection Case studies to demonstrate the importance of incentives AXA, Charlotte Infosys, Indianapolis IBM, Baton Rouge DXC Technology, New Orleans Membership(s) Locations Insider™ Market Vista

Everest Group’s Next Wave Location Profiles provide crisp, yet insightful assessment of emerging / “Next-wave” countries or cities for services delivery. These reports help global sourcing practitioners or location strategy professionals stay ahead of competition in understanding global sourcing opportunities in “Next-wave” locations. This report on Timisoara offers perspectives on key dimensions that impact its relative attractiveness, including: Key drivers, challenges and untapped opportunities for global sourcing industry Talent and skills availability (at both entry and experienced levels) Depth and maturity across functions Financial attractiveness (including wage inflation and attrition) Delivery presence of enterprises and service providers Key languages supported Key environment risks (e.g., macroeconomic, geopolitical, infrastructure, safety and security, legal and regulatory) Next Wave Location Profiles, along with other reports in Everest Group’s Locations Insider™ membership, make up the industry’s most comprehensive resource on location trends and perspectives. Membership to the Locations Insider™ provides up-to-date and actionable insights to base companies’ location decisions and strategy. Membership(s) Locations Insider™