commitments to training and skill development. All of them are
concerned about effective project management—coordinating on-
shore-offshore teams across the globe. Their IT systems and so-
cial architecture reflect the implications of the business model.
Indian software firms were able to grow rapidly and also challenge
Accenture and IBM in delivering effective software solutions.
However, IBM and Accenture have also moved a significant por-
tion of their operations to India to leverage advantages of access to
talent at low cost. The question for Indian software majors is
whether they will be able to rapidly build front-end consulting ca-
pabilities to ...