Engagement model design
Choose a structure that fits your goals, ownership preferences and investment plan, from a captive centre to Build-Operate-Transfer or a focused Nano GCC.
Launch your own AI powered capability centre
Build a Global Capability Centre in India around pods of senior engineers directing specialised AI agents on one shared platform. Grow delivery capacity through expertise and automation, with a team shaped around your business.
How we help build your centre
From choosing the right structure to building your team and operating platform, we support the capabilities your centre needs to succeed.
Talent acquisition & retention
Build senior teams through multi-channel sourcing, structured assessments and onboarding, supported by ART’s experience in Kochi’s technology talent market.
Governance & compliance
Connect strategic reviews with global leadership to operational governance with delivery heads, covering performance, culture, security and compliance.
Shared AI platform
Give every pod access to ART AI Stack™, with specialised agents, reusable skills and connectors. Design integrations around open standards and your model and vendor requirements.
Choose your engagement model
Balance ownership, investment and operational responsibility around your goals.
Your own centre, built around your organisation.
Establish a dedicated entity and team with your operating policies, leadership and delivery priorities. ART supports setup and the capabilities needed to make the centre operational.
- Ownership
- Direct ownership
- Investment approach
- Long-term commitment
- Operating model
- Your leadership team
Build with support, then move to full ownership.
ART helps establish and operate the centre during an agreed initial period, with knowledge, processes and responsibilities transferred against a defined handover plan.
- Ownership
- Planned transfer
- Investment approach
- Phased investment
- Operating model
- Agreed transition milestones
A centre developed through a shared partnership.
Agree ownership, investment, decision rights and delivery responsibilities with a local partner. Shape governance around the contributions and objectives of both organisations.
- Ownership
- Shared ownership
- Investment approach
- Joint investment
- Operating model
- Joint governance
Move an existing capability into your India centre.
Transition established roles and workflows through knowledge transfer, parallel operations and readiness checks, preserving continuity as responsibility moves.
- Ownership
- Agreed target structure
- Investment approach
- Transition investment
- Operating model
- Staged responsibility transfer
A focused centre built around a specialist pod.
Start with a dedicated pod of senior practitioners and AI agents focused on a defined business capability. Use shared platforms and support functions, then expand the centre as priorities and delivery needs grow.
- Ownership
- Ownership agreed at setup
- Investment approach
- Focused initial investment
- Operating model
- Senior-led pod with shared support
How we work
We help set up and run your centre, from the first location workshop to an operational team. Four phases bring together business setup, people, infrastructure and delivery readiness.
Discovery & Design
Define the centre’s purpose and operating model.
- Location analysis
- Financial modelling
- Readiness assessment
- Scope and success measures
Foundation
Put the business and delivery foundations in place.
- Legal entity setup support
- Government registration coordination
- Core leadership hiring
- Office and infrastructure setup
Team Building
Build a team ready to work within your organisation.
- Recruitment and assessment
- Onboarding programmes
- HR policies and retention
- Security and access controls
Operationalising
Move into delivery and establish ongoing ownership.
- Accelerator and agent deployment
- Performance monitoring
- Knowledge transfer
- Ongoing advisory and reviews
How your centre matures
ART AI Stack™ gives every pod shared agents, context and workflows. As those workflows prove reliable, your centre can move from AI-assisted engineering to agent operations, with human oversight and controls at every stage.
Explore ART AI Stack™Assisted
Engineers use AI tools
- Coding and test assistants
- Gains measured per engineer
Augmented
Pods share one platform
- Shared agents and standards
- Pipeline evaluation suites
- Output measured per pod
Agentic
Agents run defined workflows
- Agents own routine tasks
- Engineers review and approve
- Shared knowledge base
Autonomous
Centre runs agent operations
- Agents in production support
- Oversight by exception
- New products, same platform
- Playbooks reused by other pods
Work done by AI agents
Indicative targets for agent contribution at each stage, validated during Discovery.
| Stage | Work done by AI agents |
|---|---|
| S1 · Assisted | ~20% |
| S2 · Augmented | 20 to 40% |
| S3 · Agentic | 40 to 70% |
| S4 · Autonomous | More than 70% |
Your business environment Connected by design
ApplicationsDataKnowledge
ART AI Stack™
Specialised agents · Coordinated workflows
PermissionsHuman approvalsAudit evidence
Explore ART AI Stack™
Give every pod a shared foundation for agents, engineering knowledge and governed workflows. Explore the framework that supports how your centre builds, modernises and runs software.
Explore ART AI Stack™Frequently asked questions
Choosing your model, building your team and planning the centre’s future.
What’s the difference between the engagement models?
A Captive GCC gives you direct ownership and control, with a larger commitment to setup and ongoing operations. Build-Operate-Transfer provides a planned path to ownership, while a Joint Venture shares investment and governance. Lift & Shift transitions an existing capability. A Nano GCC starts with a specialist pod focused on a defined business need, with scope to expand. We help assess these against your objectives, investment horizon and readiness to operate the centre.
How long does it take to stand up a centre?
The timeline depends on the model, location, hiring needs and scope. A focused Nano GCC can be set up in phases, starting with the capability you need first. A Captive GCC may take 6 to 12 months to fully operationalise as an indicative planning range. Discovery establishes a realistic plan around entity setup, recruitment, infrastructure and your internal approvals.
Why Kochi specifically?
Kochi offers an established technology ecosystem, access to local universities and an experienced talent pool. ART’s presence and hiring experience in the market support recruitment, onboarding and ongoing operations. We assess location fit against the skills you need, leadership access, infrastructure and total operating cost before recommending a location.
What’s different about an AI powered GCC?
The operating model combines senior practitioners with specialised agents on a shared platform. Practitioners own priorities, architecture and quality, while agents support defined delivery tasks. As workflows prove reliable, the centre can expand its capacity through automation as well as hiring. The team shape and level of autonomy depend on the work, risk and results demonstrated in your environment.
Do we need to replace our existing tools or models?
No. We start with your systems, approved tools and security requirements. ART AI Stack™ provides a shared approach to agents, context and workflows, with integrations selected around your environment. Model access, data handling and vendor dependencies are agreed during design so the platform can evolve with your requirements.
How do you manage ownership and handover?
We define ownership, governance and responsibilities at the outset. For a transfer model, the plan covers people, knowledge, operating processes, platform access and readiness checks. Where ongoing support is needed, we agree service responsibilities, reporting and review points so your leadership retains visibility and control.
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