June 24, 2026
Senior hiring constraints have changed what capability centres are for. Why access to capability replaced cost as the primary driver, and what that changes about how centres are built.
The Global Capability Center model is being rebuilt around a different question: not how cheaply a function can run offshore, but what a team can originate that could not be built anywhere else. This category tracks that shift, covering the move from cost centers to value centers, the impact of agentic AI on the headcount a mandate requires, the three generations of the GCC model, and how the domestic talent shortage is reshaping where and how US companies build capability.