A company was setting up an offshore development centre (ODC) in Pune. The ODC was to replace its existing setup in UK, which was to be discontinued by June 2001. It was essential that the ODC was operational in the beginning of April to have about 3 months for stabilisation and synchronisation between UK office and the Pune ODC. The client first visited Pune around the end of January and identified a few properties. By the middle of February, the property was finalised. At that time, the office had just four corners and did not even have flooring tiles. We project managed the ODC in a manner that within 7 weeks, the office was ready for operations and it was inaugurated on 2nd April as planned. Simultaneously, all the legal and regulatory compliances were carried out and all the permissions / licences were also obtained.
