Case study 01 · Quickom
Deputy General Manager — India Operations
+30%
Business growth
600+
FTE operation
₹2.3 Cr
Annual operating cost savings · 15.3%
95%
Annual average SLA attainment
Problem · A 600+ FTE operation needed stronger utilization, capacity planning and commercial discipline.
Decision · Align workforce planning and operating-model redesign with commercial priorities.
Delivered 30% business growth, reduced annual operating costs from ₹15 crore to ₹12.7 crore (₹2.3 crore / 15.3% savings), and sustained 95% annual average SLA attainment. The billing structure represented potential annualised billings of ₹43.68 crore at full billed capacity, not realised revenue.
View Executive Evidence
- Challenge
- A 600+ FTE operation needed stronger utilization, capacity planning and commercial discipline.
- Diagnosis
- Utilization, demand forecasting and staffing needed to be brought into one performance view.
- Decision
- Align workforce planning and operating-model redesign with commercial priorities.
- Result
- Delivered 30% business growth, reduced annual operating costs from ₹15 crore to ₹12.7 crore (₹2.3 crore / 15.3% savings), and sustained 95% annual average SLA attainment. The billing structure represented potential annualised billings of ₹43.68 crore at full billed capacity, not realised revenue.
- Leadership lesson
- Growth is easier to govern when capacity and demand are planned together.
Intervention
- Aligned capacity planning, recruitment and live operations around demand and service levels.
- Used utilization, forecasting and KPI reviews to guide staffing and resource decisions.
- Automated HR employee records and reporting, optimized operations workflows and redesigned vendor management while maintaining service quality.
Measurable outcomes: Shawn Pinto's executive CV, p. 2 ↗

