MindTree, the Bangalore-based mid-cap technology products and services company, is eyeing revenues of $1-billion by 2014. The company expects growth to be driven by non-linear mode, which banks on differentiated products and services rather than the plain vanila headcount model, said Babuji Abraham, head, People Function, Mindtree.
He added the company would not witness a giant leap in headcount from the 9,500-odd now, when its revenue touches $1billion.
“Non-linear business model is the name of the game. In the non-linear business model there is no correlation between headcount and revenues. This is emerging as the new buzz word among the growing companies in the industry. There is huge room for growth with the differentiated products and services in the non-linear model of revenue growth without expanding the headcount,? he said
He added the ratio of management to engineering talent would also not witness a major shift after the $1 billion revenue mark is breached.
?The ratio of engineers to MBAs is roughly 1:10 and it is quite hard to guess whether it narrows to 1:5 even when we grow to the said revenue size. At the operational level, the industry requires deployable hard skills like analytical, mathematical and programming logic. This is largely met by hiring bright engineering and MCAs with communication abilities. The MBAs do have a role in the different level of engagement in the industry say like non-linear business and high-end consulting,? he said.
Close on heels of reaching the $ 1 billion top line, the company is preparing the groundwork for a non-promoter honcho 2020, he said. The strategy is to raise a contingent of leaders through the pedigree route with the captains of the organisation ? Ashok Soota and Subroto Bagchi spearheading the exercise.