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PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP AND ITS ACTIVITIES
1.5 A solid performance in 2016, reflecting further maturity of the Group
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Valley, the other two in London and Mumbai. This process was
renowned high-tech brands and start-ups, notably those of Silicon
Francisco, which offers a unique co-innovation capacity with
In 2016, three new centers were opened. The first in San
2017.
continued by the opening of a new center in Singapore in early
Driving growth through Group Competitiveness
1.5.5
of services across the Group, and to create the Next Generation
main tasks are to reduce the production costs, improve the quality
managing the Group’s competitiveness on January 1, 2016. Its
Capgemini set up a new central department in charge of
ourselves in the new disruptive market.
industrial platforms in order to preserve our ability to differentiate
The Competitiveness agenda brings business value at three
levels:;
competitiveness within our own organization;
Competitiveness Foundation
, to optimize the level of
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Services;
competitiveness inside our existing go-to-market Portfolio of
Competitiveness Enablers
to elevate the level
of
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help our clients to become more competitive in their respective
Competitiveness as a Service
, to offer services and IPs to
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markets.
the potential of Competitiveness:
In 2016, we introduced three strategic programs, to fully leverage
and at the right price, matching the demands of our clients.
global resources are available at the right time, at the right place
management of the Group’s resources
, to ensure that our
Global Resource Supply Chain
; optimizing the
integrated
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offerings to make our clients more competitive.
solutions
, as an integral parts of our own delivery, and as
Automation
; accelerating the
automation of services and
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business.
price' matching by our suppliers, bringing more value to the
processes, to enable more efficient, innovative, and 'beyond
power of the Group
, including our external spend and supplier
Strategic Sourcing
; maximizing the
global procurement
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to excel the way we deliver results to clients at every stage of the
layer that touches every part of Capgemini, and in doing so, helps
In 2016, Competiveness has proved as a powerful integration
process.
Three Group functions were brought together into a new
connected value chain including Delivery, Industrialization and
the onboarding of Group IT.
Procurement. In the end of 2016, the set up was completed by
automated solutions for more than 210 customers.
Automation Drive suite of services, and we have deployed
We are making a strong push on automation, leveraging our
Our talent brings more agility and expertise to the Group
1.5.6
The needs of Capgemini’s clients continued to change rapidly in
international teams.
challenges, grasp the bigger picture, and are able to coordinate
search for individuals who understand complex technological
2016. To meet these requirements, the Group is always on the
Uncovering future talent
employees have the LinkedIn Recruiter Certification, and use it on
these new and highly sought-after profiles. Today, many Group
Capgemini uses agile recruitment methods to identify people with
Company
via
Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Similarly, the
graduates the opportunity to share their experiences at the
a daily basis. Furthermore, the #Gradathon project has given
same idea, but open to all employees.
#LifeAtCapgemini and #BeTheYou campaigns were based on the
ideas were selected out of thousands of participants, with the
means to highlight and reward their innovative ideas. The best
countries, selected from the best schools and universities, as a
Integrated Innovation Center in San Francisco.
for a few weeks at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange
winning team winning a $25,000 prize and the opportunity to work
each year. In 2016, the contest was open to students from six
Additionally, the
Innovators Race
contest continues to take place
to the winners of Capgemini’s
Innovators Race 50
in June 2017,
own start-up 50 years ago. The official awards will be presented
Paris in June 2017.
at VivaTech, a global trade show for innovative start-ups held in
In 2017, the
Innovators Race
is renewed and is targeted to
Capgemini’s founder, the late Serge Kampf, who created his very
Awards celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship in honor of
this program is renamed
Innovators Race 50
. The Serge Kampf
start-ups. On the occasion of the 50
th
anniversary of the Group,
Creating agile and committed leaders
the career progression of particularly dynamic candidates. Around
trainings and dedicated mentoring sessions.
them were women. Over the course of a year, they attended
from varied entities across 13 different countries — and 41% of
to implement game-changing ideas. These
Game Changers
came
forty employees were chosen for their broad vision and their ability
talents our clients require among our existing staff. “Strategic
Capgemini is developing a number of initiatives to foster the
2015, designed to inspire change within the Group and accelerate
potential talent. Capgemini also launched
Game Changers
in
tomorrow. The aim is to enable top management to review
talent reviews” were created in 2015 to identify the leaders of
In 2016, emphasis was placed on geographical and functional
A Mobility Charter has accompanied this development.
mobility, which has become mandatory for certain career stages.