Problem
A MENA-based conglomerate with over $1B in revenue and global offices across the US, Phillipines, UAE, Liberia, and Ghana was preparing to launch a portfolio of high-impact digital solutions for the global market.
The group faced several challenges:
– Scaling product development while managing diverse global priorities
– Limited internal capacity to ideate, architect, and execute multiple parallel initiatives
– High dependency on internal leadership for go-to-market and revenue strategy execution
Objectives
Establish a scalable offshore Innovation & Development (I&D) Hub to accelerate digital product development across verticals
Build high-caliber, multidisciplinary teams capable of supporting multiple global product tracks simultaneously
Reduce cost of execution while improving speed-to-market and supporting aggressive roadmap goals
Approach
Yitro partnered with the conglomerate to incubate and operate a dedicated I&D Hub in India. The hub was structured as multiple smaller PODs, each focused on a parallel product initiative. Yitro deployed specialized teams across core disciplines including:
– Full-stack Developers
– Architects
– Business Analysts
– Data Scientists
– Mathematicians
– AI/ML Engineers
The India-based hub operated as an extension of the client’s global leadership, supporting product development from ideation to launch.
Solution
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Innovation at Scale – Built and operated multiple global product tracks in parallel using interdisciplinary teams blending engineering, analytics, and AI expertise.
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45-Day MVP 1 Go-Live – Released Android and iOS applications in under 45 days, enabling real-time task posting, provider matching, booking, and reviews.
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24×7 Global Collaboration – Enabled seamless overlap with on-site teams across time zones to ensure continuous progress and rapid turnaround.
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Time to Market – Reduced idea-to-launch cycle by 40% through agile squads aligned to global roadmap priorities and product owners.
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Cost Arbitrage – Achieved approximately 60% operational cost savings compared to onshore delivery with no loss in quality or speed.
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Focus on Core Business – Freed up internal leadership to focus on branding, go-to-market, and revenue strategies while Yitro managed full-cycle product development.
Result
Multi-POD Execution
Successfully incubated and launched multiple high-impact products simultaneously across markets.
Days. Deployed MVPs for mobile apps significantly accelerating time-to-value
Operational Efficiency
Continuous collaboration model enabled faster delivery across time zones without disruption.
- Cost Savings 60%
Delivered through offshore execution, improving margins and project feasibility.
Leadership Bandwidth Optimized
Client leaders were able to focus on strategic growth while product execution ran independently through the I&D Hub.