THE STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCE
The differences between Advait and a large firm are not stylistic. They are structural — built into the business model itself.
Seven dimensions.
One direction.
Junior-heavy bench. Partner appears at kickoff and close only.
Senior partner present. Every engagement. Every week. In the room.
Maximise billable hours. Scope creep is revenue for the firm.
Fixed fee. Your result is the only metric that matters.
Generalist practice areas. Often siloed between capabilities.
Integrated boutique — SAP + GCC + AI + Finance under one partner.
Advise on strategy. Third parties execute. Accountability diffuse.
End-to-end BOOT execution. Full accountability through Transfer.
Tier-1 rates ($250–$400/hr). Often over original budget.
30–50% below Big 4 total cost. No quality compromise.
12–18 months for assessment and roadmap. Pilot later.
First deliverable in 6–8 weeks. Pilot-to-production in 3 months.
Account management by BD team post-contract signature.
The founding partner answers on Saturday.
THE COST ARGUMENT
30–50% below Big 4.
Not by cutting corners.
Advait delivers at 30–50% below Big 4 cost through a designed dual-shore architecture. Senior partner engagement and client relationships in the US. Deep domain delivery precision in India. The model is not outsourcing — it is deliberate allocation of the right expertise to the right geography.
The Big 4 prices for a large engagement centre, a global brand premium, and a business development infrastructure the mid-market client never uses. Advait prices for the work.
WHY NOT A SMALL BOUTIQUE?
Integration matters more than specialisation alone.
Small generalist boutiques lack integrated capability. They can diagnose a SAP problem or a GCC problem, but not both simultaneously. Most mid-market transformations cross at least two of our five capability areas.
A single partner who understands the SAP landscape, the India GCC context, the cross-border finance implications, and the AI readiness dimension in one room is what Advait is. That is the position no boutique and no large firm occupies.
Three models. One delivery standard.
PROJECT ENGAGEMENT
Build
Typical : 2-6 months
Defined-scope, fixed-fee. Diagnosis, delivery, and knowledge transfer. The team that designs the solution leads the delivery. Clear output, clear timeline, clear cost.
BUILD + KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
Build+
Typical : 3-9 months
Everything in Build, plus structured capability transfer to your internal team. Your team learns working alongside Advait from week one. Advait exits having built both the solution and the internal competency to run it.
MANAGED RETAINER
Run
Typical : 12+ months
Ongoing partner-led delivery for functions that benefit from continuity: AMS, CFO-as-a-service, GCC Operate. Monthly fixed fee. Named partner. Defined scope reviewed quarterly.
What the first conversation looks like
We do not begin with a proposal. We begin with the problem. The first conversation is a diagnostic session — typically 45–60 minutes with Vivek — covering the root cause, the context, and whether Advait is genuinely the right firm. If it is, a scoped proposal follows within a week. If it is not, we say that clearly. The first conversation is always free.