How attrition of analytics personnel will impact clients- Perspective

1. Introduction: This whitepaper focuses on the impact of attrition in data analytics industry on clients who offshore data analytics to pure play vendors like Mu Sigma. 2. Main: This paper provides insights on how IT companies are entering into data analytics market by targeting existing talent in pure play suppliers. This paper also highlights the likely implication of the poaching strategy embarked by IT companies in terms of leakage of confidential client data, likely increase in prices of analytics projects in India. 3. Recommendation: Clients should look at having KPIs which focusses on retaining on-site talent apart from exploring the possibility of working with suppliers who have presence in markets like Romania which are touted to be next analytics hub. These markets would provide suppliers with mitigation to current talent poaching crisis in India and ensure business continuity to clients.