Get it right in the first instance: TCS mantra for government orders

Scale a challenge, but systems built here can be replicated anywhere, says executive

India as a market for IT services is different, unlike markets like the US and Europe, India is skewed towards projects (led by government) rather than accounts. Hence when working on large mission mode government projects, for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) the focus is always on getting it right in first instance.

This means that the systems architect has to be spot on, and critical focus has to be given on user interface design and testing, because any project in India has to cater to scale that is unheard of anywhere else.

“The strategy for us has been to to get it