BENGALURU, India, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ANSR, the global leader in establishing and scaling Global Capability Centers (GCCs), today announced a strategic partnership with HFS Research, a leading industry analyst and advisory firm, to launch a first-of-its-kind research and strategic framework – ‘GCC Quotient’(GQ) designed to define, measure, and benchmark how enterprises are building, evolving, and extracting value from their capability centers in an AI-driven world. At a moment when GCCs are becoming central to enterprise transformation, innovation, and competitive advantage, the initiative aims to bring greater intellectual rigor, definitional clarity, and evidence-based insight to a rapidly evolving global model.The partnership will produce a sustained series of joint thought leadership reports, strategic frameworks, and GCC success stories, giving enterprise leaders, boards, and investors the clarity and direction they need to unlock the full potential of their capability centers in an AI-driven world.GCCs have become one of the most consequential operating models in modern enterprise strategy, yet the industry has never agreed on what one truly is. Multiple competing definitions, inconsistent frameworks, and a fast-shifting AI landscape have left enterprise leaders navigating significant ambiguity, at the precise moment GCCs are expected to deliver category-defining outcomes. ANSR and HFS Research are partnering to address this gap, bringing a unified definition, a clear evolution framework, and an AI-era roadmap to an industry that has long needed one.“GCCs are at the most consequential inflection point in their history. AI is not just changing what GCCs do, it is fundamentally reshaping how work gets distributed, what skills matter, and what enterprises expect from global capability models. Yet the industry still lacks a shared language and framework to navigate this transition, creating ambiguity that is costing enterprises time, money, and competitive advantage. Our partnership with HFS Research brings together world-class research and deep GCC operating experience to help enterprise leaders navigate this shift with greater clarity and confidence. As AI adoption accelerates, success will increasingly depend not just on technology, but on building the right talent, operating models, and ‘GQ’ — the ability to work effectively with AI and adapt to new ways of working,” said Vikram Ahuja, Co-founder, ANSR.Through this collaboration, ANSR and HFS Research will jointly deliver: