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Build the organization
Recruiting, employment, payroll, local administration, equipment, and onboarding.
Fractional / Micro GCC
A global capability center without the overhead of building one first.
Ternary helps companies establish dedicated global engineering capability using an existing operating platform for recruiting, employment, equipment, security, engineering operations, governance, and scale.
A capability that can grow with the business.
015 engineers
0215 engineers
0330 engineers
0450+
Your engineering organization. Our operating infrastructure. A practical path from a small dedicated team toward a larger capability.
The conventional GCC model carries a lot of infrastructure.
A company establishing an overseas engineering center must create the legal, recruiting, employment, administrative, facilities, security, leadership, and operating systems around the engineers.
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Run the capability
Engineering leadership, delivery management, QA, communication, continuity, and governance.
03
Protect the work
Access controls, managed endpoints, security practices, incident response, and revocation.
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Scale deliberately
Add talent and leadership as the organization proves its value.
A capability that can grow with the business.
The numbers below are illustrative shapes, not guarantees. Start with the capability the roadmap needs, then add structure as the relationship earns it.
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5 engineers
A focused initial capability around a product, platform, or technical domain.
02
15 engineers
A broader team with multiple disciplines and clearer internal leadership.
03
30 engineers
Several coordinated workstreams with shared engineering operations.
04
50+
A substantial global engineering organization with deeper governance and capability ownership.
What Ternary provides around the team.
The customer owns priorities, roadmap, product context, and strategic direction. Ternary provides the organizational infrastructure required to recruit, operate, and scale the capability.
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Talent acquisition
Sourcing and technical evaluation for the roles the capability needs.
02
Employment and equipment
Employment, payroll, onboarding, company-managed endpoints, and the local operating details.
03
Engineering operations
Technical leadership, delivery support, QA, communication, performance, and continuity.
04
Security and governance
Access controls, MFA, least privilege, secure workflows, logging, and client-specific controls.
Questions about a Fractional GCC.
The model is intended for companies that are too large for freelancers but not ready to establish and operate every part of a captive center on day one.
What is a Fractional GCC?
A dedicated global engineering capability that uses an existing operating platform for the functions a company would otherwise need to build itself.
Is this a legal subsidiary?
No claim is made that the model is a customer-owned subsidiary. The commercial and legal structure should be reviewed for the specific engagement and customer requirements.
Can a client eventually establish its own captive operation?
That may be a strategic option to evaluate over time, but it depends on the customer's legal, operational, and economic requirements.
What's a realistic starting scale?
Illustratively, a capability may start around 5 engineers and grow to 15, 30, or more as the business proves the model. These numbers are illustrative, not guarantees.
How does governance scale as the team grows?
A focused initial capability typically has lighter governance; a larger organization adds deeper governance and internal capability ownership as it grows.
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