India Smart City Consulting

YCP Auctus is the leading Smart City consulting firm in India, helping clients thrive in India's competitive smart city sector. With decades of experience and a hands-on support approach, we deliver tailored, innovative solutions.

India Smart City Consulting

YCP Auctus Smart City Experts in India

Smart City experts in India

India, aside from its cultural richness, is blooming with business and technological advancements, making it the ideal market for growth, especially in the Smart City and Smart Infrastructure sectors. The promise of smart urban development transforms major houses into interconnected, intelligent habitats.

YCP Auctus deeply understands what it takes to help clients enter, navigate, and solve business problems in India's Smart City sector. As the premier Smart City consulting firm there, we offer hands-on support and unmatched expertise, ensuring your seamless transition into the dynamic Indian market.

Partner with YCP Auctus for all your Smart City landscape needs in India. Whether strategizing technology integration or navigating regulatory environments, we align our services with client ambitions, ensuring your success in this burgeoning sector.

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Unlocking Potential: Your Path to Excellence with India's Smart City Professionals

The smart city landscape is a fast-growing industry globally, significantly impacting urban planning and development worldwide, including India. This market evaluates technologies, urban efficiencies, and enhanced livability standards.

India's smart city sector is flourishing thanks to government initiatives, increased investment, and rapid technological advancements. Cities across the nation are embracing intelligent solutions to urban problems, right from efficient energy use to smart governance.

To excel in India's promising smart city sector, collaboration with a reliable firm is critical. Partnering with YCP Auctus drives performance and result, capitalizing on timeliness for success. Join us and secure your advantage in India's dynamic smart city market.

Our Services

Marketing & Sales

Delivering exceptional expertise in India, our Marketing & Sales consulting services are designed to propel your business toward comprehensive growth.

  • Branding & Brand Management
  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Pricing
  • Digital Marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Sales Channel Strategy
  • Digital Sales

Operations

Expert consulting for smart city operations, transforming infrastructure, tech-enabling communities, and boosting sustainability in India.

  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Growth Strategy Implementation
  • Operation Transformation
  • Manufacturing
  • Organization Design

Supply Chain Management

Expertly navigating the complexities of smart city planning, we deliver sustainable and innovative consulting solutions across India.

  • Supply Chain
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Procurement
  • Logistics

M&A, Transactions, and PMI

Offering extensive expertise in M&A, transactions, and Post-Merger Integration (PMI), we guide clients to success across India's thriving market.

  • M&A Strategy
  • Divesstiture/Curb-out Strategy
  • M&A Target Scouting
  • Buyer/Investor Search
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • M&A Execution (Buy-side & Sell-side Financial Advisory)
  • Valuation
  • Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
  • Value Creation
  • IPO PMO
  • Joint Venture
  • Corporate Venture Capital

Strategy

Offering unparalleled expertise in strategic guidance and Smart City consulting, helping clients navigate India’s urban transformation.

  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Growth Opportunity Identification
  • New Business Development
  • Organization Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Asset/Project Risk Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership & Channel Strategy

Digital Transformation

Harnessing cutting-edge solutions, our experts guide clients through seamless digital transformation for robust Smart City development in India.

  • DX Vision
  • Digital Roadmap
  • CIO/CDO Support
  • System Architecture Design
  • DX PMO
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Big Data Analysis
  • IT Organization Design & Restructuring
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Off-shore Development Centre Set-up

Public Services

Achieve urban excellence with our evidence-based smart city strategies, enhancing liveability and technological integration across India.

  • Economic Development
  • Public Policy Development
  • E-Governance

Sustainability

Empowering businesses in India, our expert guidance in sustainability and smart city consulting drives innovation and growth.

  • Sustainability Strategy & Implementation
  • Double Materiality
  • Decarbonization & Net-Zero Strategy
  • Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
  • Sustainability Due Diligence
  • Supply Chain Assessment
  • ESG Reporting
  • Investor Relations & Fundraising
  • Organization & Governance Design

Market Research

Unlock new possibilities with unmatched market insights and smart city strategies elevating urban living across India.

  • Market Landscape
  • Market Size
  • Industry Structure and Trend
  • Competitive Benchmark
  • Business Partner Search & Screening
  • B2B/B2C Customer Survey
  • B2B Customer Survey
  • Consumer Research

Navigating Smart City Sector in India

Infrastructure Development Shortfalls in Smart City Plans

  • India's smart city initiative aims to touch 100+ cities by 2025. However, only around 20% have completed the required infrastructure development while grappling with poor integration.
  • Investment in integrated infrastructure systems is crucial. Advancement in IoT and AI offers an immediate focal point which could save up to 30% in operational efficiencies.

Data Security and Cyber Threats Pressuring Smart City Adoption

  • With data volumes set to increase by 30% given the widespread integration of smart technologies, the sector faces significant ransomware and privacy breaches.
  • Adopting robust cybersecurity measures coupled with blockchain technology could mitigate such concerns, ensuring a safer adoption phase for smart programs protecting sensitive citizen data.

Advances and Innovations in Technology Proliferations

  • India's seed funding for smart city startups reached a record $500 million USD, enabling exponential growth and collaborations within IoT and Machine-to-Machine technology sectors.
  • Alignment with government's Digital India mission can catapult further development. Vehicular-to-Everything (V2X) communications could show increased efficiency in transportation by nearly 40%.

Positive Public Policy and Investment Ecosystem Growth

  • Current budget allocations amount to a staggering $31 billion for future developments in FY 2024-2025, emphasizing stronger public-private partnerships in smart city infrastructure.
  • Continual support to PPP models will generate resilient financial ecosystems, encouraging foreign direct investments that could lead to an incremental 20-30% growth in projects’ realization.

Our Clients

We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.

What Our Clients Say About Us

"We are very happy with the projects handled by YCP Solidiance for Saint-Gobain. The YCP Solidiance teams have been fully engaged and have shown real professionalism. They understood our needs and completely fulfilled our expectations. Thanks to a step by step process, many interactions were possible between YCP Solidiance and our company, and their team reacted with the right flexibility and pace. The studies conducted by YCP Solidiance delivered very practical recommendations and valuable conclusions for us. We definitely recommend YCP Solidiance."

Saint Gobain

Global Marketing Director

Saint Gobain

"I would like to extend my appreciation to YCP Solidiance and your team for the marvelous work performed during the course of the project. We wish to work with you again very soon."

Zamil Steel

General Manager GCC

Zamil Steel

Results Through Expertise: Case Studies

Learn how we help clients build and implement strategies
that drive sustainable growth in today’s complex business landscape.

Operational Support to CFO in India

Client

One of the largest European manager of highway concessions

Area

India

Expertise Scope

Agenda Management, Analytical Support, Strategic Liaison

Project Summary

Our team helped design and introduce a new personnel system through detailed review processes and one-on-one sessions. We prepared materials, provided follow-up, and analyzed back-office improvements. By gathering insights and identifying improvement points, we set hypotheses and refined recruitment processes. This hands-on support allowed us to make meaningful improvements across personnel, operations, and organizational efficiency, directly addressing our client’s needs.

Establishment of Strategy and Finance Offices to Optimize Portfolio Performance

Client

A real estate developer

Area

India

Expertise Scope

Strategic Planning, Financial Modeling, Portfolio Optimization

Project Summary

Our team supported SSRPL in strategic areas through its Strategy and Finance offices, developing product portfolio options, financial models, and business models. We aligned project requirements, integrated investor inputs, evaluated asset revenue streams, and structured capital options. Our detailed implementation plan monitored portfolio performance, optimizing strategies based on market changes. Our efforts enhanced SSRPL’s capability to align financial and strategic goals effectively, creating lasting value across their project portfolio.

YCP in Media

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YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Publications

Charging Towards Digital Dominance_ Challenges for India's Auto Components Sector And How to Overcome Them
Partnering for Success in Saudi Arabia Construction
The Future of Technology in Social Infrastructure
Can Indonesia Achieve ‘100 Smart Cities’ by 2045

Meet Our Experts

Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Pilar Dieter

Pilar Dieter

Managing Partner, Management Service Division CEO

M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Manish Chheda

Manish Chheda

Managing Partner

M.B.A., INSEAD

Pavan Kumar Madamsetty

Pavan Kumar Madamsetty

Partner

M.B.A., Thunderbird School of Global Management

Abhilash Singh

Abhilash Singh

Partner

Dual Degree (Mechanical Engineering), IIT Bombay

Talk to Our Smart City Experts

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