Redmond – November 06, 2026 -- Harbinger Group, a global workforce technology and digital engineering company, has launched a Performance Enablement practice that pairs advisory work with domain-specific, AI-powered digital engineering to locate and fix operational value leakage.
Harbinger targets the gap between enterprise technology spend and workforce results
The company attributes weak returns on technology investment to disconnected systems, inefficient workflows, prolonged time to value, and a widening gap between the pace of technological change and workforce readiness. Symptoms it cites include stalled sales productivity, slow hiring and onboarding cycles, retention problems, and AI adoption that fails to scale.
Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO Dr. Vikas Joshi said the practice treats people, workflow, technology and data as one system, so that investment "becomes a decision you can justify."
Performance Studio sets a five-stage path with a decision point at each step
Every engagement runs through Performance Studio. The path moves from an initial vision session and performance diagnostic to a solution blueprint, then a proof of value, and finally build and scale.
Performance Advisory identifies bottlenecks and root causes and ranks interventions by business value. It draws on workforce process design, talent enablement, capability development and a Solution Pattern Library. AI-powered engineering redesigns workflows and builds solutions, while Performance Mesh handles data and integration.
Practice focuses on adoption, productivity and time to value
Harbinger frames the offering around three priorities:
- Accelerating adoption by aligning workflows with roles so staff can use new tools, platforms and AI agents.
- Improving productivity by using AI to automate repetitive tasks.
- Reducing time to value by converting technology investments into measurable performance gains faster.
Jyotsna Kulkarni, President and Head of Business, said the practice tackles the costliest problems first and uses each gain to justify the next investment. She named three conditions: people have the capabilities their roles demand, work is designed for people and AI agents to perform together, and the business can hire, develop and retain talent.
COOs, CROs, CGOs, CIOs and CHROs are the named buyers
The practice also serves leaders responsible for channel and partner ecosystems. It covers operations, sales, customer success, frontline teams, leadership and extended enterprise networks. Harbinger offers prospective clients a 30-minute exploratory conversation to discuss a specific performance challenge.