TSMG will assist Dubai World and its business units in the areas of strategic planning and performance improvement, management due-diligence, continuous improvement and re-engineering and knowledge sharing.

Dubai World (DW) group comprises various government authorities and semi-government / government-managed private entities, including amongst others the renowned DP World (which acquired P&O Ports, UK), Jebel Ali Free Zone, Nakheel Properties (Palm Diera & World Island etc.), Dubai Customs, Dubai Maritime City, Istithmar, Tejari and Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre. The Excellence Center (TEC) is a corporate department of Dubai World mandated with helping group companies in their business excellence journey and taking them to world class levels of maturity.

Referring to the association with TSMG, Abdul Qader Obaid Ali, director, Group Internal Audit and Quality, Dubai World, stated, "The MoU falls within our plans to adopt the best global and local expertise in the field. It will help us in strengthening the consultancy services we provide to the business units of Dubai World, especially in view of the holding company's global expansion and diversification."

Tata Strategic Management Group (TSMG) is one of the largest management consulting firms in South Asia, with over fifteen years of experience. TSMG has clients in SAARC, ASEAN, West Asian countries, Europe and USA. TSMG offers solutions in areas like strategy formulation, strategy deployment, business process improvement, cost reduction, productivity improvement, business analytics, and strategic and financial research across industry sectors like automotive and engineering, chemicals and energy, consumer and retail, telecom and media, infrastructure and government and financial services.