The exact number of units and heads of each are expected to be finalized by October. "This will help us in better market penetration and in client management," CEO Vishal Sikka said at a recent analyst meet in Pune. Sources told TOI that Infosys will also collapse some of the layers between the customer and the company to create sharper sales and delivery units. There are several layers between the two — project manager, senior project manager, group project manager, delivery manager and senior delivery manager, delivery head and service offering head. "Some of these will go to respond to client needs more nimbly," one source said. Chip Wagner, CEO of US-based IT advisory firm Alsbridge, said the new SBU (strategic business unit) structure allows for benefit of nimble and fast decision-making against the backdrop of a large company with a strong balance sheet and brand. "This model is exactly what EDS did in late 1980s and it was successful.