Last year, more than 50 percent of companies had a corporate offshoring strategy in place, up from 22 percent in 2005. Sixty percent of companies currently offshoring say they have aggressive plans to expand existing activities, according to the recently released survey conducted by the Duke University and The Conference Board.
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Offshoring by US Companies Surges Survey
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Plan Before You Outsource
Sunday, July 19th, 2009Outsourcing is a proven strategy, but it can fail if you do not plan it thoroughly. There are no short cuts to reaping benefits of outsourcing. It requires planning and execution on your and your service providers’ part. Here we have documented some of the key steps that are important to making outsourcing successful.
How to Define an Outsourced QA Project Plan
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Companies should define a high-level project plan and a test strategy for reaching the desired QA outcome.
Ten Most Common Mistakes When Outsourcing Quality Assurance
Monday, June 22nd, 2009Outsourcing Software Testing is suppose to be the most risk free process to outsource to a third party vendor. But in doing so the following common mistakes are made.
Communication is Key in Choosing the Right Outsourcing Company
Friday, May 15th, 2009Choosing the right outsourcing company for your business is similar to choosing a partner who is compatible with your work ethics and works towards the overall success of your company. Evaluation is crucial and should not be delayed, but researching different outsourcing companies must be done in a careful and precise manner.
Communication is important when receiving services to properly align the overall goals of your project. Discrepancies in communication can hinder faster time-to-market, efficiency and productivity from the virtual team. Communication challenges can be handled by putting together a communication plan, bridging cultural differences, developing a common glossary of terms, task assignments through collaborative environments, weekly project meetings through video conferencing, and extensive quality assurance measures.
To capitalize on the success of your projects, be prepared to provide a clear and concise documented requirements to the potential company. Ask for demonstration of their solutions to see if they are attuned with your business needs. Review case studies and pay close attention to the company’s track record. Ask for references from businesses that are similar in size and that are in your region.
How to cut IT costs and navigate through Recession
Sunday, January 11th, 2009The dual-shore (onsite/offsite + offshore) delivery model is known to maximize cost effectiveness. It will help you navigate through recession and do more with limited IT budgets, without sacrificing innovation. It will synchronize the objectives of the onsite and offshore teams with regular knowledge-transfer sessions. The main objective is to leverage technology, practices and accountability of the parent organization with the scalability of the Offshore Development Center (ODC) to deliver a sizeable value proposition to clients.
The Dual-Shore model also allows the combination of onshore and offshore programmers, software architects, testers, designers, marketers and project managers. It mitigates the risks and uncertainties of remote development by offering business analysis and project management control at the client site. It also reduces the need to have internal teams work during odd working hours.
