Offshore software development has brought about
a sea change in the field of software development. This
pertains to development of software applications at
a development center away from the client's primary
location of business. Offshore development of software
projects has emerged as a viable, cost-effective alternative
for addressing a host of IT related issues. Outsourcing
software development frees increasingly scarce in-house
resources for strategically significant management,
design and development tasks, while ensuring day-to-day
IT responsibilities are met. Head quartered in Ukraine,
ABT Solutions is a software house, offering such software
solutions.
Allow us to walk you through the process and benefits
of offshore software development services. This document
has been laid out in the following manner:
- The offshore software development Process
- Benefits
of offshore software development
- Types of projects
suitable for offshore software development
- Criteria
for selection of offshore partner
- Offshore software
outsourcing
- Why ABT Solutions?
The Offshore Software Development Process
In Offshore software development, the following process
is followed
- The client prepares functional specifications of
the software application to be developed
- Technical
design is frozen by the client with the help of the
offshore development partner
- Based on the clients
requirements a project plan, indicating the milestones
and deliverables, is prepared by the development partner
- Development work is carried out at the offshore development
facility of the outsource service provider
- Periodic
updates on the milestones defined, are provided to the
client
Thus in effect the client actually extends his in-house
software development department to the service provider's
development center. The presence of proper communication
link to the development center facilitates this virtual
extension.
The Benefits of Offshore Software Development
- Cost Effective as it cuts costs by up to 50%
- Access
to a state-of-the-art software development center without
having to make any capital investment
- Access to a
wider and deeper range of skills than may be available
within the organization
- Lesser day-to-day management
attention required than for an in-house project
- Time
differentials enable offshore providers to make 24-hour
workday a reality
- Rapid deployment of contract resources
to meet peak project workloads
Types of projects suitable for offshore software
development
- Routine maintenance for mature applications
- Maintenance
of large-scale applications
- Maintenance of web systems
- Conversions and migrations to new platforms
- Re-engineering
of existing applications for new environments
- Software
where the Low Level design is already frozen
Criteria for Selection of Offshore Partner
The key to successful offshore outsourcing for your
project lies in the selection of an experienced & technically
qualified offshore software development service provider.
This will help to identify the type of organization
required to address today's increasingly challenging
suite of IT projects. A project partner must satisfy
a number of critical technology, management and business
criteria such as:
- Management capabilities
- Relevant experience
- Communications infrastructure
- Quality assurance
- Manpower and technical resources
- Software development
methodology
- Cost - to deliver on the project's quality,
technical, scheduling and budgeting parameters.
Offshore Software Outsourcing - Why ABT Solutions?
Project management Skills
ABT Solutions has a qualified management team that
uses a systematic approach to all projects undertaken.
The project teams are organized based on
- Specific
project management skills
- Tools and experience
- Familiarity
with international management methods
- Business practices
- Communication capability for smooth flow of information
Project Management Methodology
- Deliverables and Work breakdown structure are clearly
detailed.
- All projects employ clearly defined engineering
processes that remain in place throughout the project
cycle to provide continuous feedback to our project
control office and the client.
- Clear goals are established
for each project, making every team member from junior
programmers to senior managers aware of project objectives,
milestones and quality standards.
Quality Assurance
ABT Solutions has a well-developed, tried and tested
methodology of online testing and exhaustive modular
testing which results in tight quality control.
Offshore Infrastructure
Our dedicated software development center in Ukraine,
is well equipped with the latest Pentium PCs and Unix
Servers. Emphasis on software and systems engineering
ensures that the solutions we offer incorporate the
best of platforms to suit your requirements. The center
has an access to 24 hours Internet connectivity. This
can be converted a to a point-to-point link to the client
site if required.
Please find more information about offshore development
in resources section of our site.
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