Posts Tagged ‘Software development’

Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

In today’s dramatically altered business environment, containing and/or reducing costs are urgent priorities. Organizations are under increased pressure to outsource more and do it more quickly. But solely pursuing a cost-focused approach can invite danger. Are you unknowingly sacrificing performance and sustainable business outcomes? What will happen when the economy stabilizes and the focus shifts to enhancement and innovation? Will the deal you sign today have the strategic business value you need down the road? Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010 explores the practical steps you must take today to secure the success of your outsourcing initiatives tomorrow.

Gartner Outsourcing & Vendor Management Summit 2010

At the core of the Summit are proven strategies that can improve your sourcing decisions and actions - immediately. Our team of analysts will help you adapt to the economy’s new circumstances with fresh thinking and trusted insights. Your biggest takeaway: the know-how to structure outsourcing deals that get you through today’s challenges as well as those in the future.

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Choosing a Software Development Outsourcing Vendor

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Choosing a software development outsourcing vendor

Choosing a software development outsourcing vendor


Capabilities:

  • Consistent outcomes
  • Timeliness in meeting deadlines
  • Experienced and competent resources

Flexibility:

  • Operating model
  • Willingness to address business needs
  • Supportive through different business cycles

Pricing:

  • Reflect market economy
  • Account for time to understand requirements

To learn more about software development outsourcing, visit www.softheme.com.

Software Development Outsourcing: Benefits

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Below listed are the key benefits of software development outsourcing:

  1. Ability to operate on a global level
  2. Ability to reduce operating costs
  3. Access to technical skills, expertise
  4. Utilization of new technologies
  5. Re-engineering, cleaning up processes
  6. Proven offerings from service providers

To learn more about software development outsourcing, visit www.softheme.com.

Risk Management in Software Outsourcing Model

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Employing a software outsourcing model is connected with risks. Simple steps to mitigate major risks in transferring software projects offshore are listed below.

Risk Management in Software Outsourcing Model

Ongoing development:

  1. Moving from small tasks to bigger projects
  2. Maintaining flexible and transparent team structure to leave room for changes
  3. Providing ongoing QA of internal builds; supporting frequent milestones and demo releases

Deal structure:

  1. Clear deliverables and services
  2. Key roles
  3. Fees
  4. Schedule
  5. Start and End dates

To learn more about software development outsourcing, visit www.softheme.com.

Software Outsourcing Lifecycle: moving development offshore

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Outsourcing model implementation is a multistage process. Initiation and transition periods are followed by a relatively short stage when a set of simple procedures and metrics gets established and apparent advantages of outsourcing become visible. Major savings are achieved when the systems and processes get transformed into consolidated solid structure (view graph below).

Moving software development offshore

Moving software development offshore

To learn more about software development outsourcing, visit www.softheme.com.