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Software Outsourcing

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2010-12-29 06:58:06     
Article by Shamik

Outsourcing is a method used by many different companies to get jobs done faster with zero error. There could be several reasons why companies outsource work. But the foremost reason is the money it saves. Many service providers can offer to get the work done at lower costs, as they have fewer overhead expenses and perhaps operate in a different economical environment. The global information industry has been a witness to phenomenal changes in recent times.

Aspire software Consultancy extensive experience and in-depth understanding of the Software Outsourcing services helps in delivering quality Software Development, Testing Services, Quality Assurance Testing services. Business globalization, combined with the relentless change of new technology, continues to challenge ASC Aspirants ability to adequately manage enterprise computing activities. Past efforts used to control the various aspects of system integration are no longer effective in today’s diverse and complex information environments. The need for more competent project management techniques is paramount to the survival of those organizations that rely heavily on the benefits of computing technology.

IT Outsourcing Past:
Early US History:-Manufacturing of covered wagon cover and ship sails are outsourced to Scotland and raw materials from India.

1830s England Textile Industry grew to point out India.
1830s-1850s First wave of Outsourcing during the industrial revolution fostered large scale growth of domestic outsource services such as Insurance Services, Architecture services and Engineering Services.
1970s-1980s Outsourcing Payroll and accounting was fairly common practice for US service companies and India Emerged first International providers of these business services.
By late 1980s International Outsourcing, termed offshore outsourcing had become a large viable alternative for many large firm CIO’s consider

Now Outsourcing:
India -67 %( 23B)
Central and Eastern Europe -11 % (3.3B)
China and South East Asia -9.5 % (3.1B)
Latin/South America- 9 % (2.3B)
Middle East /Africa- 2 %
25 % of service budget include Outscoring.

Risk and Challenges:
Loss of Control
IT competency risk
Quality of Service
IT infrastructure risk
Performance of Applications and Services
Hidden and Uncertain Costs
Human capital risk
Knowledge Transfer
Shared Environments
Legal and Regulatory Matters

ASC Experiences
Trusted Partners
Infrastructure Challenges
Legal Issue
People- Upgrading, Compensation, Training
Sales and Marketing
Balancing Growth
Client Partnership- gets them involved
Vision require bifocals

The Evolution and Future of Global Outsourcing
The Future Outsourcing Index compares each country by its competitive position in the overall outsourcing market as it will look in ten years, based on such factors as population growth, GDP growth, labor supply and IT expertise. In the Future Index, China will rise to No. 1, while India will drop to No. 2. The U.S. will enter the list at No. 3.

IT services is the backbone of business operations globally and remain significant are of Global Trade. With new technology innovations and new application in future, the speed, scale and unstoppable momentum of business process outsourcing is expected to continue to expand.
New opportunities emerge on regular basis for Providers and Byers. Future economic growth depends on new generations of creative, dynamic entrepreneurs, with good access to venture capital, which will drive national economies through transition.
The constant market tension between method of delivery, location of delivery and method of purchases create new IT opportunities for which organizations can meet the changing business requirements.

Future Challenges for ASC aspirants:
Aside from the risk already may know today, future risks will include more global oriented risks such as
Global Trade policies.
Individual Nations commitments to talent development.
Global Economy strength.
The challenge of identifying emerging technologies and services trends eye towards future outsourcing opportunity.
International Conflict.

ASC will master on those Areas:
Globalization of Software R&D.
Leverage Technology.
Promote/Build Leader.
Seek Value vs. Low Cost.

The ASC team has been tremendous in coming to the table with very interesting, very unique, and very creative ideas.

ASC ITES Outsourcing Model:
Customers outsource because they want flexible, low-cost and well-supported IT products and services to enable business objectives. Outsourcing of IT functions takes different forms, some of which include the following.

• One, Application Service Providers (ASP), in which the supplier owns, manages and maintains the IT assets (mainly software applications) that are delivered to multiple customers over the Internet.

•Two, Business Processes Outsourcing, in which noncore processes are transferred to another company which has a superior process capability that is leveraged across multiple vendors. Examples include human resources (HR) and payroll.

• Three, Application Services Management (APPS Management) in which an organization transfers the day-to-day operation of a set of IT applications to another company.

• Four, offshore outsourcing, in which the IT activity is transferred outside the clients’ country to another country. India is currently the number one offshore country for the US and Western Europe.

ASC Outsourcing Methodology:
Using our offshoring methodology we are able to maximize the benefits by optimizing offshore contribution. This methodology can be readily applied to deliver a range of software services through offshore model.
It is very important to identify the right project/ process for offshoring. Not every project or process is suitable for offshoring. Our methodology includes a feasibility and requirements study phase to help identify suitable projects/ processes and also define a roadmap.
Stage One - Offshore feasibility & requirements study
To analyze the application and process portfolio for offshorability and develop a common understanding of benefits, risks and challenges of an offshoring initiative.

Stage Two – Pilot
To analyze the application and process portfolio for offshorability and develop a common understanding of benefits, risks and challenges of an offshoring initiative.

Stage Three - Steady state
To scale up the offshore outsourcing activities.

Different models may require different approaches while adapting modern software development management methodologies and frameworks to offshore outsourcing projects. Being an innovative and flexible company we strive to provide our customers with the flexibility of choosing the appropriate custom software development partnership model to best suit their needs. Based on information about your project length, requirements and workload together we design your optimal software outsourcing model.
Within a tight schedule, the ASC team can design and deliver any custom-software. The ASC team can demonstrate excellent technology skills and a good understanding of the business processes to implement a complex architecture with SOA principles and BPM orchestration, exceeding our expectations. ASC team is extremely flexible and willing to go the extra mile to meet your project needs.

ASC Project Quality Assurance
Harnessing the power of Offshore IT Outsourcing requires focused proficiency, which exists in plenitude at Aspire software consultancy. We deliver high quality Software Technology Outsourcing to complex business problem with our innovative & highly professional methodologies. We have established our self as a significant contributor to the IT revolution with an exhaustive portfolio built upon excellence in the field of IT Services and IT Consulting..

ASC Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is a formal process for evaluating and documenting the quality of the work products produced during each stage of the software development lifecycle. The primary objective of the SQA process is to ensure the production of high-quality work products according to stated requirements and established standards.
ASC’s Software Quality assurance (SQA) emphasizes the prevention of defects and the addition of quality throughout the software development life cycle. QA Test Center here provides the solution to your e-Testing dilemma. Our end-to-end e-testing services can help you address the problems faced by your organization. ASC continuously maintains and enhances the test environment with a state of the art hardware infrastructure and best-of-breed tools to ensure high quality testing and shortened project timelines. Moreover, our alliances with leading tool vendors help reduce your testing costs.
The two major elements of quality assurance are quality control and quality assessment. Quality control refers to the procedures that ensure the quality of the final product. These procedures include the use of appropriate methodology in developing and applying computer simulation codes, adequate verification and validation procedures, and proper usage of the selected methods and code. Quality assessment is applied to monitor the quality control procedures and to evaluate the quality of the studies.
We understand the changes that happen in orientation for testing and remain on top of this. This gives us an edge to consider newer and improved methods and include them in our testing plans to deliver better software. Our experts' team provides customized software quality management solutions to small and medium sized companies. We have a strong Quality Assurance Center with qualified quality assurance professionals and a large pool of highly and proven expertise in manual testing.

During each stage, additional information is gathered or developed, combined with the inputs, and used to produce the stage deliverables. It is important to note that the additional information is restricted in scope; “new ideas” that would take the project in directions not anticipated by the initial set of high-level requirements are not incorporated into the project. Rather, ideas for new capabilities or features that are out-of-scope are preserved for later consideration.

The software development team, to clarify requirements and/or design elements, may generate mockups and prototypes of screens, reports, and processes. Although some of the prototypes may appear to be very substantial, they're generally similar to a movie set: everything looks good from the front but there's nothing in the back.

Like any other set of engineering products, software products are also oriented towards the customer. It is either market driven or it drives the market. Improving Your Web Application Software Development Life Cycle’s Posture with ASC Development Process.

Profit with ASC
By choosing to work with Aspire Software Consultancy, clients gain the benefits of industry and cross industry specific solutions customized for their specific business needs. They can leverage the alliance’s rich multi-platform solutions and integrated delivery options – whether onsite or offsite – supported by an extensive network of leading global and local partners.
Shrinking product life cycles and volatility of requirements characterize software product development today. So, ASC Experts can understand your business and we leverage global best practices to deliver great service to you.
ASC can demonstrate a high degree of flexibility; scalability and service orientation to enable you meet the strategic goals for some of your largest IT initiatives. ASC aspirants sheer commitment, execution excellence and ability to work with you to envision our overall program, can make a tremendous difference.
1. Quick Scalability
Easy to scale up resources up or down as per requirement.
2. Reduction of Total cost
Up to 30% to 50% reduction is by using quality recourses.
3. Reduced Time Market
Through Utilization of time zone differences availability of right recourses and large teams
4. Big Reservoir of professionals/Expert
Through Access labor market throughout India.
5. Better preparation and transparency.
Formal process and defined, measurable SLA.
6. Focus on Core Competencies
By outsourcing non-core activities.
7. Better Quality through Process Orientation
Though better internal process, reduce risk and dependencies on individuals

Outsource Your Project to ASC
Outsourcing of software development work presents many challenges. Adopting recommended best practices can help to alleviate the risks involved. With automated design and reporting support for detailed stages of development, Aspire Software Consultancy provides valuable assistance for achieving these best practices: providing a clear definition of scope and requirements up front; improving communication between client and ASC aspirants to ensure a correct understanding of the requirements prior to development; ongoing review and discussion of requirements during development, to retain alignment; improving visibility of the detailed stages of development to assist project management monitoring quality, progress and correctness of work; offering a clearer demarcation of onsite Intellectual Property.
ASC’s Expertise:
ASC Technology Expertise:
Agile
Microsoft
J2EE
RDBMS
ASC Domain Expertise:
Web 2.0
SaaS
Product Engineering
Enterprise Solutions
ASC Industry Expertise
Business Insurance
Web-based Direct Marketing
On-line Training

With world-class technical skills, years of experience in delivering end-to-end IT outsourcing services, and strong industry domain capabilities, ASC offers customers Cloud Based Outsourcing Solutions that cover the entire outsourcing spectrum.
ASC follows a set of principles for Requirements for Outsourcing
1.If anything can be misunderstood, it probably will be.
2.Writers Are Responsible for Readers Wrong Renditions
3.Assume Nothing, Specify Everything
4.Too Much is Safer than Too Little
5.If Client ask a question, document and integrate the answer
6.Quality Control before sending
7.Evolve Requirement Delivery
8.Quantify Quality
9.Constrain explicitly
10.Connect relationships
As a Software and Application Development Outsourcing Firm, we possess ample of experience in catering to the business needs of foreign clients from all over the world. We keep close watch on the requirements of international market and upgrade our resources in order to live up to the expectations and standards of global arena.

ASC Offshore Outsourcing Partnership Schemes:
Customer-Contractor:
This is the most common way of working with the international outsourcing partner. The customer assigns a project that we complete. Once the project is completed and paid for, and the product is delivered along with the copyright.

Offshore Partnership-Sharing Success:
In this Partner-Partner option our company shares the business with the outsourcing partner. Our company makes a certain investment in the partnership, for example, giving a discount for our service or investing our know-how. According to our investment, we get a share of the project's profit.
This option has proven to be highly effective in long-term outsourcing partnerships. It allows a reduction in initial expenses and gives both parties a guarantee that each partner will do their best to make the project succeed.
In terms of organization of work, there are three types of outsourcing that we practice: project-based program, time-based program, and the mixed program.

Project-Based Program-Standard Management of Outsourcing the Project:
This is a basic program that we use for short-term offshore outsourcing projects: the customer places an order, the contractor performs it, and then the customer pays. The program differs in details from project to project, but there is a similar sequence of steps in management outsourcing project that is good for most cases.

Time-Based Program:
In this program we create one or more workplaces for a project. The customer finances the workplaces for an agreed amount on a regular basis. Each workplace is created for a specific specialist: Developer, Project Leader, Designer, etc. We come to an agreement upon such details as, "how much time a day the person devotes to the project?", or "if the person can be involved in other projects or not?"
This program is good for long-term outsourcing projects (six months or longer). It guarantees the customer's important plans will be implemented, and there will always be an employee available for the Customer's task. The time-based program ensures the most effective execution of orders, which results in saving money.
Mixed Program
In big offshore outsourcing projects, some tasks may be reasonable to perform in project-based program other tasks - in time-based program. For example, developing a new functionality can be executed in project-based program, while System administration and further support is done in time-based program.
This approach allows combining the advantages of both programs: on the one hand, the main part of the team is constantly working on your project; on the other hand, we get a flexible structure that allows coping with irregular work flow and saves your money.

Over the years, ASC has helped many organizations use outsourcing effectively to focus on their core competencies through shorter product development cycles and efficient use of resources..

Summery
Move fast
Swim upstream
Transparency
Fields Of dreams

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