5 March 2007 0:00
Software outsourcing provides a number of offshore outsourcing models which are different and suitable to the needs of the clients. They have their own values and merits. Well the significance of the software outsourcing models is to reduce the cost of the project, to gain a lot of valuable advantages over the others, better turn around time, access to diversified pool of skilled professionals and addition of value in terms of speed and accuracy, innovation and quality by increasing the efficiency of project management and provides the same or improved quality of the project. At software outsourcing, there is flexibility, and so there is a perfect chance to try different variations and discussing the various aspects of the software with software outsourcing companies.
Some of the models that could be delivered by the software companies are:
- Offshore software outsourcing models
- Offsite software outsourcing models
- Onsite software outsourcing models
- Offshore software outsourcing models
The Offshore software outsourcing model offers the major benefits to medium to large sized clients in terms of price performance and cost effectiveness. The lab of offshore outsourcing models are where the team of outsourcing distributes between the onsite and offshore locations. To meet the client's requirements, a unit of the project team visits client's locations for carrying out tasks at onsite. The team of offshore focuses on testing, application development and maintenance initiatives. The model works best when the knowledge transfer is for more long term or the applications are more complicated and there is flexibility in turning around time. The offshore model is more cost effective than the onsite model in all the possible aspects.
Offsite software outsourcing models: In offsite software outsourcing model, services signifies considerable savings in terms of the client's infrastructure usage and management resources. In offsite mode, the vendor provides services from their own location in the client's country using their own infrastructure and resources. In this model one gets the virtual extension of the client systems available to the offshore team and strategic pricing which are the main benefits realized with the offshore lab model.
Onsite software outsourcing models: The onsite software outsourcing model is the model where the whole outsourcing team is located at client's site. This model works the best for complex applications with frequent user inputs, evolving standards and frequent changing requirements. For meeting the short-term and specific requirements, onsite consultants work at client premises under the direct supervision of client managers, where the entire outsourcing process is located. Here the complete effective project control and maintenance which includes analysis, review, installation, user acceptance testing and all possible needs of the clients. This model also works best for even complex applications with evolving standards, frequent user inputs, and changing requirements.
These are the few samples of the software outsourcing models which tends to change on the working environment of the vendors. This also depends on how much the vendors are flexible and negotiable with their prime and valued clients in the challenging and competitive world of IT software outsourcing process.
