Offshore Development Centre
What is an ODC?
Offshore Development Centre (ODC) is one of the business models by which a provision of offshore programming is undertaken.
An ODC is made up of a dedicated team of programmers and developers who have been hand-picked to complement the customer's skill set and culture. This customized team works exclusively on behalf of the customer at the service provider's site or their own captive site in a secure environment. The infrastructure and security can be designed to meet the customer's specific standards and specifications, and may include co-branding. Indeed, the closer the synergy between an ODC and an organization's own IT/development department the better. The ultimate goal is for an ODC to be a seamless extension of an organization's IT department.
Get IT Up can assist a client in setting up an Offshore Development Centre, wherein the ODC, to start with, will run under our company. We assist in the operations of the ODC, providing the resources for development work, managing the ODC and complete lifecycle of Software Development. This frees the client from worry of the day-to-day operations of the ODC.
Establishment of an ODC
The process of setting up of an ODC is in phases.
- Setting up of Physical Infrastructure: 4-6 weeks(This is initial phase required to accomplish the infrastructure set up for the ODC - which would include setting up of the Physical Infrastructure & Development Environment.)
- Setting up Computer/Communication infrastructure: 1 week
- Manpower recruitment: 2-3 weeks
- Make ODC Functional: This phase deals with setting up of a functional process, which will be implemented and improved upon throughout the life of the ODC. A detailed discussion is held to decide on the process to set up the Communication protocol, Operational efficiency/Reporting structure, Specific roles and responsibilities assigned to specific personnel.
