Offshore Development

Through our Offshore Development Centres in Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai we enable you to take advantage of the highly qualified and cost-effective development resources available in Asia.

Get IT Up's Offshore Software Development Services provide comprehensive options that deliver a flexible mix of solutions to enable clients to maximise the effectiveness of their system portfolio. Our global delivery model also enables clients to reduce costs while maintaining exceptional quality and minimising risk. The service elements provided are described below.

Our Offshore Development Services:

• Software Development in Microsoft .Net, Java, Linux, Apache, My SQL, PHP and Open Source Platform.
• Web Development and Design with Web 2.0 Standards, DIV/CSS Based Web sites and Unique Customizable Designs
• E-commerce Development and Shopping Cart Integration
• Product Development and Maintenance
• Data Processing and Management such as data capture, digital archiving, XML services, data conversion, content extraction and transaction processing
• SEO/SEM Services - search engine optimization and internet marketing
• Testing Services, from quality assurance, debugging, process, automation and tracking
• BPO Services such as Back Office Management and Help Desk
• Staff Augmentation and IT Recruitment

Overview
There are many reasons why offshore outsourcing is increasingly popular. Here we present a business case for meeting your company's software development needs by outsourcing to India and Vietnam. It first outlines factors to consider in deciding which offshore locations to outsource to. Then it considers those factors one at a time, concluding that these locations are promising locations for outsourced software development and other IT needs.

Factors to consider when outsourcing
The main factors that should be considered are as follows:

1. Cost
Obviously one of the main resources to outsource work is to save money, so naturally you will be interested in the price quoted by the offshore provider. But it is critical to know exactly what that price includes. Costs for labour and overheads are both important components of the total price. Before doing direct comparisons of offshore providers' labour costs, you should consider how much overhead you will incur in managing the outsourced work.

2. Workforce Suitability
Who exactly will be working on your project? You should be familiar with these workers' professional experience, education, and technical expertise. Also, make sure that there are enough workers available to work on your projects, so that your work won't be slowed by labor bottlenecks. Find out what kind of turnover rate the offshore provider has, because if the turnover rate is high, a lot of time will be wasted on re-training and transferring information to new offshore employees.

3. Stability
You can greatly reduce the risk of outsourcing by choosing to work with an offshore provider that is located in a country that has high economic, ethnic/religious, and political stability. If the offshore provider is located in a country with significant instability and conflict, your project may proceed more slowly or come to a complete halt. Also, the unstable situation may present dangers if and when your employees have to travel to the offshore site (Americans are often a target of insurgents overseas). And ultimately, if the country unexpectedly ends up with new leadership, you may find that the business-friendly policies that originally attracted you to the country suddenly change and become hostile to foreign investment.

4. Business Environment
When you outsource IT-related work, you will probably be exchanging proprietary information and dealing with intellectual property. You need to know what policies the country has in place to protect your company's trade secrets and intellectual property rights. Likewise, does the country have appropriate laws regarding economic development, taxes, and the labor force? How well are those laws enforced? All of these issues are very important in fostering a favorable business environment.

5. Language
You must be able to communicate with the offshore service provider - not only with the top managers, but also with the workers who are involved with your project on a daily basis. How well do they speak and write in English?

6. Strategic Fit
Many companies ignore questions of strategic fit - much to their chagrin. If the offshore provider doesn't understand and adapt to your company's strategic goals and standard business processes, the final deliverable will not be what you are looking for. Have an open discussion with the offshore providers' managers and try to understand why they're in business and how your project will be a good fit with their strategic goals.