Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why Outsource?
2. Why China?

Why Outsource?

1. Focus on your core business. This focus is essential in maintaining your competitive advantage. In the early days of software firms often needed to have large internal technology groups. These days specialization in the industry renders this thinking obsolete.


2. Improve quality. Specialization in the software industry and a focus on quality and process means that outsourcing to the right company will improve quality. In a recent survey, ("Best Practices of Leaders in Offshoring"), PWC reports that 68% of respondents report an increase in quality from offshore outsourcing. Most customers judge quality of potential outsourcers by their CMMI rating.


3. Reduce costs. The savings of doing software development work offshore falls between 25-75% of the cost of onshore work. Shared risk pricing models eliminate the possibility of total project failure and lost investment.


4. Gain access to skilled professionals. Outsourcing allows you to access specialists with experience in your industry domain. Offshore outsourcing to countries with large, talented resource pools like China or India provide a virtually limitless pool of highly skilled engineers and project managers. This focus is necessary to maintain your competitive advantage.


5. Reduce cycle time. Having a steady pool of experts available shortens project ramp up and cycle time. In some engagements, development work can happen around the clock.

Why China?

1. Any multinational company with operations and software requirements in Asia has less risk working with the right China based firm than an India based firm. Cultural issues prevent India from replicating their success in the West.


2. SMEs in the US cannot access the top Indian professionals at the leading Indian firms because their 'A Teams’ are deployed with their top global clients that have teams of several thousand. China’s industry is still in the early stages which allows for world-class talent to be accessed by smaller customers.


3. China’s unstoppable economic development creates opportunities for companies that have a working presence here. Any company with international aspirations simply must have a relationship with China in the future.


4. With a talent pool of over 300,000 thousand IT professionals, and with 60,000 more entering the workforce each year, China is quickly becoming a world leader in software development.


5. By spreading offshore activities across different regions, companies can respond to changes in political landscapes, staffing, regulatory environments, and even natural disasters, with greater flexibility.

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