WHITE PAPER: Offshore Software Development
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Table of Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 3
2.
EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT..................................................................................... 3
3.
DIFFERENT MODELS OF OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 5
3.1 Onsite/Offshore Model ..................................................................................... 5
3.2 Pure Offshore Model ........................................................................................ 5
3.3 Offsite/Offshore Model ..................................................................................... 6
4.
OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY ................................................................... 7
5.
COST ASPECTS ......................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Scenario 1...................................................................................................... 9
5.2 Scenario 2.................................................................................................... 10
6.
HOW TO GO OFFSHORE?.......................................................................................... 10
7.
HURDLES TO OVERCOME IN OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT ................................................ 12
7.1 Country Related ............................................................................................ 12
7.2 Firm Related................................................................................................. 12
7.3 Team Related ............................................................................................... 13
8.
SOFTWARE MARKETS .............................................................................................. 13
9.
CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................... 16
