With a huge pool of software professionals in eastern countries who are willing to work for a small percentage of money compared to their western counterparts, it is a win-win game for companies to outsource their non-core IT tasks to eastern countries. What’s more, the expertise is in different technologies which are helpful for different types of companies and their needs. Offshore software development providers help create the right impression for their clients in relevant technologies and in recent years proved to be indispensable for many of them.

The biggest question which is troubling companies in the western world is whether they should actually opt for full time employees or opt for custom software development outsourcing which is seen as a lucrative means to get their non-core tasks done, including software application development.

Offshore software development has helped out several companies across the world to achieve a profitability status. Some of the other benefits include:

• One can concentrate on core business activities
• Employ in-house staff to build business applications
• Obtain custom solutions tailored to requirements
• Obtain independent analysis of each of the services
• Better ROI factor with adequate attention to what is immediately important

Most of the vendors offer different engagement models depending on what the client needs. One can opt for an offshore-onsite approach or even a BOT model which facilitates handling of client’s departments for a specific period after which the client company will take over. Alternatively, virtual workers can be hired on an hourly basis, so that the client has the flexibility to defer from giving tasks once his or her requirements are met. Here is a framework of how the tasks are to be implemented:

• Initiation of the Project including requirement gathering and proposals
• Definition which includes test plans and development framework
• Elaboration which would include the selection of the architecture and Design components
• Construction which includes Unit Testing, component construction and Integration with third party elements
• Transition which includes overall Deployment process, Acceptance Testing, maintenance and support
• Testing which would include complete Load Testing and Automated Testing

Many offshore-onsite projects have proved to be beneficial for both the client and the vendor related to various technologies. Different projects entail diverse business logic and technical complexity and hence the success of the project implementation depends on the expertise and experience of the chosen software development vendor.