Organizations have, over the years, adopted a diverse mix of offshore options. These
options have mainly been either a selective offshoring and/or an Offshore Development
Center (ODC) with focus on a single- or a multi-vendor approach. To date, the predominant
drivers for offshorization has been cost, quality, easier access to required technical
talent, faster ramp-up and accelerated delivery.
However, any offshore strategy formulated around achieving these benefits, has been
adding little or nothing when it comes to ensuring the alignment of IT with business.
Various industry research estimates that 80% of IT budgets go into maintaining existing
applications, leaving only 20% for new projects. In addition, economic and regulatory
frameworks over the last few years have resulted in several emerging challenges
for organizations. Such dynamic considerations have made it imperative for them
to assess the financial viability of their IT portfolio. With most organizations'
applications being supported from offshore, it is very important to have business-IT
alignment as a part of their offshore strategy. In addition, the selection of an
appropriate offshore engagement model also becomes a key issue as organizations
go forward on the Transformational Offshore Outsourcing Path. Though traditionally
organizations have been concentrating on ODC as the only possible solution, there
has to be a focus on other engagement models (like BOT, JV, Captive, etc.) as a
part of their evaluation process.
MNJ Software has been instrumental in developing long-term offshore strategies for their
large customers. Based on our experience of setting-up and managing large ODCs for
clients, our involvement has been right from the conceptualization stage. MNJ Software
plays a major role in developing the transition roadmap to enable effective implementation
of a long-term offshore outsourcing strategy.
Our Offshore Consultancy Offerings
MNJ Software's Offshore Consultancy and Advisory Services can help you develop
an effective offshore strategy with key focus on the following issues:
- Selection of an appropriate Offshore Engagement Model
- Identification of Offshore Candidates
- Identification of transformational application candidates in the early stage of
the offshore planning process
- Identification of SLAs and metrics (including ROI and Application Value) that need
to be monitored throughout the relationship
- Defining an appropriate transition and transformation roadmap
- Addressing the change management.
Today, businesses irrespective of their size and location are adopting Offshore
Outsourcing Model to gain cost benefits and deliver quality services to their customers.
But what exactly the Offshore Outsourcing Model is and why businesses are implementing
it?? Let's find out.
What is Offshore Outsourcing Model? - An Eye Opener
Offshore Outsourcing is the modern business approach of outsourcing / assigning
some of its commercial activities to expert offshore companies in order to fetch
better quality, cost and technical excellence than what is available domestically.
"Hire rather than own expertise" is the concept behind Offshore Outsourcing Model.
Rather than spending money on developing and maintaining certain non-core activities,
businesses can outsource them to offshore experts and get quality work at much lower price.
Gartner, one of the world's largest research and analysis organization, has predicted
that total global offshore spending on outsourcing IT Services will reach $50 billion
by 2007. The report has also mentioned that emerging countries like India, China,
Brazil and Russia possess required capabilities in terms of labour, technology and
infrastructure to undertake IT related outsourcing activities successfully.
Benefits of Offshore Outsourcing Model
Offshore Outsourcing Model offers businesses multiple benefits in terms
of Cost, Quality and Technical Excellence. Here are some of the noticeable benefits
of Offshore Outsourcing Model:
- Realistic cost savings of about 40% as compared
to onshore or domestic markets. (Source - Ventoro Research Report)
- Quality Product Delivery by offshore companies
using their expertise, extensive domain knowledge and implementation of Matured
Execution Models in their processes. (Source: NASSCOM)
- Technical Excellence offered to clients by capitalizing on quality
Human Resource, robust infrastructure and domain related Research and Development
(R&D).
- Maximum time benefit by leveraging the time difference between
service provider and service requester.
- Reduced project cycle by implementing globally recognized Project
Management systems in their operational activities.
- Operational Flexibility by quickly adapting to changes in business
requirements.
- Better finance management through clearly defined financial obligation
and reduced cost.
- Improved competitiveness since offshore companies deliver quality
services at affordable rates.
- Renewed focus on company strategic plans by outsourcing certain
non-core business operations to offshore companies.
- Exposure to new markets by making alliances with offshore companies
and taking business to unexplored areas.
How Offshore Outsourcing Model Works? - Implementation
As mentioned above, Offshore Outsourcing Model is based on "
Hire rather than own
expertise" concept. In other words, businesses prefer to outsource/transfer
their non-core activities to offshore companies who are experts in their working
domains.
By doing this, businesses get expert services at low cost as compared to the domestic
market. Besides, businesses also get more time to concentrate on their growth plans
that they might have spent in maintaining these activities.
India Advantages
It won't look surprising if we call India as "Mecca of Offshore and Outsourcing".
According to a study conducted by Forrester in November, 2001, India's edge over
other competing nations in the IT outsourcing business is based on the country's
decade old experience in this area, fluency in the English language, supportive
Government policy, infrastructure, and high quality offerings. (Source: NASSCOM)
Below, we present you some reasons that justify why India is a preferred destination
for businesses to outsource their offshore-based activities: -
- Large Human Resource with approximately 21
Million people available in IT industry by 2016. (Source: NASSCOM)
- Maximum Cost Advantage. An independent report estimated that for
every $1 invested in India via Offshoring, the American Economy gained $11.14 in
direct and indirect benefits. (Source: NASSCOM)
- Incorporation of Quality Standards like globally recognized SEI-CMM,
P-CMM Levels and ISO 9000 Certification by Indian IT companies to ensure quality
services for their customers. As on 31 st March 2016, India had 42 companies at
SEI CMM Level 5 assessment and 316 companies who have already acquired quality certifications
worldwide.
- Friendly Government Policies towards Offshore Outsourcing by offering
various tax benefits and sops for IT and ITES industry.
- Address security concerns by introducing IT Act, 2000 that legalizes
laws and policies related to data security and data crimes.
- Quality Manpower with strong technical skills, good language command
and eagerness to accommodate Clients
- Strong Education System that emphasizes on mathematics and science
along with English language proficiency.
- Decade old Experience in Offshore and Outsourcing justifies why
India is considered the best in this business.
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