Offshore Software Development is a process in which all work related to design & development of software & web applications are transferred to an onsite location. This process has become very popular among companies in order to reduce the operational cost and to expand the international business prospects.
Offshore Software Development is a type of outsourcing process wherein companies relocate or outsource the software & web development process including design, development, maintenance and other related work from one country to another. As a part of this process, there are various services for which outsourcing are done. These include – web application development & management, website design, portal development, e-commerce solutions, platform migration, application & server maintenance, mobile application development, product engineering & conceptualization, independent software testing, database design, architectural reviews, talent acquisition & deployment, performance enhancement etc.
In today’s scenario, there is a very tough competition in market across the industries and companies. In order to make operational process more smooth and effective, companies have to be well equipped with web applications & software. A company from any industry or vertical that requires international business expansion can get various benefits from outsourcing software development. A company can reduce the operational, infrastructural & human resource cost in a greater extent and can cut down their annual outgoing expenses & expenditure. Apart from cost savings, companies can utilize the saved money in their core business and focus on expansion. Further, these savings and profit generated can be re-invested in to the business in order to produce products with enhanced quality & features. This effort by company can leads to better productivity and increased revenues.
Companies across the different levels including large, medium & small scale are getting benefits by outsourcing their software development requirement to other companies. For example, small & medium scale enterprises (SMEs) are not required to invest in setting up dedicated department for developing ERP, CRM software etc. with custom web applications. Offshore IT Development companies offer flexible solutions to these companies according to their project requirement. In generic term, clients (companies) can do the smooth communication with the development team of outsourcing company through messaging systems, online collaboration tools, video conferencing, telephone, email etc. In this way clients can get day to day updates regarding their projects in effective manner.
India has emerged one of the most prominent countries for outsourcing software web development. There are various advantages of outsourcing software development to India. A large amount of talent pool and skilled man power gives India a competitive edge & benefits over other countries for web application development services. After the economic reforms, IT industry has been considered one of the top contributors in India’s economic growth. Further there has been large investment done by government in this sector. This step has attracted other countries for outsourcing software development work to India. The cheap labor cost, proficiency in English language, economic growth are few most important factors for making India as a most preferred destination for offshore software development.
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