Offsite/Offshore Model
The first tier includes a Project Services Center based in India, which is the point-of-contact for the customer. The Project Services Team, manages:

• Analysis
• Planning
• Technical Architechture
• High-Level Design
• Delivery
• Coordination of all communication between the customer and the Project Execution Center.

The second-tier Project Execution Center is stationed Offshore at the client side. The Offshore center includes a development team also headed by a Project Manager. The Project Execution team is involved in:

• Detailed design
• Construction
• Testing
• Documentation

Onsite/Offshore Models
Where the nature of the project involves intense collaboration or interaction on a continual basis or there is a customer specific requirement, an onsite presence is maintained.

The onsite manager works from the customer site and coordinates project related aspects with the Offshore Development Center (ODC) and the customer. This onsite presence may involve a single resource or an entire project services team, depending on the nature, size, and complexity of the development initiative. The important features of this approach are:

• The approach requires an onsite coordinator or an onsite project manager.
• The onsite component may include one or more resources depending upon the size and complexity of the project.
• A considerable amount of the work effort can be transitioned to the Offshore facility. That transition can result in a significant cost benefit to the customer.

Outsouring Software Development