1. What is 'Offshore Programming' and what
is 'Offshore Outsourcing'?
Ans. In the first sense, Offshore Programming
means hiring somebody outside your company to provide IT services. Outsourcing
is most common for companies whose IT needs are well known in advance.
Offshore Programming can also mean hiring someone to be your IT department.
Such a partner must have people who can work closely with your staff to
understand your unique business problems so that you can deliver, implement,
and service unique solutions.
Offshore Outsourcing of software is simply software development at another
location, a facility connected with the client's location using high-speed
data communication links to allow engineers and managers to communicate
on a real-time basis. Clients on the other side of the globe can monitor
developments and project milestones on an up-to-the-minute basis, ensuring
both quality and progress.
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2. Is my company an outsourcing candidate?
Ans. Outsourcing used to be a tactic to improve operations
and financial performance of troubled organizations. Today's outsourcing
has evolved to be a preferred method of doing business by companies for
numerous positive reasons.
You MAY be an outsourcing candidate IF you are asking yourself:
- Are my resources being utilized effectively?
- Do the department's objectives support the corporate direction?
- Can my IT department enhance our corporate financial goals?
- Are the current resources capable of supporting new technology?
- Is there a quicker, more effective method to handle these issues?
- Should we consider an offshore solution?
- Are 40% savings for real; what are the after-shock effects?
- Will employees have a basis for a litigation? What are their options?
- If I make the wrong decision, what are the consequences?
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3. Do offshore programmers write code in
their native language?
Ans. All code is written using the same tools employed
by developers in the U.S., and in English. Development team members have
strong English skills and good virtual communication skills. The Client
has the opportunity to work with the team leader and review blueprints
as they are prepared and will thus be able to very quickly assess the
team's communication skills. In the worst case, we can swap team members
or even entire teams to meet Client expectations.
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4. What type of team does j2ee developers have?
Ans. At j2ee developers, we have built a culture that attracts
exceptionally talented people; People who thrive on and have an intense
passion for understanding and solving implementation problems for our
customers. We mostly recruit our engineers with degrees from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), India's equivalent to MIT. Each year over
250,000 of India's best students apply to IIT and less than 2,000 are
admitted. We then recruit from the top of the class of this already elite
group of graduates. These expert minds mirror a team with high intellectual
capacity and capability to deliver
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5. How does j2ee developers price its projects?
Ans. j2ee developers prices its projects according to the development
effort required. There are two popular models:
- Fixed Price Model - You gives us the requirements. j2ee developers estimates
the time and resources involvement and comes to a fixed price. A project
plan is made and the payments are linked to important deliverables.
Any changes to the requirements are seen as 'Change Request' and are
charged for the extra time required.
- Resource Allocation Model - You gives us loose requirements. We give
a ballpark time and resources involvement required. A basic project
plan is made. All changes made to the requirements are included in the
project's scope - the project plan is accordingly modified. The resources
used are billed on a monthly basis.
In an outsourcing deal with j2ee developers, you are always in control. The prototypes/staged
deliveries and the regular communication keeps you updated, and the payments
are requested on specific deliveries and after you are happy.
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6. What type of processes does j2ee developers have
in place?
Ans. At j2ee developers, we ensure through proper planning
that the project doesn't move away from its targeted goals while the customer
gets a clear definition of the project and is in the know of the project
status and has ready access to project deliverables at any point of time.
To ensure the timely and quality delivery for 100% client satisfaction
we implement the following:
- Prototypes & Staged Deliveries
- Weekly Status Reports
- Comprehensive Bug Management
- Configuration Management
- Knowledge Management System
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7. How does j2ee developers ensure quality?
Ans. We implement the Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
process that addresses the quality assurance needs at every phase of the
development cycle. Our QA team has developed a focused quality control
checklist. In addition, we also have a comprehensive Quality Testing Checklist
which ensures that every solution delivered by j2ee developers measures up to
the highest possible international standards
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8. Is the code documented?
Ans. A project is not deemed complete until proper documentation
is provided. We believe it is our professional responsibility to provide
well-documented code. It also helps us in future projects to enhance functionality
if and when the Client requires it.
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9. How do I know what's going on as the
project progresses?
Ans. All project information, for example requirements,
design documentation, user documentation, tasks and defects, are available
on a 24/7 basis on our Project Information System. Additionally, every
Project has an unbilled Project Manager assigned to it, so as to offer
the Client a single point of contact. It is one of the primary responsibilities
of the Project Manager to keep the Client updated.
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10. Who owns the rights for the source
code?
Ans. All rights to the work is with the Client. This
includes documentation, source code, binaries etc. which the j2ee developers
team develops in the course of the project. All this is part of the delivery
made to the Client. With j2ee developers, you will never be held hostage in another
part of the world.
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