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Automation in Software Development - pliXos View
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Automation in outsourcing processes has become a quite familiar term in today’s IT industry, with the increase of productivity being one motivation. The losses that the outsourcers have faced over the years has led to the emergence of technologies which is about to revolutionize the world of outsourcing. One of such technology is robots. If we consider the case of Business Process Outsourcing the repetitive administrative tasks that were initially performed by humans have already been replaced by robots.
pliXos Views on Outsourcing Partners not just Vendors
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IT vendor services have evolved over the years and have become quite different from what it used to be 10 years ago. Important is to know how the future of IT vendor services would be 5 years from now. With the latest trends and developments in Outsourcing and Offshoring the need to select the right IT vendor as a true partner is becoming a critical part for the client. With the outsourcing processes going from national to global scale the market penetration and available options for vendors have increased many folds over the years.
pliXos views on 3 R’s of Outsourcing: Reasons, Risks and Rewards
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Outsourcing can be defined as the optimum use of external resources to deliver activities which were originally performed by the internal staff. We all have heard the saying “Jack of all trades but master of none” which is very much true for any organization with a large scale of divisions. So if unique expertise is required at nearly each and every step of a development project in IT industry, Outsourcing might often be the best solution. Implemented properly, Outsourcing not only reduces pressure within the organization but increases its productivity to a greater extent.
Outsourcing Software Development to offshore talent: a way to get help or hurt?
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The growth of outsourcing services has been tremendous throughout the 20th century. It has gained strong footholds in private as well as government organizations. Despite the many successful outcomes in outsourcing there have been some instances where it did not proved to be beneficial as per the expectations. A company has two choices for software development, to conduct an In-house activity or go out to the market, which might be within the same country or offshore.
The E’s which matter in outsourcing governance - pliXos agrees with the research by CORE, Deloitte Inc., and Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University
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Outsourcing is a word we are all familiar with but governance of the outsourced projects came in much later. Why are some outsourcing relationships successful, while others struggle or fail? While these complex relationships require strong processes, skills and tools to succeed, outsourcing excellence depends on a governance operating model based on principles, rather than rules.