Outsourcing

Application development outsourcing services continues to grow at a rapid pace. This proven business practice meets many of the demanding challenges that companies face when delivering software development and IT-related services.

Typically, product requirements are defined by one team residing at the customer's site. Another team at the same customer site, but in a different location, is responsible for the planning the deliverables. The end products are developed and tested at a provider's facility - or facilities – that in most cases are hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away. Outsourcing scenarios will differ from business to business, but there is a common theme; virtual teams span multiple time zones, multiple languages, different cultures, and across companies.

With such diversity in outsourced relationships, it becomes difficult to enforce protocol, process and standards. Many claim a variety of certifications and methodologies, but very few can actually offer an efficient means to enforce, audit, and deliver.

The TechExcel DevSuite platform maximizes returns and offers the following benefits for all parties who participate in an outsourced relationship:

DevSpec empowers customers to provide concise and complete requirements. DevSpec also enables customers and providers to systematically review and sign-off on the requirements before commencing design and implementation.

DevPlan assists the customer and the provider to jointly agree on resource requirements while also setting deliverable contents and dates. Once implementation begins, DevPlan provides closed loop feedback to the project owners to ensure budget and schedules are met.

DevTrack provides the native task and issue tracking environment for implementation teams. It can be integrated into source control and build systems that can live at the customer's or provider's location to help enforce mature development processes. DevTrack gives developers the power to be in control of their own work without being hassled for status updates in disparate systems such as email. When used as a part of the entire suite, DevTrack also offers a seamless way for customers to share implementation with providers if required.

DevTest gives customers the ultimate assurance that what they wanted is what they received. Interfaces to the customer and the provider define a full set of test specifications and it can also be integrated with popular test automation frameworks for automation. Providers can be assured of their quality and ultimately a continued relationship for future projects.

Benefit from TechExcel's 360-degree approach to knowledge-centric Application Management. No matter where your teams are located, DevSuite helps your teams to take control and ownership of the process.