Joint Venture /Partnership / Outsourcing
solutions for website Design Agencies
& Companies
What is Outsourcing
Outsourcing Website, software development
is getting some of your development
tasks done by software / website developers
based outside your office and in most
cases outside your country. Hence it
is referred as "Outsourcing"
Outsourcing at Websites-Designing.com
Started in 1999, Websites-Designing.com has grown in the
field of Website Designing Services
& Web Application Development. Websites-Designing.com
had 5 Great USP's for its Outsourcing
Programs
- Great Price
- Great Quality
- Great Turn-Around
- Great Skills
- Great Experience
Advantages of India as
a destination
- Outsourcing software development
in India reduces time & cost.
- Large Pool of Quality Human Rescources
"In year 1999-2000, 185+ fortune
500 companies have outsourced their
software/web development & other
IT services requirements to India"
- Source Nasscom.
What do you Gain from Outsourcing
to India
Outsourcing helps companies to concentrate
on what they are good at, it even shares
the workload. This makes company more
competitive, in short company gains
Why Outsourcing , what are
Benfits
- Reduce cost-Increased Profits
- Productivity Increases
- Focus Increases
- Redirect resources to fields with
higher gain
- Reduce Risks
- Access to Expertise
- Reallocate internal resources to
more critical tasks
- The work load is going to increase
above your capacity for a short period
of time and you need the extra temporary
work force for the same.
Step-By-Step Outsourcing
Projects
Step 1: Understanding Benefits of Software
Outsourcing to India
Step 2: Identifying Tasks To Be Outsourced
Step 3: Defining a Project Scope
Step 4: Selecting Providers
Step 5: Signing a Contract
Step 6: Managing Ongoing Relationships
With the Provider
Step 7: Implementing a Software Project
Step 8: Performance Measurement
Some Queries while Outsourcing
How do I communicate with Outsourcing
Vendors ?
With the advances that the INTERNET
has made, most communication & instructions
can be done very easily via email &
chat. Alternatively we have IP-Phone
Facility as well, (A Cheaper Way we
can communicate to you on your Direct
Phone Line)
Regular phone calls can be made only
if the project really requires it.
How do I send and receive source code
& programs to & from the offshore
developers ?
All data transfer of source and binaries
can be done as attachments to emails
as well as using FTP.
How can I ensure that information that
I disclose will be kept confidential
?
Non Disclosure Agreements can be signed
between you and the Outsourcing Vendor
to ensure that your work is kept confidential
and your Intellectual Property is respected.
How do I make payments
for the work done by the outsourcing
Vendors ?
Payments can be made via Cashiers
Check/Demand Draft or by Wire Transfer/SWIFT.
Smaller payments can be made through
Credit Card Online & Money Transfer
Agents like (Western Union , MoneyGram)
Each payment will be accompanied by
a signed purchase order and invoice.
Who does the source code belong to ?
The source code belongs entirely to
you as you have paid for all its development.
So how do I get started ?
- If you have a new concept and want
it developed....Send us an email explaining
the software that you would like to
develop. We will study it and send you
queries if we have not understood anything.
On the basis of this communication
we will create a detailed requirement
specification document describing our
understanding of exactly what is to
be developed in the software and how
it will work. This document will then
sent to you for approval.
We will then make the user interface
specifications document which will describe
the look and feel of the Website / software
which will also be sent to you for approval.
Once we have your approval on both
the requirement and user interface specifications
we will estimate the time & cost
required to design, develop & test
the software and send you a proposal
of the same. If the proposed time and
cost are acceptable to you we will then
move to the phase of actual implementation.
- If you have an existing software
and you want features added/modified/fixed......
Send us an email which will list out
the features that you would like us
to add/modify/fix in your software as
well as make arrangements to send us
the software so we can review it. This
can be achieved either by sending us
download information via email or sending
the software on CD to us.
We will also require the source code
and all possible documentation associated
with it. If required we can sign a Non
Disclosure Agreement at this juncture
of time so as to further protect the
confidentiality of the information you
are disclosing to us.
We will then make a detailed study
of the source code in conjunction with
the list of features you would like
added/modified/fixed and send you queries
if we have not understood anything or
need further clarifications.
On the basis of this communication
we will create a detailed requirement
specification document describing our
understanding of exactly what is to
be added/modified/fixed in the software
and how it will work. This document
will then sent to you for approval.
If required we will also make the user
interface specifications document which
will describe the look and feel of any
user interface related features which
will also be sent to you for approval.
Once we have your approval on both
the requirement and user interface specifications
we will estimate the time & cost
required to design, develop & test
the features that need to be added/modified/fixed
and send you a proposal of the same.
If the proposed time and cost are acceptable
to you we will then move to the phase
of actual implementation.
How do I keep track of
progress, how do I know if all is well
with my project ?
Once you have approved the requirement
& user interface specifications,
a detailed plan will be created which
will list out all the tasks to be completed,
the dates by which they will be completed
and well as intermediate and final delivery
dates of the software. This updated
project plan will be sent to you regularly
so as to enable you to get an exact
status of the progress of the project.
As indicated intermediate deliveries
of the software will also be sent to
you to review and give feedback if required.
Daily/Weekly timesheets can also be
submitted to you if required.
What will be the terms
of payment ?
Payment terms are on mutual agreement
and are generally based on the intermediate
and final delivery dates of the software.
Complete
Outsourcing Guide (FAQs)
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What is outsourcing?
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As described in the Webster®
dictionary, "Outsourcing:
the practice of subcontracting
manufacturing work to outside
and especially foreign or nonunion
companies".
The development of any software,
quite logically, falls within
the terminology of the word 'manufacturing'
& hence, when used for the
software industry, the word 'outsourcing'
means "offloading the development
work to other companies".
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Why
do we need outsourcing?
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For several reasons:
Due to the tremendous pace &
sheer vastness of the IT industry,
it is preferred by most of the
companies to focus on their respective
core competencies & manage
a structured growth, rather than
a haphazard one.
By opting to outsource the work,
which does not fall within your
core competencies, you will still
be able to retain the client (everybody
knows how difficult it is to get
one!) for any such work, without
increasing the capital expenditure.
Additionally, since you tend
to choose an expert for such jobs,
the end client's satisfaction
is almost always ensured &
thus, in all probability, your
client will also consider you
as a preferred supplier of work
/ services & hence continued
business.
By outsourcing some of the regular
& routine work, you can drastically
reduce your operating expenses,
provided you have carefully chosen
the outsourcing partner.
Undoubtedly, outsourcing is fast
becoming a strategy for forward
thinking IT managers. No longer
just a means of reducing costs,
it has become a tool for adding
value to business, simultaneously
enabling organizations to concentrate
on their core business. Furthermore,
it helps managers to re-engineer
business processes and provide
the necessary information to assist
effective decision-making and
ensure quality and cost control.
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Why
should we outsource when we ourselves
can recruit professionals to do
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You will require to hire an entire
team to execute the projects with
variable needs. The size &
skill sets of such team may vary
as per the project requirements
& scale. So you end up increasing
your capital as well as operating
cost. Also, for the projects with
altogether different requirements
than your core competencies, the
chances of abnormal delays, frequent
change requests from the client
& over all inadequate control
on the execution are always higher,
adding further to your operating
costs.
The following is a quote from
an April 1999 issue of Time by
Bill Gates. "As a business
manager, you need to take a hard
look at your core competencies.
Revisit the areas of your company
that aren't directly involved
in those competencies, and consider
whether Web technologies can enable
you to spin off those tasks. Let
another company take over the
management responsibilities for
that work, and use modern communication
technology to work closely with
the people - now partners instead
of employees are doing the work.
In the Web work style, employees
can push the freedom the Web provides
to its limits." |
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Why
should we outsource to India?
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India has an enormous supply
of qualified, technical, literate
& English speaking/fluent
workforce and the salary rates
compare very favorably with other
developed / developing nations
around the world. And hence, India
is an obvious choice, more so
for Information Technology (IT)
sectors, and sectors where Human
Resources is the key factor. The
reason is not far to seek. There
is no dearth of companies who
have made (or are in the process
of making) India as an outsourcing
base due to all these reasons.
As per the last statistics published
by NASSCOM, about 185+ of the
Fortune 500 companies are outsourcing
their IT services to India. |
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Why
does it cost less in outsourcing
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The cost of living in India is
much lower than most of the Western
countries. The salaries are generally
in the range of 20% to 30% of
what they are in the Western countries.
Even if we consider the capital
expenditure at par, we are able
to carry out your work at a much
lower cost as our operating costs
are much lower. This is one of
the main advantages of having
India as your outsourcing base. |
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Why
should we outsource to Websites-Designing.com?
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Indian quality and cost advantage
Established in 1999
Single point contact for all the
coordination, right from the first
stage
Well-defined & structured
processes
Very fast turn around time
An access to our development center's
strengths
An access to the information,
skills & expertise gained
over a period of 4+ years
Facility to pay in local currency
(at select countries only)
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What
are your areas of expertise?
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We undertake software/web development
projects primarily on Microsoft®
platforms. However, we can also
offer solutions based on Unix/Linux
platforms, on a case to case basis.
Besides the software development,
we also offer integrated back
office management solutions &
IT enabled services.
Following summarizes the solutions
that we provide:
Web design & development
Ecommerce Site Development
Site Makeover & Maintaince
Web promotion & maintenance
Portal & Vortal development
Integrated e-business solutions
Software development
Database building & conversion
Back office management |
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What
is the pre-sales process?
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On receiving your inquiry, we
respond within one working day
for any clarifications. We also
send you a summary of our understanding
about the project, if there are
no clarifications to seek. Further
on receiving your confirmation,
we then provide you with a ball
park estimate of the project as
well as the development tools
that we intend to employ. On case-to-case
basis, we offer the ball park
rates for the project either on
hourly basis or on 'not to exceed'
basis, and sometimes an option
for both to choose from. |
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What
is your privacy policy?
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We never ever interact with your
end clients, until & unless
you specifically requested us
in writing / by e-mail. The solutions
developed by us for you are handed
over as a package without the
slightest of indication about
the origin of the same. |
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What
is the post-sales process?
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Once the project is agreed upon,
based on the size & terms
of the project, we then request
for a detailed design document
(or, if the need arises, we carry
out the requirement analysis for
you) and freeze the scope of the
work in consultation with you.
We derive the functional specifications
& technical specifications
after freezing the scope. After
which, we provide you with a development
schedule & milestones in accordance
with the overall time schedule
agreed. The actual development
is then undertaken.
Once the project is accepted
& undertaken, we assign it
to a Project Manager/Coordinator
& intimate the contact details
to you for further communication.
We also create an FTP area on
a server (either on your server
or on our server, as per the mutual
convenience). The necessary data/content/copy/images
etc. is exchanged through this
FTP area. If the internet connectivity
is not feasible at your end, we
also exchange the same through
e-mail. The progress reports are
submitted to you on a weekly basis
either by e-mail or through Work
Extranet. On satisfactory completion
& acceptance of the project,
we sign off & declare the
project as closed. Any request
for a change is taken care of
& if required, quoted separately
based on the amount of work involved
to accomplish the change &
the stage of the project.
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How
do we send across the data/content/images
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There are several ways you can
do that.
Generally, we create an FTP area
on our server for every project
that we carry out. The FTP rights
for that specific area is given
to you. You can upload all the
necessary content/data/images
etc. on the specified directory.
If the Internet access is not
very feasible, we also accept
the same through e-mail. The required
details can be sent across to
us from your regular e-mail id.
If the time frame permits &
it is not possible for you to
provide us with the electronic
copy of the images, you can opt
to send it across by regular post/courier. |
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What is your turn around time? |
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Obviously, it varies as per the
size & the complexity of the
project. However, while providing
you with the ball park estimate,
we also provide a tentative time
frame. On receiving (or after
preparing, whatever the case may
be) the design document, we provide
you with the exact time frame
& the milestones. We have
executed projects of varying time
frames, ranging from 100 man hours
to 5000 man-hours. |
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How
do we keep a track of the project?
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Once the project is accepted
& undertaken, we assign it
to a Project Manager/Coordinator
& intimate the contact details
to you for further communication.
He/she, then becomes your single
point of contact for all the communication
& keeps you posted with the
progress report. Based on the
complexity & the size of the
project, the progress reports
are sent across on a weekly or
biweekly basis. The reports are
either sent across to you by e-mail
or can be viewed from the client
work extranet. |
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How
do you handle the change requests?
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The change requests are handled
& if required, quoted for
on the basis of:
the stage at which the change
is requested
the complexity of the project
& the implications of the
change
the volume of work involved to
accomplish the change. We prefer
not to charge you extra for any
minor changes. Major changes are
quoted separately at the time
of occurrence and before the implementation.
They are implemented only after
receiving your acceptance.
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