Outsourcing has gone through various stages. There has until recently been an unhealthy choice between cost and quality. Now, however it seems that outsourcing has come of age. This explains the massive interest in outsourcing and in particular offshore outsourcing. Realistic Info Soft Associates brings the most up-to-date outsourcing model, combining the lessons learned from earlier outsourcing experiences. The type of areas that we specialize in outsourcing include: IT outsourcing / outsourcing IT department, Software outsourcing & ERP outsourcing. There are, however, lots of other areas we can successfully outsource such as call centres, accountancy services and many more. Please contact us at info@realisticindia.com to find out more about our unique outsourcing model. Develop solutions globally using our local and worldwide resources, allowing us to take advantage of cheaper costs and higher skill availability from offshore environments. Deliver and manage solutions locally, providing a high degree of customer focus. Provide best of breed domain experience locally. Use high quality processes and certified methods to deliver the right solutions in a quality manner. Handle a wide technology, assignment and project size capability to effectively partner our clients in their current needs and future growth

Realistic Info Soft can offer a range of services in outsourcing:

1 Advise on outsourcing and conduct an audit to establish what can be outsourced (as there are areas/applications that should not be outsourced)
2 Help select the best outsourcing mechanism - own or via a company
3 Set up Offshore Development Centres
4 Set up virtual dedicated offshore software teams
5 Outsource your work to us
Some areas that lend themselves to outsourcing are:
1 Software development
2 Maintenance
3 Set up a team to assist projects globally
4 Testing activities
5 Migration work

Benefits of Outsourcing

1 Reduction in costs:
Outsourcing models bring cost reductions to the tune of 25-45%

2 Scaling up/down:
Scaling up and down of resources is easy with an outsourcing partner. Often companies may commit only to a core team on long-term basis.

3 Freeing of resources:
The customer is able to re-deploy its precious key resources into other productive areas rather than running day to day IT chores.

4 Access to vast skill sets and services: India has the second largest pool of technically qualified English speaking manpower (second only to the United States) available at a comparatively low cost. In addition, India's advantage is that it can offer a wide range of software services from clerical/support/data processing to sophisticated software systems.

5 State-of-the art technologies: Indian software companies have been at the forefront of the use and application of the latest technologies such as the latest in customer-networking, e-commerce, Internet and IP based communication software.

6 Location advantage: Due to India's location there is a time related advantage for western companies. In Europe, the advantage is of half a day (approx 5.5. hrs), this means that when work/queries are sent to Indian operations in the evening, the answers are usually there by 0900 the next day UK time.

7 Project management skills: Indian companies have a rich experience of working with large global software companies. The forced subcontracting of large Y2K projects has also provided Indian companies with substantial experience in handling and executing large sized projects.

8 Infrastructure facilities: Though India does not have the best infrastructure in the world; the IT industry has enjoyed the use of satellite links and high-speed communication links of 32-256 kbps, connecting them with their customer's abroad.

Offshore Development Centre
An Offshore Development Centre allows you to harness the benefits of virtual teams, and yet minimize the cost, by basing it offshore.
The most common use of Offshore Development Centre is to Develop, Test and Maintain IT software, but their use is growing in other areas.

An Offshore Development Centre usually comprises:
1 Dedicated facility to a client's work
2 Dedicated team of people
3 Dedicated hardware and software infrastructure
4 Dedicated high-speed communication equipment
5 Physical and network security
6 IP protection mechanisms
7 Well defined offshore development software facilities

Benefits of an Offshore Development Centre
Owning your own facility can often bring greater benefits than traditional outsourcing. Due to the dedicated nature of the set-up, clients can enjoy:
1 Improved security
2 Increased staff continuity
3 Improved knowledge retention
4 Increased corporate commitment
5 Improved control of the system development lifecycle process
6 Benefits arising out of the creation of a similar culture
7 Access to better talent in the longer term, as many staff wish to work for a large multinational company, with the ensuing benefits
Lower costs in the medium to longer term