| Outsourcing your software development can
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| | development of a new software product.
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| save you time and money if you know what
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| | But there is no specification. In this
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| you need. Too often US companies attempt
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| | case Accelerance is acting as a virtual
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| to outsource without a good understanding
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| | CTO, responsible for the design, and
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| of what their software should do, and
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| | development of the client's software.
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| this is the biggest cause of outsourcing
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| | The client is essentially saying, "Design
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| failure. It is unreasonable to expect
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| | the software for me, and I'll tell you if
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| your outsourcing team to have a menu of
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| | it matches what I am thinking." This can
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| software, pre-prepared, so you can just
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| | work because the cost of outsourcing is
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| select the items you want.
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| | so low that rework and multiple design
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| Ever go to a restaurant with a picky
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| | iterations are affordable.
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| eater? They tell the waiter in
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| | This type of arrangement only works when
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| excruciating detail how they want their
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| | paying on a Time and Materials basis.
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| food prepared. And heaven forbid that the
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| | There is no way to offer fixed pricing
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| food arrives different from what was
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| | because the end product is not defined.
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| requested! Back to the kitchen it goes to
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| | Of course, not having a specification may
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| be "fixed" to make the picky eater happy.
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| | not stop you from asking for a fixed
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| Sometimes US companies hire an outsourced
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| | price bid! In this case, you can
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| partner as if they were going to a
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| | outsource the creation of a specification
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| restaurant. They select the cuisine based
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| | that defines your software for a fixed
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| on the flavor of the technology they
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| | price. Then the resulting complete design
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| require. Chinese .NET or Indian Java? How
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| | specification is used to create a second
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| about some Russian C++? Unfortunately
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| | fixed price bid for writing your
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| there is rarely a menu for the exact
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| | software.
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| items you might like to order from an
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| | Another factor comes into play when you
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| outsourced team.
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| | pay a fixed price amount for a software
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| Are you approaching outsourcing your
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| | design specification. You usually have to
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| software like you are walking into a
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| | pay at least half up front. This is to
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| restaurant? Are you expecting the
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| | protect the outsourcing company from
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| outsourcing team to advise you, like an
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| | delivering a specification for creating
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| attentive waiter, on the way your
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| | the software and then not getting paid.
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| software should look, be prepared and
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| | Because software design often occurs at
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| presented to your customers?
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| | the beginning of a relationship, both
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| Instead, bring your own recipe when you
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| | parties seek to minimize their risk. You
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| start work with an outsourcing team.
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| | minimize your risk by selecting an
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| Unlike your dining experiences, you
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| | outsourcing team with a proven track
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| cannot ask for the daily special. You
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| | record and great references. The
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| have to provide a specific description of
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| | outsourcing team reduces their risk by
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| what you would like to have, and how it
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| | getting partial (sometimes full) payment
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| should be prepared. Without such a
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| | before starting.
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| recipe, your outsourced software
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| | There are multiple deliverables that
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| development efforts can be starved for
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| | should be produced during the design
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| success.
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| | phase of creating your software, whether
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| Poorly specified software is often the
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| | you do it yourself, or outsource the
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| result when "subject matter experts" are
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| | design:
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| involved. Subject matter experts, or
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| | - Marketing Requirements
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| SMEs, know a lot about a particular
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| | - Storyboard Demo
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| subject, like IC design, business process
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| | - Functional Specification
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| workflow, inventory management, etc., but
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| | - Multiple Release Milestone Schedule
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| very little about designing software.
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| | - Detailed Task Schedule for First
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| SMEs can struggle to get their ideas
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| | Release
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| encoded in the software. They need to
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| | - Detailed Design Specification
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| work with someone that knows the best way
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| | (optional)
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| to design and develop software.
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| | Unfortunately, software development has
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| Sometimes, there is a fear of getting
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| | not progressed to the point where
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| bogged down in the details. Since some
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| | ready-made modules are available to order
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| software executives are great with
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| | and combined to create your software.
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| people, they feel much more comfortable
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| | There is not yet a menu of choices
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| hiring a person to handle the details.
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| | available to anyone that is hungry for
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| They know how to manage a person here,
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| | new software. Instead, you must provide
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| better than they can manage an offshore
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| | your own recipe for what you need. The
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| team of programmers in a remote offshore
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| | good news is low cost outsourced software
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| location.
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| | design and development resources are now
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| One Accelerance client is in this
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| | available to create your custom software
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| situation. The CEO wants to outsource the
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| | to meet your exact specifications.
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