subject: Offshore Software Development [print this page] Computers are very important in our lives today, working without a computer is impossible. Computer knowledge has now become a necessity for jobseekers. Computers have two very important aspects, they are- hardware and software. A computer cannot function without these two. Further software and hardware are interlinked in such a way that they are inseparable; both cannot do anything without each other.
Display devices and storage devices attached with a computer are the hardware components of the system. Instructions, computer programs, data or anything else that can be stored electronically are considered to be the software components of a system. Software components or programs are required to perform a certain task or control the hardware components. Software can be defined as a program that tells computers what to do.
Software development includes various steps. It may sound like developing a program by writing lines of codes only, but actually the process is vast and involves a lot of things system requirement specification, dataflow diagram, database design, user interface design, validity check, code optimization, scalability check and many more.
Software development outsourcing is nothing but the transfer of software development process by a company to a third party or software development company, or an individual which may be located abroad. It helps in providing innovative and creative solutions to problems from concept to implementation. Offshore software development is a task which involves considerably high amount of investments and specialized human resource; still it can save time and money if one knows what he needs. Outsourcing software development provides an opportunity to develop application software at affordable rates, hire people with specialization at a cheaper cost, concentrate more on research and development, improve quality and save time. That is why a lot of big companies choose to outsource their software development process to the vendors at offshore destinations.
Outsourcing software development helps the companies to work with people who have innovative talent and technical specialization; it helps in catering the needs of the client. Companies can cut expenses to a large extent by outsourcing software development projects overseas.
Advantages of outsourcing software development-:
1.Getting people with expertise knowledge at low cost
2.Reducing the cost of human resource
3.Reducing operational costs
4.Cutting project expenditure
5.Promote software research at cheaper rates
6.Proper management of the project
7.Cutting training costs
Thus, outsourcing software development is very useful. However the success of outsourcing software development depends on how well the clients need is understood by the offshore software firm and how well it fulfills the clients requirements.
