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Which Agile Methods are Being Used?Ever wondered which agile processes are being used extensively. Market is emracing agile methods as never before. Here is a look of what and how-much agile is being used.Enterprise Mobility: Future Of Application DevelopmentSunil Gupta, Senior Vice President & Mobility Service Lines Head, Symphony Services, discusses the trends in Enterprise Mobility space and how Symphony Services is partnering and collaborating with ISVs to develop more comprehensive mobility solutions. Excerpts;OPD Goes Mainstream, Ties In Closer to Business ValueNew product development, product refresh cycles, new geographies, and the mid-market drives the pace of the OPD market.Delivering Product Quality As A Managed Service in Outcome-Based ModelOutsourced product development is no longer about engineering at lower cost. The process of product engineering is now more value-driven and quality focused.RSA: Security Requirements Must be Defined When Outsourcing Software DevelopmentNever assume anything, Visa chief information security specialist warnsThird-party Partnerships Hold the Future in Software R&DNew pricing models have added to the attractiveness of partnerships with third-party vendors. Their growing maturity, ability to innovate quickly and 'go-to-market' strategy make them the answer to challenges faced by companiesGlobalization of R&D and Product Development Set to GrowOnly 5% of the R&D spend is currently being spent on outsourced partnerships. This presents tremendous growth opportunity for OPD companies
Getting Better, Faster and Smarter for 2010As the market matures and customers become increasingly discerning, the demand for predictable results and outcome certainty overwhelmingly influence the modus operandi of service. Here are a few thoughts on the key drivers this yearManaging SLAs in OPD ProjectsEngineering new products requires defining service levels in new ways. How does one handle SLAs specific to projects involving product development?Agile Outsourcing: How Agile Methodologies Help Software Development OutsourcingScott Ambler, author of books and articles on agile methodologies in software development, wrote an article in the May 2005 issue of Software Development magazine about his visit to offshore software development companies. He was giving a series of lectures on agile methodologies and outsourcing. He made some powerful arguments for why agile methodologies were more suitable for outsourcing than traditional ones.Outsourcing an IC Design: Some Advice from the TrenchesIn the changing global economic dynamics, outsourcing is becoming a mandatory skill for IC-design managers. But it's not intuitively obviousOutsourcing is "Fundamental" for U.K. Game DevelopmentUK game developers see outsourcing as fundamental to their business in order to compete in the next generation market and cope with the current financial downturn, according to a report published by TigaSoftware Outsourcing Sees Domestic Growth in ChinaChinas software and information service outsourcing industry registered a total output value of $23.08 billion in 2008, up 41.2 percent year-on-year, yet demand from major overseas outsourcers declined due to the ongoing global financial crisis, according to a report released yesterday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MITT)Globalization & AgileAdoption of Agile as a software development methodology is one of the most critical trends in the industry. A look at why is this important or relevant as it relates to the much larger topic of globalization?Effective Usage of Public Money through OutsourcingLike any publicly funded company, getting the best value for tax payers' money is one of the major concerns of VisitBritain.com, the official Website for travel and tourism in the U.K. Tim Holt of Enjoy England spoke to Global Services about VisitBritain.com and their outsourcing engagements
Growth for Software Testing MarketA new study by PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants) has revealed that 91 percent of IT decision-makers consider software testing and IT quality management to be among the most important IT tasks; more than 90 percent of respondents consider a longer-term, partnership-based collaboration in testing to be indispensable and 76 percent of companies are already using a blended service delivery, offering a mixture of local and offshore or nearshore testing services.
Enterprise Mobility As One of Their Core Service OfferingsConsidering the rapid growth of mobility worldwide, many service companies ranging from large to medium scale and even startup companies are offering Enterprise Mobility as one of their core service offerings and are constantly focusing on gaining due market share. DV Satish, Head Enterprise Mobility CoE, Mindteck, Speaks to GlobalServices on his thoughts regarding new trends in Application Development.OPD Goes Mainstream, Ties In Closer to Business ValueNew product development, product refresh cycles, new geographies, and the mid-market drives the pace of the OPD market.Tracking the OPD RecoveryThe formula for recovery is old fashioned: hold on tight to your existing customers, over-deliver on your value proposition, and be open to looking at new engagement models.
Outsourced Engineering Services Show Solid GrowthAnalysts note that companies in the electronics industry have recently become comfortable with outsourcing. In the past three years, more work is getting outsourced, says Mukesh Dialani, Research Manager at IDCCharting the Path for R&D OutsourcingThe webinar on 'Globalization Opportunities in Software Development for Enterprises and ISVs' discussed the potential for globalization of R&D outsourcing
LIVE Webinar: Globalization Opportunities in Software Development for Enterprises and ISVsCompanies have changed their spend strategies and are focusing on new revenue streams (emerging markets), customer base (SMBs) and delivery models (SaaS, Paas, etc)IT Outsourcing: 9 Signs It's Time to Fire Your VendorBreaking up is hard to do. And when it comes to IT outsourcing, it can be expensive and risky, too. But issues with an outsourcer--such as deteriorating service levels, lack of investment, excessive turnover, or even fraud--are potentially even more costly than the actual break-upThe New Age of Black Box TestingBlack box testing has evolved over the years into 'behavioral testing'. It is a critical part of the product development life-cycle involving higher levels of creativity and greater analysisVietnam Ranks Third Globally in Outsourcing, Software ServicesNguyen Doan Hung, Vice Chairman of the Viet-Nhat (Vietnam-Japan) IT cooperation club, said that Vietnams outsourcing IT and software services are expected to increase their market share in Japan by 10 times within five yearsQuality of IT graduates elevates Indonesia as a software development outsourcing destinationBali headquartered software development company Mitrais is enjoying significant growth in its Australian client base because of the quality of the IT graduates it employs and its internal training program for graduates, now in its third yearChina's Software Industry Marks Drop of 5.7% in 2009This marked a drop of 5.7 percentage point from that of the same period last year. The industry's revenue climbed to 329.14 billion yuan in the first five months of 2009, up 23.3 percent year on yearCustom Software OutsourcingCustom Software Outsourcing helps the company to focus on its core part and outsource the remaining. Hence many business houses prefer to outsource their IT to offshore software development centersBest Performer, OPD: Symphony ServicesIt was Symphony Services' positive and multi-disciplinary approach to boost R&D performance and incorporate innovation across the product and service development lifecycle, which not only helped it expand its abilities in the garb of recession, but also earned it this year's best OPD playerOnline Travel Industry Takes the Outsourcing RouteA new vertical like online travel presents its own challenges and opportunities to IT service providers
