| The outsourcing business has spread far and wide in | | | | order on them. |
| India and other countries such as Germany, Australia, | | | | Offshore Software Outsourcing sectors is growing |
| Japan and China. Still there is an unfulfilled demand that | | | | .NET and J2EE are the two platforms that are in great |
| exists in many parts of the world. Some research | | | | demand now a days. According to the eighth annual |
| studies have established the need for a combination of | | | | report of the magazine. The need for Finding the right |
| technical and business skills for a company to succeed | | | | skill set to fit with the offshore software outsourcing |
| in the outsourcing industry, especially if they have to | | | | sectors is growing by the day. The good news is that |
| tap the available market potential. | | | | 82 % of the consultants, when asked about the |
| It has been shown beyond doubt that these two skill | | | | general availability of good candidates, have confirmed |
| sets are essential for the success of IT businesses. In | | | | that they are able to get good people through different |
| a survey carried out in 2006 as many as 83% of the | | | | postings. |
| experts surveyed agreed that market growth is a key | | | | Business skills are not to be emphasized at the cost of |
| driver for IT success. And market growth is possible | | | | the basic technical skills. The moot question is how will |
| only when a combination of technical abilities and | | | | a person who is not technically competent deliver the |
| business skills is utilized equally well by the outsourcing | | | | results in such a highly technical field? Hence one must |
| companies. | | | | remember that business skills are limited to basic |
| Bible and scriptures of many religious say "A man | | | | operational skill, soft-skills and intuitive skills. Obviously a |
| without a vision shall perish". This is well and truly | | | | technically incompetent person cannot be hired by an |
| applicable to the software outsourcing companies. The | | | | IT company even if he is skilled in the business |
| leadership and the management of such companies | | | | aspects. |
| has to have a clearly defined vision and purpose. Only | | | | One primary requirement of offshore software |
| when the leaders and the team are clear with the | | | | outsourcing companies is the "knowledge" factor. A |
| vision that they can dream of success. Success in the | | | | team that is skilled and technically competent is able to |
| middle of severe competition is possible only through | | | | adapt and learn other aspects of the business fairly |
| concerted effort that includes learning the languages | | | | quickly. The best results are achieved when there is a |
| of the country from which the outsourcing work is | | | | proper balance between the technical skills and |
| originating. It will be difficult for a company to establish | | | | business skills. Which such a background any company |
| its image with the client if they do not understand the | | | | in the outsourcing industry can succeed within a span |
| cultural nuances of the company that has placed the | | | | of a year. |