| Outsourcing software development to India has | | | | Encodex Technologies India are very disciplined and |
| become more and more popular over the last few | | | | careful to verify their Employees. The yearly turnover |
| years, and picked up even more momentum lately. | | | | is increasing for total Outsourcing Sector in India. |
| Corporations in the USA have followed this path | | | | A lot of people focus on India for lower costs. What is |
| because a technology worker costs some five times | | | | remarkable in India is the caliber of the computer |
| less in India than in the USA. Motivation for Outsourcing | | | | engineers. The cost savings were an additional benefit. |
| Corporate executives started seeing software | | | | The work culture and Atmosphere of most of the |
| development and support, and the whole of | | | | Indian Software Development Company's are now |
| Information Technology as a cost, and not as a | | | | CMM or CMMI level Standard. |
| strength, nor a differentiator. So they started thinking of | | | | India's workforce also offers the largest pool of |
| it as something they can subcontract, just like security | | | | technical skills in the world, and the country's universities |
| guards, janitorial, landscaping and snow removal. | | | | add 220,000 engineering graduates to its ranks |
| Objections to Outsourcing | | | | annually. The world is discovering the fact that India is |
| However, this is not always the case, and there are | | | | a super power when it comes to developing IT |
| hidden costs, and some pitfalls, such as difference in | | | | solutions. Swept by the current of the latest trend "IT |
| work culture, communication styles, and time zones, | | | | outsourcing to India", we find many fortune 500 |
| not to mention the long term safety and security | | | | companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Citibank, Morgan |
| concerns of giving everything to a foreign country, and | | | | Stanley, Wal-Mart, AT&T, General Electric, |
| a foreign jurisdiction. The analogy of janitorial and | | | | Reebok, General Motors, Sony, Boeing, Coca-cola, |
| landscaping is not an accurate one though. The reason | | | | Pepsi, Swissair, United Airlines, Philips, IBM, Lucas and |
| being these services, although they are outside the | | | | British Aerospace beneficiaries. |
| company, they are still within the city or the country. | | | | Following Factors are the Reasons why Offshore |
| This gives some soft of control, being under the same | | | | Outsourcing is coming largely in India?o India's human |
| jurisdiction, and there is no danger of political tensions, | | | | resourceso Cost efficiency of IT outsourcing in Indiao |
| wars, or the international scene affecting the service. | | | | Standard quality that firms doing IT outsourcing in India |
| Moreover, low risk, and not core to the business. | | | | guaranteeo The reliable communication facilitieso |
| Software and Information Systems in general contain | | | | Technologically advanced outsourcing firms in Indiao |
| many functions that are vital to the company doing | | | | Galloping growth in Indian economyo Stable |
| business, and in many cases it is part of the "Intellectual | | | | government facilitating IT growtho Indian government |
| Capital" of the company. | | | | policieso Positive and Encouraging Policies by Indian |
| Offshore outsourcing has been popular for several | | | | Government |
| years. Countries like India are popular offshore | | | | So the Ultimate Outcome of Offshore Outsourcing in |
| outsourcing locations which offer cost effective | | | | India is Developing Outstandingly. |
| solutions. There is a wealth of articles and write ups | | | | Offshore outsourcing involves a great deal of thought. |
| about the cost advantages of offshore outsourcing | | | | One should not be spurred simply by expectations of |
| with a majority claiming anywhere between 40-50% | | | | rapid cost reduction. The new mantra of offshore |
| savings. | | | | outsourcing to India is quality solutions. When |
| Security and Privacy Issues is now stronger than the | | | | processes are off shored to India, companies not only |
| Past in India. Both Government and Private Sector are | | | | get the advantage of low cost but also experience |
| taking various steps to maintain the Peaceful | | | | improvement in productivity and quality. These are the |
| atmosphere in IT Sector. Even small and medium | | | | reasons that should motivate offshore outsourcing to |
| Software Development Outsourcing Enterprises like | | | | India. |