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When your business is running twenty-four seven to come up with innovative means to maximize its potential, outsourcing isn't just an option, it is a necessity. Today, efficient business process outsourcing has become the lever to unload your organization of resource-consuming procedures and controllable costs. Outsourcing allows your organization to get relief of time and resource consuming activities and lets you focus more on core business areas
Why outsource?
 
point Because you don't have the time to do it yourself
point You've got a product to develop and you've got to get it into the market before your competitor does
point Because you don't have the money to do it yourself
point Your business is growing exponentially but your resources can't cope with the growth.
point Because you'd rather focus on mission-critical issues
point You're not interested in frittering away time and energy on non-core functions.
point Because you don't have the skills to do it yourself
point You need the best talent in the world, but it's scarce/out of reach/ just not available in your country
   
The convergent economy

In today's globalized and networked economy, outsourcing has never been so easy or made so much business sense. The question is not "Why outsource?" but rather, "Why not?"
Converging technologies of telecommunication, information technology and media have redefined the way we do business, with electronic commerce and enterprise systems becoming a way of life. Correspondingly, there has been a sharp increase in the need for qualified software professionals to manage these functions. Demand exceeds supply, and the dearth of human resources has resulted in increased personnel costs, longer time to market and longer product development cycles.
Chances are, you won't find these highly skilled people in your own backyard. Yet you need them more than ever, now that competition is swooping down faster than business opportunities are taking off. And you realize that without them, your big dreams for a flourishing enterprise could rapidly go up in smoke. But you don't have to manage all business functions in-house. Outsourcing provides a neat solution to several of your business problems.
25 reasons why outsourcing makes business sense
 
point Reduce overheads, free up resources
point Avoid capital expenditure
point Improve efficiency
point Offload non-core functions
point Get access to specialized skills
point Save on manpower and training costs
point Reduce operating costs
point Improve speed and service
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Establish long-term, strategic relationships with world-class service providers to gain a competitive edge
point Enhance tactical and strategic advantages
point Focus on strategic thinking, process reengineering and managing trading partner relationships
point Spread your risks
point Provide the best quality services, products and people
point Be reliable and innovative
point Provide value-added services
point Increase customer satisfaction
point Avoid the cost of chasing technology
point Leverage the provider's extensive investments in technology, methodologies and people
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Benefit from the provider's expertise in solving problems for a variety of clients with similar requirements
point Focus scarce resources on time-critical projects such as application reengineering
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Obtain needed project management and implementation consulting expertise, along with access to best practices and proven methodologies
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Reduce the risk of technological obsolescence and increase efficiency by consolidating and centralizing functions
point Keep pace and minimize the impact of rapid changes in
point Extend the reach to more trading partners quickly and efficiently
point Reduce the overall IT management burden while retaining control of strategic decision making
 
The Outsourcing Institute finds, "Outsourcing is rapidly becoming an accepted management tool for redefining and re-energizing the corporation. It challenges today's executives to rethink the traditional, vertically integrated firm in favor of a more flexible organization structured around core competencies and long-term, outside relationships."
  Acquire technology skills 49%
  Gain industry expertise 48%
  Increase application expertise 38%
  Add flexibility/reliability 25%
  Improve IT performance 22%
  Improve competitive position 13%
  Link IT and business strategy 12%
  Share risk 10%
  Reduce costs 10%

Note: Numbers don't add to 100% because multiple responses were allowed.
Data: Dataquest survey of 250 IS executives. Source: Information Week

Highlights
 
Global giants such as IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, AT&T, Fujitsu, Motorola, Digital, Hewlett-Packard Philips, General Electric, IBM, Reebok, Fujitsu, British Aerospace, General Motors and Sears are keeping ahead of their rivals thanks to the competitive advantage conferred on them by some of the best software companies in India. You too can benefit immensely from a successful outsourcing strategy.
Several convergent forces like an exponential increase of technology in the workplace, electronic commerce, enterprise systems and a sharp increase in internet related new entities are resulting in an increased demand for software professionals. The need is further compounded by the lack of trained programmers in the developed countries, especially United States, Western Europe and Japan.
Demand exceeds supply, which has led to increased labor costs, longer product development and even longer time to market. A recent Wall Street Journal article related a greater willingness on the part of CIOs to outsource software work that is not mission critical.
point Reduce your marketing and software delivery costs
point Gain access to global buyer base needing software development
point Manage your projects online with buyer participation
point Neutral marketplace with global choices
 
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