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Why outsource? |
The main reasons for outsourcing are illustrated below:
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Why Advisal? |
At Advisal our goal is to provide extraordinary service with the utmost integrity and professionalism. We put customer's benefits above our interests by constantly striving to be better, cheaper, faster, and smarter. Yes, Advisal delivers SMART project results: Scalable, Measurable, Accountable, Reusable, and Timely. All the reasons above come down to only two words: Value and Commitment. We value your trust and value our reputation. Our success is driven by our ability to consistently deliver value to our clients. We take ownership to project challenges and commit to do "whatever it takes" to deliver satisfaction-guaranted results.
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Why Vietnam? |
" Vietnam possesses tremendous human resources with almost 75% of the population younger than 35. This youthful energy is apparent in the eagerness of high-school and university students to learn computer science and enter the technology arena. Moreover, the workforce has been underemployed and very easy to train, offering inexpensive, highly skilled labor pools. A joint report issued by Oracle and IBM stated that Vietnamese could be trained twice as quickly as their counterparts in most other Asian countries. With a dynamic and youthful population that can be educated at low costs, Vietnam is poised to equip its technology sector with trained professionals." Whitepaper on Offshore Software Development in Vietnam, Intl. IT Svcs, 17 Dec 2002 (See complete report on Resources page, White Paper W5001)
"An IT executive from the prestigious biotechnology firm Genentech is quoted in Computer Weekly for the following remarks on outsourcing to Vietnam: “Vietnam has good engineering resources and is extremely cost effective. The engineers are well adapted, can be trained to use new technology and are motivated to do a good job. They can be used to form a virtual software project team…” In the same report, another expatriate software project manager says “I have a team of 28 programmers working for me and the only management problems we encounter stem from workers trying to take on too much work because they want the experience and don’t like to say no…” [ComputerWeekly, 2001]. An Analysis of Vietnam ITC & Software Service Sector, EJISDC, Sep 13, 2003 (See complete report on Resources page, White Paper W5005)
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Delivery Value? |
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Discussions with multiple companies currently outsourcing software development efforts to Vietnam results in consistent findings, they each indicate that:
The projects are all generally viewed as successful and the company has chosen to scale up their research and development teams in Vietnam . Vietnam research and development and software development centers are ranked on par with U.S. and Indian centers. Cost savings are normally a large factor in the initial decision to develop in Vietnam , but are not the primary reason for the success and growth of their Vietnam software development teams. Intellectual Property rights and security have not been issues." Whitepaper on Offshore Software Development in Vietnam, Intl. IT Svcs, 17 Dec 2002 (See complete report on Resources page, White Paper W5001)
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Process Quality? |
Advisal's Offshore Software Development Centers (OSDC's) in Vietnam and India are ISO-9001:2000 certified. In April 2003, the OSDC in Vietnam has achieved CMM Level 5, which put it in the lists of around 120 companies reaching CMM Level 5 around the world. This is the most persuasive evidence of our commitment to quality assurance and process management in the way to become a leading IT company in the world. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for software development describes the principles and practices underlying software process maturity. Please visit http://www.sei.cmu.edu for more details
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Billling Rates? |
We're very competitive on rates. After working with you to understand the scope of your business requirements, Advisal can offer you either Fixed Price, Time and Materials, Risk & Resource Sharing as the basis of pricing. We usually tailor a custom pricing model for each client by combining benefits of cost saving, risk mitigation, timely execution and completion in a productive synergetic project environment. Please feel free to Contact us for further details.
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Language barrier? |
English is the official language at all Advisal Offshore Development Centers. All staff must demonstrate English fluency prior to being hired. Once hired, they are required to take the TOEFL test every three months. Employee English skills via test scores are tracked. Moreover, many project managers, team leads and software engineers have completed advanced degrees in English-speaking countries like the USA, Australia, Canada, and England. All business communications, including client-facing discussions and executive meetings are conducted in English. This policy also covers project documentation, e-mails, phone conversations, and Net meetings.
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Time-zone barrier? |
"Leveraging the coordination from Advisal home office in the USA and the excellent support from its business partners, our Global Development Centers in India and Vietnam can offer End-to-End delivery across time zones. Staffed with IT professionals of highest caliber, Advisal Global Delivery Model provides strategic cost and time advantages for customers worldwide."
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Safeguard Intellectual Property? |
We are in business for the long term and we treasure strategic relationship with our clients. We understand, respect and commit to safeguard the intellectual property rights
of all clients on three levels:
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