Today, businesses irrespective of their size
and location are adopting Offshore
Outsourcing Model to gain cost benefits
and deliver quality services to their
customers. But what exactly the Offshore
Outsourcing Model is and why businesses
are implementing it?? Lets find out.
What
is Offshore Outsourcing Model - An
Eye Opener
Offshore Outsourcing is the modern business approach
of outsourcing / assigning some of
its commercial activities to expert
offshore companies in order to fetch
better quality, cost and technical
excellence than what is available
domestically.
"Hire rather than own expertise"
is the concept behind Offshore Outsourcing
Model. Rather than spending money
on developing and maintaining certain
non-core activities, businesses can
outsource them to offshore experts
and get quality work at much lower
price.
Gartner, one of the world's largest
research and analysis organization,
has predicted that total global offshore
spending on outsourcing Services will
reach $50 billion by 2007.
Benefits
of Offshore Outsourcing Model
Offshore Outsourcing Model offers businesses
multiple benefits in terms of Cost,
Quality and Excellence. Here are some
of the noticeable benefits of Offshore
Outsourcing Model:
Realistic cost savings of about 40% as compared
to onshore or domestic markets. (Source
- Ventoro Research Report )Quality
Product Delivery by offshore companies
using their expertise, extensive domain
knowledge and implementation of Matured
Execution Models in their processes.
(Source: NASSCOM)
Technical Excellence offered to clients
by capitalizing on quality Human Resource,
robust infrastructure and domain related
Research and Development(R&D).
Maximum time benefit by leveraging
the time difference between service
provider and service requester.
Reduced project cycle by implementing
globally recognized Project Management
systems in their operational activities.
Operational Flexibility by quickly
adapting to changes in business requirements.
Better finance management through
clearly defined financial obligation
and reduced cost.
Improved competitiveness since offshore
companies deliver quality services
at affordable rates.
Renewed focus on company strategic
plans by outsourcing certain non-core
business operations to offshore companies.
Exposure to new markets by making
alliances with offshore companies
and taking business to unexplored
areas.
How
Offshore Outsourcing Model Works -
Implementation.
As mentioned above, Offshore Outsourcing
Model is based on "Hire rather
than own expertise" concept.
In other words, businesses prefer
to outsource / transfer their non-core
activities to offshore companies who
are experts in their working domains.
By doing this, businesses get expert
services at low cost as compared to
the domestic market. Besides, businesses
also get more time to concentrate
on their growth plans that they might
had spent in maintaining these activities.
India
Advantages
It won't look surprising if we call India as
"Mecca of Offshore and Outsourcing"
. According to a study conducted by
Forrester in November, 2001, India's
edge over other competing nations
in the IT outsourcing business is
based on the country's decade old
experience in this area, fluency in
the English language, supportive Government
policy, infrastructure, and high quality
offerings. (Source: NASSCOM)
Below, we present you some reasons
that justify why India is a preferred
destination for businesses to outsource
their offshore-based activities: -
Large Human Resource with approximately
17 Million people available in IT
industry by 2008. (Source: NASSCOM)
Maximum Cost Advantage. An independent
report estimated that for every $1
invested in India via Offshoring,
the American Economy gained $1.14
in direct and indirect benefits. (Source:
NASSCOM)
Incorporation of Quality Standards
like globally recognized SEI-CMM,
P-CMM Levels and ISO 9000 Certification
by Indian IT companies to ensure quality
services for their customers. As on
31 st March 2002, India had 42 companies
at SEI CMM Level 5 assessment and
316 companies who have already acquired
quality certifications worldwide.
Friendly Government Policies towards
Offshore Outsourcing by offering various
tax benefits and sops for IT and ITES
industry.
Address security concerns by introducing
IT Act, 2000 that legalizes laws and
policies related to data security
and data crimes.
Quality Manpower with strong technical
skills, good language command and
eagerness to accommodate Clients.
Strong Education System that emphasizes
on mathematics and science along with
English language proficiency.
Decade old Experience in Offshore
and Outsourcing justifies why India
is considered the best in this business.
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