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Software
Development
Outsourcing
Make or Buy?
http://plvision.eu/
What is Outsourcing?
“Outsourcing is the act of transferring the work to an external
party. Whether or not to outsource is the question of
whether to make or buy.”
Power, M. J., Desouza, K. C., Bonifazi, K. (2006). The outsourcing handbook: How to
implement a successful outsourcing process.
http://plvision.eu/
Software Development Outsourcing
Reasons to consider SW development outsourcing:
Cost-efficiency
Minimizing management overhead
Acess to additional skillset and iunovative
abilities
Concentrating on core competence
Decreasing time-to-market
http://plvision.eu/
Outsourcing Process
 Project delivery
 Reporting
Client:
 Requirements
 Control
 Agreement and
NDA
Contractor
Team
management
Operational
management
Facilities and
equipment
Skills and
expertise
Talent
management
Project
management
People
motivation
and retention
Contractor:
http://plvision.eu/
Risks of Outsourcing
Management
Expenses Cultural
 Time Zone
 Language
 Mentality
 Legislation
 Politics
 Labour
 Travel
 Project
 Team Legal
http://plvision.eu/
Outsourcing to Europe
 Minimal time-zone
difference
 English is the primary
working language
 European mentality
 European Union
 European laws
 European work ethics
 Political stability
 CEE labour cost
 Cost-efficient flight
connections
Management
Expenses Cultural
Legal
 No management
overhead for the
client
 Ih-house
management
http://plvision.eu/
Poland and Ukraine
http://plvision.eu/
Poland and Ukraine
 Poland produces over 400,000
university graduates annually.
 Polish education puts an
emphasis on technical sciences
and English.
 Over 100,000 Polish
employees are now working in
the outsourcing sector.
 Poland demonstrates political
stability and strong protection
of intellectual property.
 Ukraine is the largest IT
Outsourcing Industry in
Europe (CEEOA 2010 Report).
 Ukraine ranks 2nd in the
“Most Master-Level Certified
Nation” category globally
(Global IT IQ Report,
BrainBench).
 In 2011 the number of
Ukrainian employees working
in outsourcing sector reached
25,000, and grows 20%
annually.
http://plvision.eu/
Lviv, Ukraine
8 national universities in Lviv, 5 of which
graduate highly skilled IT specialists.
Lviv was named the Best Ukrainian City to
Live In by Focus Magazine in 2009.
Host city of UEFA EURO 2012.
Convenient geographical location and flight
connections, as well as cost efficient and
talented engineering resources.
http://plvision.eu/
Krakow, Poland
Situated at the heart of Europe, and almost
equally distanced from the main European
cities.
It is the cultural capital of Poland, being in
the World Heritage List of UNESCO.
Visited by over 7 million tourists a year.
It is Europe’s Silicon Valley which offers a
number of opportunities for IT business
development.
About PLVision
Embedded
Systems
Applications
Traditional
Networking
Automated
Testing
SDN
OpenFlow; Open vSwitch; SDN
applications; POX / NOX;
FlowVisor; Testing and
visualization: OFTest; Mininet;
GNS3; M2M and cloud solutions;
Hybrid switches.
Switching, Routing; Ethernet;
Protocols implementation;
IPv4/IPv6 stack; Mgmt. protocols
(SNMP, CLI, SSL/SSH, Radius,
DHCP); PHY drivers; Bandwidth
mgmt.; Network Security.
Python; Remote lab operations,
IXIA, “black box” product testing;
Development of platform for
automated testing (PAT); kuTest
PAT customization (own
platform).
Embedded applications; System
& component design;
Middleware; BSP, drivers;
Embedded UI; 3rd party SW
integration & porting; OS: eCOS;
Embedded Linux; WRL; VxWorks.
We help B2B IT companies develop advanced software solutions, providing a full cycle of software
development and testing in the areas of Networking, Embedded Systems, Telecom, and Multimedia.
KEY TECHNOLOGIES
COMPANY FACTS
6 years
in Software
Engineering
business
5,5 years
Averaged Employee
Tenure in Software
Engineering
SDN &
Traditional
Networking
Our prime focus
35% of
Engineering
Staff
Senior Engineers
and Team Leads
CONTACTS
+48-12-396-6219 (EU)
+1-415-906-3593 (US)
sales@plvision.eu
www.plvision.eu
www.toroki.com.ua
LOCATIONS
Sales & Representative Office:
Krakow (POLAND)
Main Engineering Office:
Lviv (UKRAINE)
http://plvision.eu/
Thank You!

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Software development outsourcing - Make or Buy?

  • 2. http://plvision.eu/ What is Outsourcing? “Outsourcing is the act of transferring the work to an external party. Whether or not to outsource is the question of whether to make or buy.” Power, M. J., Desouza, K. C., Bonifazi, K. (2006). The outsourcing handbook: How to implement a successful outsourcing process.
  • 3. http://plvision.eu/ Software Development Outsourcing Reasons to consider SW development outsourcing: Cost-efficiency Minimizing management overhead Acess to additional skillset and iunovative abilities Concentrating on core competence Decreasing time-to-market
  • 4. http://plvision.eu/ Outsourcing Process  Project delivery  Reporting Client:  Requirements  Control  Agreement and NDA Contractor Team management Operational management Facilities and equipment Skills and expertise Talent management Project management People motivation and retention Contractor:
  • 5. http://plvision.eu/ Risks of Outsourcing Management Expenses Cultural  Time Zone  Language  Mentality  Legislation  Politics  Labour  Travel  Project  Team Legal
  • 6. http://plvision.eu/ Outsourcing to Europe  Minimal time-zone difference  English is the primary working language  European mentality  European Union  European laws  European work ethics  Political stability  CEE labour cost  Cost-efficient flight connections Management Expenses Cultural Legal  No management overhead for the client  Ih-house management
  • 8. http://plvision.eu/ Poland and Ukraine  Poland produces over 400,000 university graduates annually.  Polish education puts an emphasis on technical sciences and English.  Over 100,000 Polish employees are now working in the outsourcing sector.  Poland demonstrates political stability and strong protection of intellectual property.  Ukraine is the largest IT Outsourcing Industry in Europe (CEEOA 2010 Report).  Ukraine ranks 2nd in the “Most Master-Level Certified Nation” category globally (Global IT IQ Report, BrainBench).  In 2011 the number of Ukrainian employees working in outsourcing sector reached 25,000, and grows 20% annually.
  • 9. http://plvision.eu/ Lviv, Ukraine 8 national universities in Lviv, 5 of which graduate highly skilled IT specialists. Lviv was named the Best Ukrainian City to Live In by Focus Magazine in 2009. Host city of UEFA EURO 2012. Convenient geographical location and flight connections, as well as cost efficient and talented engineering resources.
  • 10. http://plvision.eu/ Krakow, Poland Situated at the heart of Europe, and almost equally distanced from the main European cities. It is the cultural capital of Poland, being in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. Visited by over 7 million tourists a year. It is Europe’s Silicon Valley which offers a number of opportunities for IT business development.
  • 11. About PLVision Embedded Systems Applications Traditional Networking Automated Testing SDN OpenFlow; Open vSwitch; SDN applications; POX / NOX; FlowVisor; Testing and visualization: OFTest; Mininet; GNS3; M2M and cloud solutions; Hybrid switches. Switching, Routing; Ethernet; Protocols implementation; IPv4/IPv6 stack; Mgmt. protocols (SNMP, CLI, SSL/SSH, Radius, DHCP); PHY drivers; Bandwidth mgmt.; Network Security. Python; Remote lab operations, IXIA, “black box” product testing; Development of platform for automated testing (PAT); kuTest PAT customization (own platform). Embedded applications; System & component design; Middleware; BSP, drivers; Embedded UI; 3rd party SW integration & porting; OS: eCOS; Embedded Linux; WRL; VxWorks. We help B2B IT companies develop advanced software solutions, providing a full cycle of software development and testing in the areas of Networking, Embedded Systems, Telecom, and Multimedia. KEY TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY FACTS 6 years in Software Engineering business 5,5 years Averaged Employee Tenure in Software Engineering SDN & Traditional Networking Our prime focus 35% of Engineering Staff Senior Engineers and Team Leads CONTACTS +48-12-396-6219 (EU) +1-415-906-3593 (US) sales@plvision.eu www.plvision.eu www.toroki.com.ua LOCATIONS Sales & Representative Office: Krakow (POLAND) Main Engineering Office: Lviv (UKRAINE)