Processes - Delivery Model

Overview
Option Matrix offshore delivery model leverages the India advantage and typically in our work we propose to use 3 common approaches.

• Project-Based Outsourcing
• Time and Material Outsourcing
• Dedicated Development Team

Project-Based Outsourcing

Phase	Activities	Deliverables
Analysis/Requirements	Gather requirements Scope the project Describe the old architecture Identify critical issues	Project Proposal Requirements Document Project Plan System Architecture
Design Documents creation	Develop System Design Schema Create detailed project plan	Design Document Hardware and system architecture QA Plan
Development/Unit testing	Modules coding Unit Testing System in overall development Test case development	Test Plan Issue Tracking Log Code Walkthrough Review System Test Cases
System testing/Integration	Test cases running Bug Fixing Change request review Update test cases Update Design Document	Test Plan Test Cases Test Log sheet Approved Change Requests Updated Design Document
Acceptance/Release to Production	Verify Acceptance criteria Bug Fixing Change Request review User Training Development of User Manuals	Sign Off on Acceptance List of QA bugs User Manuals Installation/Release Notes

 

Time and Material Outsourcing:

It's one of the approaches Option Matrix can propose to use because there may be some additional change requests made in the middle of the project that can result in the budget overrun and project delay. Also this "Time and Material" approach is the best when our potential client want to start development right away but has not created a whole suite of project requirements documentation.

The Dedicated Development Team Methodology

Our well-defined, 6-step methodology has been evolved based on our development experience of numerous Offshore projects. This approach applies offshore implementation.

Step 1. Project Team Creation

• Scope Agreement sign off.
• Need to identify key team members for project.

Step 2. Client to Offshore Knowledge Transition
The main goal for this phase is to understand the client requirements, business processes, company standards, the specific systems IT environment as well as the approach that will be used. It's a huge learning curve.

Step 3. Offshore Process Definition.
Perform customization of the methodology for the client specific requirements.

Step 4. Offshore Simulation.

• Simulate client IT environment at offshore development Center.
• Review and confirm the Service Level Agreements.
• Build the Offshore Infrastructure (IT, software and physical).
• Set up the offshore team.
• Metric-defined training of the Offshore Development team.

Step 5. Offshore Project Execution.
Start executing project according to the project plan.

Step 6. Review the project deliverables and identify the weak areas of the implementation.

• Implement the feedback.
• Have the first year Service Agreement review.

Our proven offshore software development process has enabled our clients to dramatically cut software development life cycle costs up to 40%.