Onshore Software Development At Offshore Prices

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Onshore Development At Offshore Prices

Presented By: Razi Mohiuddin

President, Iron Speed Inc.

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Onshore vs. Offshore Development

Onshore = On siteFace to faceImpromptu, water cooler discussions

Offshore = >50 miles awayInfrequent contactPhone callsTime zone differences

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Onshore Development Benefits

Agile DevelopmentIterativeIncrementalCollaborative

Results in…Usability built-inTested incrementallyNo false starts

Feedback

Implement

Test

Deploy

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ExpertiseClose interaction with Domain expertsIn some cases, domain experts can build appsDevelopers understand the user’s environmentExtensions can be made quicklyLong-term retention of expertise

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Constant Lifecycle ImprovementEvery Application has a lifecycleBusiness Requirements changeMinor maintenance should be minorMajor maintenance should not require relearning or a new team

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Better QualityNot because offshore developers are bad…It’s the Agile Development that is good…

Based on constant feedbackContinuous testingConstant improvement

Q

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IP & Data ProtectionEasier to enforce IP within boundariesCustomer & Proprietary Data kept internal

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R&D Tax CreditsLanguagePolitical / Financial Stability

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Offshore Development Benefits

CostProjects may not be done otherwiseProject Cost vs. BenefitHigh internal billing rates

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ResourcesInsufficient in-house resources availableJuggling too many projectsProject management stretched

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Special Expertise RequiredLegacy technologiesAlternate frameworksEarly adopter technologiesOne-time useNot to distract existing team

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Offshore Development – Requirements

Detailed specifications before estimation and pricingClear deliverablesTraining and DocumentationPost Launch Application Support

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Offshore Development – Watch For

When 1 FTE ≠ 1 FTEDifference in definitions

“senior” = “junior”?QA = fair weather testing

Experienced Project Managers, Inexperienced developers

High turnover or constant rotation across projectsTraining groundLong-distance issues

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The old adage…

Software can be…On timeOn budgetOn quality

…pick any two

Or all three…

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Iron Speed Designer gives you…

Onshore TimeOnshore QualityOffshore Price

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How?

90% of data-centric business applications have the

same underlying features…

Display, filter, search, sort and paginate

Add, update, delete, show

Reporting, charting, dashboards

Notify, workflow

Use regular patterns to generate common code

Customize layout using familiar interfaces

Customize behavior using familiar methods

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How?

Codeless Custom Applications

Visual stunning

Consistent

Secure

Integrated

Pre-tested

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Iron Speed Designer can…

Deliver applications is a quarter of the timeAgile DevelopmentHigh Return on Investment (ROI)Customized to your business needsVisually appealingUsing the latest in securityRunning with your environment (e.g., SharePoint)Well tested

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Why use Iron Speed Designer?

Speed application development Cut software development costs Reduce testing time Simplify maintenance

Application generation = acceleration

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What does Iron Speed Designer do?

Business process automation Reporting and tracking applications Workflow and scheduling applications Rapid prototyping

Use Iron Speed Designer for

"I can honestly say that Iron Speed Designer does cut your development time by more than half. … That's how productive I think the tool makes our developers."

— Robert Rivera, Development Manager, Los Angeles County Health Department

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What does Iron Speed Designer Generate?

ASPX pages C# and Visual Basic code-behind files Data access layer Stored procedures

Iron Speed Designer generates Web applications…

… straight from your database.

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Application Development Philosophy

•Application Generation

Database Preparation

Application Wizard

•Configuration

Menu Wizard

Application Security Wizard

•Customization

Page Layout

Formulas and Code

Fine Tuning

Coarse Tuning

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Onshore Software Development At Offshore Prices