Offshore Software Development Services: Common Questions

Q: What is offshore software outsourcing?
A: Also called offshore programming, offshore software outsourcing is essentially a business model that involves sending software jobs overseas (or just to another geography) to be done by an offshore software development service provider. For more explanations see also our Glossary.

Q: What are the benefits of offshore software outsourcing? And why Belarus?
A: The benefits are many. To begin with, costs savings. In Belarus, it is possible to hire skilled, talented IT personnel for a fraction of a cost required to have the same resources in the US. Industry leaders like IBM or Microsoft are all outsourcing to save from 50% to 80%.

Another advantage is the extensive Information Technology expertise available here. The computer science potential of Belarus is truly impressive, and this country can provide talent not available in Europe or US. -> Learn more...

A good place to learn more about Belarus as a prime software services outsourcing provider is at www.development.by.

Q: What makes AgileMind Technologies special compared to the competition?
A: What makes us stand out is a powerful blend of competence, creativity and cost-effectiveness.

We screen strictly when hiring personnel, and strive to keep the percentage of certified Java professionals within the company at about 90%.

We target primarily small and medium businesses, which enables us to offer them a unique development approach specially designed to meet the demands of this niche in terms of speed, agility, and cost savings.

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Q: How do you ensure successful communication between the customer and yourselves?
A: We do it by using conference calls, emails, Instant Messaging and personal meetings. Once the project is started, we keep you constantly updated about its status by making frequent status reports.

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Q: How do you ensure the quality of the offshore software development services you provide and the software you develop?
A: We follow a strict quality management policy based on industry's best practices and guidelines, and value continuous quality management to guarantee the highest level of the final software product. Learn more about our agile software development methodology…

Q: Does the customer reserve all the Intellectual Property Rights for the custom software?
A: Yes, absolutely. As we clearly stipulate in all contracts, AgileMind Technologies transfers all the IP rights to the customer upon the project completion, along with the relevant source code, binaries and documentation.

Please contact us to learn more about our offshore software development services, or submit a request for quote to get your project up and running.