Besides low prices for offshore development, advantages of Russian outsourcing software development companies over Indian developers are high quality specialists and cultural proximity to the West. This conclusion was drawn by analysts of IDC, global market research company, after they have conducted research based on the foreign clients’ opinions.
IDC analysts interviewed leaders of 20 large and small corporations in US and Europe that work with Russian outsourcing software development companies. 13 of these companies were from the IT. The initial motive to contact offshore developers is their price. But stability of business partnerships and the low-level of personnel turnover in Russian software companies are priceless factors.
The article says that foreign contractors noted the high level of professionalism and education of personnel in Russian companies, which enable development of difficult and complex projects.
Another advantage, noted by the respondents, consists of the close proximity of Russian and Western cultures, work ethics (this factor was noted by 6 out of 20 interviewed companies), and the clear understanding of business goals.
What is important, according to the contractors’ opinion, English language skill of Russian developers dramatically improved in the recent years.
The ability to act agile on the IT market and dynamic development of the new products, increasing their contractor’s profits, is yet another advantage of Russian developers, notes IDC analysts.
As the current research shows, IT industry in India became a victim of its own success. The country’s popularity as the center of IT solutions development brought the increase in the labor costs and the growth of personnel turnover. With such background, the stability among the sustainable teams of developers became one of the leading advantages for other countries, participating in the world outsourcing. As it was mentioned before, according to the foreign contractors’ opinion, in Russia such personnel turnover is minimal.
The article concludes that Russia needs to develop its own brand as the offshore development country. And that’s where HireRussians come into the scene.
Russian source: http://www.cnews.ru/news/top/index.shtml?2007/04/18/246384