10 Key Considerations When Outsourcing QA and Testing Services
[ Source: AppLabs ]
March 2008-
Outsourcing is a strategic management option rather than just another way to cut costs. This paper outlines 10 key considerations that organizations should consider when outsourcing QA and testing services, based on AppLabs’ extensive experience in this field.
Outsourcing & USP <797> Compliance
[ Source: Baxa ]
January 2008-
This white paper is published by Baxa. It concludes that outsourcing alone, or in combination with immediate use mixing and ready-to-use doses, is not the answer to USP <797> compliance for comprehensive and appropriate pharmacy services. Outsourcing pharmacy services is describe as an extremely complicated decision on many levels and also too broad of a topic for elaboration.
Mobile Usability Testing: Problems and Solutions
[ Source: BugHuntress QA Lab ]
January 2008-
A high degree of usability in mobile applications can be a winning competitive advantage in the present software market. BugHuntress QA Lab’s independent software testing showed that high-quality user interfaces occurred in about 70 percent of desktop applications while in mobile applications the number is only about 40 percent. Most mobile usability problems cannot be overcome immediately. As a result, a reasonable solution for software vendors is cooperation with testing companies that specialize in the ....
The Relationship Between Outsourcing And Wage Inequality Under Sector-Specific FDI Barriers
[ Source: China Europe International Business School(CEIBS) ]
January 2008-
International outsourcing by multinational firms represents an important new aspect of modern world trade. Recently this phenomenon has received increasing attention because of its labor-market implications. A theoretical link between outsourcing and wage inequality is established in a simple general equilibrium model. In the model, a manufacturing sector assembles a final good from a continuum of intermediate inputs whose production requires skilled and unskilled labor and capital. This paper shows that outsourcing and wage inequality ....
Pros And Cons Of Outsourcing In Corporate Publishing Branch
[ Source: Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin ]
January 2008-
Outsourcing is becoming more wide-spread in the world economy. This research paper aims to analyze possible advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing in corporate publishing branch. First, they highlight the most important theoretical achievements on outsourcing and vertical integration relevant to the industry. Second, they discuss different variants of making corporate media with production in-house or outsource. Then they look past to see some origins of outsourcing in corporate publishing, analyze some empirical data, consider the ....
How IT Leaders Are Capturing Missed Savings
[ Source: ICG Commerce ]
November 2009-
According to The Hackett Group, three in four companies have failed to drive enough SG&A reductions to offset declining revenues. Facing increased pressure for cost reductions, IT leaders from companies like Whirlpool, Kimberly-Clark and Hertz are responding by gaining greater control over project expenditures – a large but largely under-managed area of spending.
According to a recent performance study, IT organizations typically "self-source" these purchases (e.g., custom software applications, one-time hardware ....
Uniform Platform For Test Automation
[ Source: Impetus Technologies, Inc. ]
July 2009-
This paper describes several approaches used for Test Automation and its advantages and disadvantages. It also explains how the qLabs Uniform Platform has changed the entire spectrum of automation testing and has reduced the dependency on automation engineers by a significant measure. This framework supports a wide variety of popular commercial and Open Source tools to meet various technical and budgetary requirements. It encourages applying standard software development processes to test automation.
How Outsourcing Can Help Recession-Proof Your Company
[ Source: Infuze Technologies Inc. ]
July 2009-
The economic downturn has forced many companies in the U.S. and Europe to reduce spending across the board. For the information technology organization in these companies, this financial hardship means falling behind in the fast-moving Web service-oriented economy. Outsourcing with the right offshore development partner can overcome this problem. It can enable companies to maintain an aggressive strategy of new Web application development in the face of budget reductions of up to 70 percent.
Who Benefits From Outsourcing?
[ Source: Intetics Co. ]
August 2009-
Over the last year, the global financial crisis and recession have resulted in accelerated adoption of outsourcing and offshoring as essential business tools. Companies of all sizes are turning to outsourcing and offshoring to weather the severe economic downturn by reducing costs and overhead and gaining more flexibility in order to ride out the storm. Of course, this raises some key questions: Is outsourcing a good business decision during recessions and other times of crisis? ....
Avoiding The Regulators Red Flag On Outsourcing
[ Source: KPMG International ]
January 2008-
The subject of outsourcing is a key focus for the financial industry. When implemented properly, outsourcing has proven its potential for lower costs and increased flexibility. Outsourcing can be an extremely effective means of reducing costs while at the same time maintaining - or even improving - standards of service. Regulators are increasingly recognizing the risks of outsourcing and will take action to protect customers. The primary requirement from a regulatory and corporate governance perspective ....