Custom Application Software Development Approach: Step-by-Step Process

	Technical Team (Internal)					Management Team (Internal)   Offshore Team (Input)
	Identify / select software (module) to be outsourced		Discuss to check if software can be developed offshore		Write/Gather: - System overview - Documentation - Ask Offshore team to write		Discuss with Offshore software team in detail
	Management Team (Internal)		Technical Team (Internal)		Technical Team (Internal)		Technical Team (Internal)
	Management Team		Technical Team		Offshore Team		Technical Team (Input & Verification)
	Decide to outsource offshore - Contracting		Project initiation - kick-off meetings with Offshore development team		PROJECT EXECUTION   Design   Implementation   Testing & Verification			Delivery
	Technical Team		Offshore Team

Software Development Project Execution

Project Initiation Meeting(s)

Project scoping Evaluation Domain Analysis Design Phase   High level design   Detailed design   Reviews             Coding - Unit Testing Documentation Reviews Code Walkthrough Integration System Testing Verifications

Delivery

Development Team

Technical Team (input & reviews)

Change Request Management & Approval Process

High level / Detailed Design Design Review / Inspections Coding / Implementation Design Review / Inspections Change Request

APPROVAL

Offshore Software Development - Process Overview

Customer Sites

Meetings / Reviews

Offshore Outsourcing Site

User Reqmnt. Commercial      Specification      Software system/Arch.      Specification      High Level Design Detailed    Design    Code Acceptance Final      Implementation      Acceptence      System Testing Production           Testing

Spec.    Review    Design    Review    Code    Review    Final Code    Review    Test    Review

High Level Design Detailed Design Coding / Implementation Unit Testing System Testing

Notes: The dotted bubbles are optional tasks, either at Customer Site or Offshore Outsourcing Site; the dotted lines are optional communication flows.