Outsourcing SLAs

The greatest challenge of outsourced or distributed development is how to ensure that high-quality, flexible code is delivered promptly and predictably–regardless of obstacles such as communication barriers, different development environments, and team turnover. Developers might implement code based on a misunderstanding of your requirements and quality policies. The outsourcer's status estimations might be inaccurate or untruthful. Or, the code might be completed on time, but require tremendous rework. These and other headaches can be prevented by establishing a process that ensures code is developed according to your expectations, using an automated infrastructure to drive this process, then actively monitoring the developers' adherence to the process.

Parasoft delivers the visibility and consistency needed to reduce the risks of outsourcing and geographically-distributed development. An automated framework manages software verification methods to ensure that all software development activities meet your expectations, which are defined as SLA requirements. This enables a consistent workflow that reduces downstream rework. Moreover, reports provide objective, real-time information about code quality, requirement implementation status, and the process being used to build and test the code. The system alerts you to issues as they emerge so you can address them before they impact deadlines or budgets.