As a leading offshore outsourcing software development centre, BharatPlanet offers application development, application management and enhancement services for IT outsourcing.
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Low cost outsourcing (as less as $8 per hour)
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Outsourcing software development projects to India (BharatPlanet has proven track record in Linux and Open Source Systems)
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a 24/7 dedicated support online via instant messenger at your hours, just like your neighbourhood developer
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Guaranteed on-Time Delivery with defect warranty (We are an SEI-CMM Certified Company)
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BharatPlanet Advantage
A customized software development maintenance service, where BharatPlanet takes complete responsibility of developing and maintaining the customers business software, is delivered against agreed Service Level Agreement defined at the start of the project. This allows customers to re-allocate their valuable resources to more strategic initiatives thereby providing optimized resource utilization and cost containment among other benefits to customers.
BharatPlanet considers the following as the Critical success factors as an organization
- Working in Client time zone
- Pricing - As less as $8 per hour
- Process Orientation - SEI-CMM Level 2 company
- Expertise - More than 5 years of existence and thousands of man-hours of effort spent on web related technologies
Offshore development centre in Chennai,India
BharatPlanet gives your company the best-of-breed functionalities for every aspect of online services, Software Outsourcing, Offshore Programming, Programming, Offshore Software Development & Web development, Offshore Outsourcing services & Maintenance. Besides the cost benefits, Offshore development allows you to cut production costs without the need to compromise on either speed or quality.
BharatPlanet has a unique approach that dramatically reduces costs an software development, programming, deployment, maintenance & support.
BharatPlanet is a offshore development company located in Chennai which has technology & process oriented approach as the foundation of all our service offerings. Our clients have consistently discovered the unbeatable combination of highest Qualtiy services with the definite bottom-line benefits of Outsourcing on areas like open source systems, perl, PHP, Java and Linux.
Development Methodology
For Larger Projects
BharatPlanet follows the following model for development projects typically more than 2000 man-hours
Key
PMP - Project Management Plan
ATP - Acceptance Test Plan
STP - System Test Plan
ITP - Integration Test Plan
Following phases will be carried out during the project
- Project Startup Phase
- Requirement Analysis Phase
- Design Phase
- Programming Phase
- Acceptance Phase
- Package and Release Phase
- Wind up Phase
Detailed description about the tasks carried out, responsibilities and deliverables are given in the table below
| Phase | Tasks | Responsibility | Deliverables |
| Start up Phase |
Receive RFP/RFQ
Prepare Proposal
Sign Agreement
Prepare PMP
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BM
BM
BM/Client
PM
| PMP |
| Requirement Analysis Phase |
Requirements Study ATP
Prepare ATP
Approve ATP |
PM
PM
Client | Clients |
| Design Phase |
Prepare Design Document
Approve Design Document
Prepare STP/ITP |
PM/Team
Client
PM/Team |
Design Document
STP/ITP |
| Programming Phase |
Coding
Unit Testing |
Team
Team |
Unit Tested Code |
| Testing Phase |
Carry out System/Integration testing |
PM |
Tested Code |
| Acceptance Phase |
Carry out Acceptance Testing |
Client |
Accepted Code |
| Package and release phase |
Prepare User/Instruction Manual |
Team |
User/Instruction Manuals |
| Wind up Phase |
Sign off |
Client |
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For Smaller Projects
BharatPlanet follows the following model for development projects typically lesser 2000 man-hours or development of small websites etc.
Key
ATP - Acceptance Test Plan
* - See Appendix a for a sample proposal as the proposal contains the design, acceptance plan etc.
Following phases will be carried out during the project
- Project Startup Phase
- Requirement Analysis & Design Phase
- Construction Phase
- Acceptance & Wind up Phase
Detailed description about the tasks carried out, responsibilities and deliverables are given in the table below.
| Phase | Tasks | Responsibility | Deliverables |
| Start up Phase |
Receive RFP/RFQ
Prepare Proposal
Sign Agreement
Prepare Proposal |
PM
PM
PM/Client
PM
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| Requirement Analysis Phase |
Requirements Study
Update Proposal with Design and ATP
Approve updated proposal |
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Client |
Updated proposal with Design & ATP |
| Construction Phase |
Coding
Testing |
Team
Team |
Unit Tested Code |
| Acceptance & Wind up Phase |
Carry out Acceptance Testing |
Client |
Accepted Code |
Tools to Collaborate
BharatPlanet, a software offshore development company in Chennai uses the following tools to manage the projects with the customer so that the project is in sync with the customer and the development team.
phpCollab is an open-source internet-enabled collaboration workspace for project teams.
phpCollab architecture allows for the consulting team to share information with each other in one space and publish that information, when desired, to another space for the client.
phpCollab encompasses the most important aspects of project management, such as task planning and document sharing, and hooks into other open source applications for bug tracking and content management, for ongoing project support.
| Php Bugtracker is a web based bug tracking tool by which one can
Track bugs by multiple users on multiple projects
Bug history showing changes made to a bug over its lifetime
Restrict projects to certain groups of users
The option to store passwords encrypted in the database
Use of CSS to easily change the color scheme
HTML templates allow you to completely change the look of the interface
Flexible bug search capabilities
Localization -- Have status messages in your native language (help needed)
File attachments for bugs
Anonymous browsing of bugs
Web-based installation
Links to a cvs web interface from bug comments
Bug dependencies
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CVSweb
CVSweb is a WWW interface for CVS repositories with which you can browse a file hierarchy on your browser to view each file's revision history in a very handy manner
Sample Proposal Sheet
Sample Project Plan
Sample Design
This ensures:
On Time On Budget Deliveries. BharatPlanet, offshore development company based in Chennai has a proven track record in offshore development with over 50 clients across four continents . BharatPlanet delivers projects on time and on budget 80% of the time as opposed to a global average of 16% on various technologies like Perl,PHP, Java, Linux and open source systems.
Shortened Lead Times for Project Start-Up
The client can leverage the ready infrastructure provided by the BharatPlanet ODCs to jump-start its projects. This substantially shortens lead times for project start-up.
Significant Cost Advantage. The BharatPlanet offshore development company model typically provides cost savings of 50-60% as compared to an in-house execution.
Leverage Strong Project Management Expertise. BharatPlanet brings strong project management expertise with a highly experienced team of over 500 experienced project managers.
Leverage Highest Quality Standards. BharatPlanet has quality processes operating at the highest possible software development quality. This ensures minimum error rate and rework.
Access To Diversified Pool of Skilled Professionals. The client has a straight access to a pool of 25+ software engineers with diverse programming skill sets and expertise including open source systems like perl, PHP, Java and Linux.
Shortened Development Cycles. Work happens on a 24-hour basis due to a 12-hour time zone difference between India and the US. Yesterday evening’s problem actually gets converted to today morning’s solution!
The Location Advantage. BharatPlanet Offshore development Centers offer you the ability to seamlessly leverage India’s high-quality software engineering talent and low cost structures.
Advantages of offshore development and
outsourcing
Businesses are increasingly moving their IT processes to India to control and cut IT costs, with analysts predicting that three-quarters of the enterprises will adopt some form of offshore outsourcing within two years.
The offshore outsourcing market will grow by 40 per cent this year, with 75 per cent of large and medium sized firms considering such initiatives by 2004 (Gartner). Almost two out of five Fortune 500 companies currently outsource business software maintenance to India.
India retains the edge in offshore outsourcing. With an established skills base, close language ties and a rising number of local offices, Indian outsourcers retain an edge in offshore outsourcing over emerging offshore outsourcing bases like the Philippines, Ukraine, Russia, China and Malaysia. Indian service providers not only deliver good quality services at a low cost, but they also can bring a flexible approach and a willingness to share risks.
For more information on "Offshore model advantages" and "Why outsource to India" read the following resources on the web
http://www.nasscom.org/artdisplay.asp?cat_id=28
http://www.wipro.com/insights/outsourcing101.htm
http://www.outsource2india.com
http://comment.cio.com/comments/12682.html
- Offshore outsourcing opportunity is one of the most advantageous options that globalization and spread of the Internet brought into the business world. Offshore outsourcing provides all the benefits of local outsourcing and delivers additional value in resource availability, experience, expertise, higher quality, improved time-to-market, and lower cost.
- Practically right from the start of IT boom, software development companies from USA, Uk, etc. began to make use of company resources from other countries ( India, Russia, China etc. ) The services offered by the companies located in the countries were less costly than the software development work in the customers home countries.
- To survive in this competitive market and focus on core competencies and clients, it is paramount that IT outsourcing be an integral part of your business strategy for growth.
- Offshore Software Development in India is targeted by half of all Fortune 500 companies today. While a majority of them outsource their software development to India, there are many who have already established their presence in India and contributing dynamically to the market of offshore software development in India.
- India's benefit over other competing destinations in the Offshore IT Outsourcing business is a vast pool of educated human resource fluent in the English language, world-class quality offerings and ever encouraging Government policies for the IT sector. Offshore Outsourcing players from India have shaped a powerful value proposition in the Offshore Software Outsourcing market around the globe.
- The strengths of the Offshore software development in India are the Web solutions and Webware companies, who have transformed from being limited to offshore turnkey and services companies to full-fledged e-commerce service providers.
Offshore Software Development Centers at BharatPlanet
Benefits of Offshore Development
Why Outsource to India?
