IDC, the market intelligence agency, together with Russoft, the Russian IT services exporters association, released a white paper "Russia as Offshore Software Development Location: Should You Consider This Your Next Move?". This White Paper is based on in-depth, executive-level interviews with Western European and U.S.-based companies that have used Russian software and services companies for offshore development projects.
IDC's Robert Farish recently shared the major results of the research to the professional audience and press. The report, being a direct translation of the customers' voices, confirmed the existing perceptions of a "Russian developer" brand: a great talent, a good cultural fit, a good time zoning and mature methodologies.
Customers cited strong technical skills, sound methodologies, and high education levels, which allow delivery on high-end, technically complex projects as key strengths of the Russian software and services industry. In addition, softer factors – such as time-zone differences, the closer cultural fit, the similar work ethic, the clear understanding of business issues – were often mentioned as differentiating Russia from other offshore locations. English-language skills do not represent a problem, and are continuing to improve as English fluency is increasingly emphasized in the educational system.
Newsworthy to say that neither company complained on IPR nor infrastructure issues, but many told about the "clear understanding of business issues" by Russian software engineering providers. The last finding corresponds well to the strategic developments in Russia's Top 10 companies, who entered the era of industrial specialization.
The full version of the report is available here at Russoft official website.
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