Facing intense competition pressure, software vendors must aggressively deliver new product features in ever-shorter release cycles. This imperative has led many vendors to expand development and testing capacity offshore.


Five high-level business strategies exist for offshore software development:

1. Tactical Outsourcing
2. ODC (Offshore Development Center)
3. BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer)
4. Do-It-Yourself ODC
5. Merger & Acquisition