Overview

“Accelerance has mastered outsourcing - from initial evaluation to management of distributed software development projects. Accelerance shortens your learning curve and multiplies your effectiveness by outsourcing software development correctly, from start to finish.”

John T. Kucera , Ph.D.
CEO
Asperon Corporation

About Accelerance

Accelerance was founded in 2001 to help companies quickly build great software applications and products in the most risk-proof and cost-effective way possible. Today, the company offers a variety of tools, processes, products, consulting and coaching designed to simplify working with offshore, near-shore and onshore outsourcing vendors. One of Accelerance’s most valuable properties is its global network of prescreened, pre-qualified expert software development vendors in four world regions and 19 countries. In addition to providing access to this vendor network, Accelerance also guides its clients through contract negotiation, offshore engagement set-up, and on-going software development.

Clients use Accelerance services to avoid the risks of offshoring.

About Steve Mezak

Accelerance CEO Steve Mezak has extensive experience integrating in-house and outsourced development teams, producing dramatic cost and time savings in every case. He is a veteran of six startups, including Aspect Development (sold to i2 for $9 Billion) and Digital Market (sold to Agile Software for $75 Million). Steve has served in a variety of management and technical roles, including CTO and CEO. In addition, he has more than 25 years of software development experience, from writing software code to managing large software teams and budgets. Steve attended UC Berkeley, the City University in London, and holds a BS Degree with High Distinction in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts He continues to serve as an advisor to WPI’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. An internationally acclaimed speaker and author, Steve’s most recent book Software without Borders: A Step-By-Step Guide to Outsourcing Your Software Development, was selected from among 3,378 entries to receive the Gold Independent Publisher Book Award in the Computer/Internet category. Read Steve's posts to his Software without Borders author's blog.