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Software IT Outsourcing Readiness Test
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Software IT Outsourcing Readiness Test

Many people jump into outsourcing without knowing what to do.That's one reason over 50% of outsourcing projects fail to meet their cost savings objectives.

How about you? Are you ready for outsourcing? To help you decide, Accelerance created the outsourcing readiness test below. It’s free.It has twenty multiple choice questions covering four key areas of outsourcing know-how.

It takes only a few minutes to complete and your score may surprise you.When you provide your name and email address you will receive a complete analysis of your test results showing the outsourcing risks you face. The analysis will also help you discover the areas of outsourcing knowledge you should improve before you outsource your software development.


Provide your email address
and a complete analysis of your test results will be emailed to you
Your Full Name
(no middle initial)
 

E-mail

Your Outsourcing Experience
1
Have you outsourced software development before?
No
Know Someone Else That Has
Once
Several Times

Expert

2
Was your past outsourcing successful (leave blank if never outsourced before)?
Disaster
Poor
OK
Pretty Good

Fantastic
3
How do you plan to select an outsourcing team?
Not Sure
A Friend
Trusted Referral
Careful Evaluation
Previous Vendor
4
How experienced is your outsourcing manager?
Limited
Junior US Software Manager
Senior US Software Manager
Some Outsourcing Experience
Extensive Outsourcing Experience
5
How comfortable are you working with engineers from another culture?
Concerned About It
Not Sure
OK with It
Worked with Foreign Engineers in US
Already Out-Sourcing
Your Technology
6
Do you have use cases for your software?
Not Needed
What's a Use Case?
Some
Most
All
7
What is your software development methodology?
Not Needed
Not Sure
Waterfall
Rational
Agile
8
How will you manage your source code?
Don't Know
Copying Files
Source Code Control System
Source Code Hosted in US
Well Defined Process & Control
9
Do you know what technology your software needs (Java, .NET, etc.)?
Not Sure
Outsource Team Will Specify
Outsource Team WIll Confirm
Pretty Sure
Completely Specified
10
Are you outsourcing to gain technical expertise not available on your current engineering team?
Not Sure
Yes
Some
Yes, But Well Known
No

Your Business Situation
11
What contract terms do you require?
Don't Know
Will Rely on Vendor
Will Use An Attorney
Have An Old Contract
Have Model Agreements
12
How much are you concerned about the protection of your intellectual property (IP)?
Concerned & Not Sure What To Do
Some Concern
Can Keep IP Safe
Can Separate Critical IP
Not An Issue for Your Software
13
What is your understanding of the costs of your outsourcing?
Don't Know
Need a Quote
Have Cost Estimate
Have an Estimated Budget
Have a Realistic Budget
14
Does your organization fully support outsourcing?
Don't know
Some Resistance
Have Executive Buy-In
Most Support It
Support at All Levels
15
Do you have a plan for multiple releases of your software?
Not Yet
1 Release After 4+ Months
Outsource Team Will Plan
Releases Expected, Not Yet Planned
Release Plan Complete
Your Management Approach
16
Will your existing engineering team and the outsourced engineers work on the same code?
Not Sure
Yes
Small Changes
Small Changes & Bug Fixes
No
17
Does your outsourced software development project need a larger team of engineers than you have used before?
Much larger
Larger
Same Size
Smaller
Much Smaller
18
How will you measure the quality of your outsourced software?
Don't Know
Manually Tested
Test Plans & QA Team Defined
Out-sourcing QA
Automated Test Process
19
Do you need to re-purpose your existing engineering team?
Entirely
Half
A Few
No
Hiring More
20
What metrics will you use for your outsourcing?
Not Sure
Don't Need Metrics
Schedule Milestones
Schedule & Quality Goals
Productivity, Throughput, Return Rate

 

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