R&D center
How to Start a Game Development Studio
The mainstream media, including TV and Film, always paint video gamers as the minority of new tech consumers. But in contrast to this, Newzoo estimates that more than 2.69 billion global internet users played video games in 2020. At the same time, revenues in the game industry soared to $159.3 billion, with half of the market earnings emanating from the Asia-Pacific region. These statistics show […]
Team Leasing in IT: Pluses and Minuses, Alternatives, Challenges
In recent years, there has been an unprecedented increase in the demand for IT engineers and software developers globally. The IT industry is constantly evolving and this has led to a shortage of skilled IT talents to handle the increasing workload. In fact, according to a CNBC News report from 2019, there are almost 1 million unfilled IT positions in the USA alone. This means […]
What is Offshore Development Center (ODC): All Benefits and Possible Risks
To keep up with the constantly increasing global IT talent shortage, most companies including large giant tech businesses like Google are turning to outsourcing and outstaffing. According to Statista data, the worldwide outsourcing industry reached 92.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, with Offshore Development Center (ODC) services accounting for a significant portion of that total. It was also discovered that over 80% of the world’s […]
IT Outsourcing in Ukraine: Country Overview, Risks, and Opportunities
Today, a lot of globally recognized companies are outsourcing their IT needs to software development companies in Ukraine. At present, tech giants like Magento, Google, and Huawei already have their own offshore R&D centers in Ukraine. According to IT Ukraine Association, the country’s IT exports exceeded $5 billion in 2020 alone, showing a 20.44% increment from the previous year: Ukraine software outsourcing is providing a […]
7 Reasons Why Leading Game Development Companies Offshore in Ukraine
Over the past two decades, Ukraine has risen to be one of the most popular offshoring destinations. Thanks to its vast pool of tech experts, western companies can leverage high-quality software development projects at a fraction of the ‘normal’ costs. Offshoring software development to Ukraine, particularly game development is a growing common practice. To ensure quality software products without breaking the bank, companies around the […]
Dedicated Development Team vs. Offshore R&D Center Models: Commons, Differences, Use Cases
In 2021, outsourcing or outstaffing are no longer buzzwords. They have become reliable and widespread operating models that, by 2027, are predicted to reach over $936 billion in market value. Business owners who consider expanding tech teams by hiring talents abroad can be confused by different ways to manage programmers in another country — outstaffing, outsourcing, nearshoring, offshore development center model, etc. In this post, […]
Part 5: Grow Your Development Team Offshore
Shortly after building your software engineering team abroad, you may realize that you want to expand it. At some point, it makes sense to open an offshore R&D center that will function as your representative office. But before you expand your team, you need to make sure that you have properly integrated it into your existing processes. So let’s see. Experience shows that communicating with […]
Part 2: How to Find a Reliable Offshore Software Development Partner
According to Statista, Ukraine is among the leading countries in offshore business services. It ranks this high thanks to being financially sensible, having necessary and readily available people skills, and a favorable business environment. Besides, compared to other destinations, the country scores well on digital resonance. Source: Statista Meanwhile, for any company or startup in the USA, Israel, Europe finding an offshore software development in Ukraine remains […]
