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The entire project development cycle using our services can
be divided onto the following Steps:
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You need decide whether your project is suitable for
the offshore development (outsourcing). Generally
almost any software project is suitable. We have
completed the projects as small as tuning and
installation of the ready newsletter system on the
Unix box (2 days) and as large as development and
delivery of the entire IDE for PalmOS (7 months)
but 90% of the projects are middle sized 1 to 2
months projects. |
| Step 2. |
You need to decide whether you would like us to prepare
the specifications (that is yours will be only the
idea) or you have/would like to prepare
specifications for the project yourself. It is
well-known that good planning is 90% of the success,
with outsourcing the well thought out specifications
make 99% of success. |
| Step 3. |
You contact us with the initial message proposing us
the project and requesting the information, bid and
the references. Just like that - simple write at
offshore@cooldev.com |
| Step 4. |
We discuss the details - the time-frames,
milestones and compensations. Usually offshore
projects are being paid for on the fixed bid basis.
There also can be agreed the deposit, for example
we prefer the following schema:
 25% deposit
25% upon the beta delivery
50% upon the final acceptance
The schema may vary and very much depends on the
project nature, the really large projects usually
being paid for on "salary" principe.
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We sign the NDA, the contract and other documents that
are suitable. |
| Step 6. |
Once the references are reviewed, shedule and
compensations are agreed the actual development
starts (depending on what conclusion you came to on
Step 2 first week or two may be spent on discussing
and writing the specifications). During the process
the customer (you) and project manager actively
communicate using:
E-mail
Fax
ICQ, MSN, IRC
Phone
The delivery and payments follow each other as
agreed. Want to give it a try? Please
write.
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