Analysts working on softwareit architecture and market research are similarly vulnerable 45 to 55 percent. Jan 14, 2019 my goal is to make you aware of these subtle ninjas and help you reduce the chance of being smacked in the face with a financial hit. Lack of a risk assessment and risk assessment plans. Karine schomer is a global management and cross cultural awareness expert with a higher education background and experience in executive leadership and senior management. Berkeley roundtable on the international economy citeseerx. Sep 09, 2008 the offshoring of engineering helps to answer many questions about the scope, composition, and motivation for offshoring and considers the implications for the future of u.
All content in this area was uploaded by rafiq dossani. The data presented here were derived from a research project funded by the alfred p. Implications of globalization for software engineering rafiq dossani and martin kenney the changing nature of engineering in the automotive industryjohn moavenzadeh offshoring in the pharmaceutical industrymridula pore, yu pu, lakshman pernenkil, and charles l. Business process offshoring and nonmetropolitan america. Martin kenney and rafiq dossani thank the alfred p. Advantages reported by us companies that have experience with offshoring. As a result of sophisticated telecommunications and the digitization of engineering work processes, increasing portions of engineering work can be done without close proximity to particular persons, places, or other processes. The overwhelming majority of exports from developing countries to developed countries consist of agricultural commodities and manufactured goods. Commissioned papers and workshop presentations, commissioned papers, implications of globalization for software engineeringrafiq dossani and martin kenney. Moving tata consultancy services into the global top 10. Rafiq dossani senior research scholar asiapacific research. Rafiq dossani, strategic partner karine schomer, phd, global management consultant, trainer, writer, speaker, coach, and leader of the cmct india practice dr. This book examines trends and impacts from a broad perspective and in six specific industries software.
The newest wave of globalization is the offshoring of information. The result for it services is similar47 to 56 percent of the software and hardware engineering and associated middlelevel management jobs are susceptible to offshoring. Jun 01, 2004 rafiq dossani of stanford universitys asia pacific research center also calls the forrester number a gross underestimate, and says he expects 1 million jobs to be sent to india alone by the end of next year. A historical perspective clair brown and greg linden u. Aug 30, 2017 to sum up, companies should analyze carefully offshoring software development pros and cons to find the right partners. This case study of india explains service offshoring from the perspective of the firm, industry, and recipient nation.
Dec 02, 2003 economist rafiq dossani of stanford university cites nasscom statistics estimating that india had 171,500 business processes jobs by march 2003, up from 106,000 a year earlier. This article examines mexicos ability to take advantage of this opportunity, especially relative to india the worlds largest outsourcing beneficiary. Rafiq dossani is a senior research scholar at shorenstein aparc at stanford university, responsible for developing and directing the south asia initiative. Best practices for dealing with offshore software development. The offshoring of engineering helps to answer many questions about the scope, composition, and motivation for offshoring and considers the implications for the future of u. Facts, unknowns, and potential implications national academy of engineering, committee on the offshoring of engineering on. Although offshoring of software development was the lead ing edge of the practice of engineering offshoring, it is still not clear whether offshoring in other industries will follow a similar pattern. Facts, unknowns, and potential implications 2008 chapter. Practitioners and academics contribute to each volume, with papers that provide an indepth look at a particular topic.
Stanford university researcher rafiq dossani estimates. Rafiq dossani is a senior research scholar at the asiapacific research center at stanford university. He works on education, finance, regional development, security, trade, and technology issues. Lift and shift offshoring service provision to india. Project muse globalization and the offshoring of services. These are also the sectors with the largest growth in u. To help you start your risk management, here is a list of 20 risks associated with offshore outsourcing. Martin kenney is a professor in the department of human and community development at the university of california, davis. They will use the right development and cooperative strategies with software development firms.
Investors have realized the latest new delhi ruling party isnt as antibusiness as once feared. Papers implications of globalization for software engineering rafiq dossani and. In travel for his research, dossani says, ive visited more than 200 companies in the last five years. Mar 11, 2009 rafiq dossani is a senior research scholar at shorenstein aparc at stanford university, responsible for developing and directing the south asia initiative. Economist rafiq dossani of stanford university cites nasscom statistics estimating that india had 171,500 business processes jobs by march 2003, up from 106,000 a year earlier.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Rafiq dossani of stanford universitys asia pacific research center also calls the forrester number a gross underestimate, and says he expects 1 million jobs to be sent to india alone by the end of next year. But he also believes that more backshoring may occur than anyone realizes. The second category, computer systems design and related services naics 54151, comprises a establishments primar a. This development is intimately linked to the earlier expansion of the software sector and maturation of the institutional environment. At the same time, offshoring is unlikely to cause wages in highwage countries to decrease significantly. Rafiq 4 describes business processing as a white collar services required to service employees to customer. The most powerful attraction is significant cost savings.
Types of software defined by usage are listed below. Srinivasan globalization and the offshoring of services. Business process outsourcing 4597 words report example. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Sloan foundation for its support of their research on the globalization of services provision. Martin kenney and rafiq dossani, title offshoring and the.
Relocating service provision to india dossani, rafiq 20070501 00. Offshoring software development pros and cons leading agile. Rafiq dossani is a senior research scholar at stanford university. Rafiq dossani is director of the rand center for asia pacific policy, a senior economist at the rand corporation, and a professor at the pardee rand graduate school. Its little wonder why ge anticipates employing 20,000 workers in india by next year. Commissioned papers and workshop presentations, commissioned papers, implications of globalization for software engineering rafiq dossani and martin kenney. To sum up, companies should analyze carefully offshoring software development pros and cons to find the right partners. Business optimization in a global economy discusses the considerations and implications surrounding the outsourcing and offshoring of professional services, such as software development computeraided design, and healthcare, from multiple global perspectives. Martin kenney and rafiq dossani and martin kenney and rafiq dossani, title offshoring and the future of engineering. The offshoring of engineering books download economics. Origins and growth of the software industry in india by. Semiconductor design is one of the many whitecollar job categories considered to be at risk from offshoring by u. The offshoring of engineering facts, unknowns, and potential. Services appear to be key to its future growth see table 1.
How this economic powerhouse is redefining global business 2007, prospects for peace in south asia co. Rafiq dossani 1 engineering as a profession in the united states and other developed nations may soon face a crisis. Such goods are usually produced under contract to a buyer from a developed country, the buyer managing design, marketing, and sales, while the seller handles production. Furthermore, they also know how to control the development progress with clear guidelines and milestones. The newest wave of globalization is the offshoring of information technology, administrative and technical services itas from developed to developing countries. Progress 010107 to 123107 outputs i have created a database of all major us software and software services firms that have offshored work to india. Facts, myths, unknowns and implications, october 2425, 2006, washington dc. For every skilled worker, there are several lessskilled workers in support positions. Outsourcing and offshoring of professional services. We link offshoring implementation decisions by german and us firms with. Rafiq dossani discusses business process outsourcing to india. India is now growing at 7080 per cent a year in offshored services. Citeseerx offshoring and the future of engineering. The result was the emergence of a trained work force in developing countries that made offshoring.
Rafiq dossani stanford university globalization and the off shoring of services. Some components of the indian experience such as software services are over three decades old, enabling us to draw useful insights about how a developing country can succeed in exporting services to developed countries. Brookings trade forum provides comprehensive analysis on current and emerging issues of international trade and macroeconomics. We show that the growth in offshoring was intimately linked to the prior development of indias software sector and an enabling regulatory and other institutional environment.
Us companies are finding that offshoring their software development saves. Microsoft in january launched its third international research center in india. The offshoring of software production is growing india 27,500 5,000 us 1. Rafiq dossani, a senior research scholar at stanford university and the author of india arriving, agrees that the offshoring trend continues to be strong. Interview with rafiq dossani in silicon valley biz ink. India has for a long time dominated the bpo market, mainly because of availability of labor, resulting from the high population in the country. The only exceptions will be a few niche occupations such as lowvalueadded software coding.
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