SoftServe, Inc. Juan Turruellas 
September 13, 2014
Time for a change
New Deputy Head of Administration 
§ President Petro Poroshenko 
appointed former CEO of 
Microsoft Ukraine, Dmytro 
Shymkiv to the post of Deputy 
Head of the Presidential 
Administration for 
administrative, social and 
economic reforms. 
§ His first task, the introduction 
of e-governance in the 
Presidential Administration of 
Ukraine. 
Dmytro Shymkiv,
Ukraine IT Outsourcing Goals 
“We wish to transform the 
Ukrainian economy from 
a resource-based 
economy to a knowledge-based 
economy." 
“Our plan is to create 
100,000 new jobs in the 
IT sector by 2020 and 
generate over $10B 
export revenues from IT 
services (mainly from EU 
and the US).” 
Pavlo Sheremeta, Minister of 
Economical Development and 
Trade
Ukraine IT Market Growth 
§ Ukrainian e-commerce 
market is expected to grow 
from $2 billion to $10 
billion in the next 5-6 years 
§ Market value in 2013 – 
USD $2 billion 
§ IT employees – 
50,000+ 
§ 500+ IT outsourcing 
providers 
§ Annual growth rate – 
20%-30% 
Source: 
h*p://intersog.com/blog/ukrainian-­‐it-­‐market-­‐2013-­‐ 
fresh-­‐stats-­‐and-­‐forecasts/#sthash.hVGnGa5f.dpuf
Ukraine IT Market Facts 
§ Ukraine is #1 in Central 
and Eastern Europe by IT 
outsourcing market size 
and IT Talent pool 
§ Cost of software 
development in Ukraine 
is 20% lower than in 
Belarus and Russia 
§ Ukraine is in 
Top 10 countries with the 
highest number of 
certified IT specialists 
§ Ukraine is in Gartner’s Global List of 30 Outsourcing Destinations
Global 
Headquarters 
European 
Headquarters 
– 
Lviv, 
Ukraine 
First - The Right Team
Second – Understanding the Drivers
SoluCon 
Focus
Optimization
Modernization
Predictive to Prescriptive
Systems of 
Engagement 
15
Internet of Things 
Objects are being embedded with sensors and gaining the 
ability to communicate. The results promise to create new 
business models, improve business processes, and 
reduce costs and risks.
Thank you !
Tha nk 
you! 
Дякую!

IT Professionals – The Right Time/The Right Place

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    SoftServe, Inc. JuanTurruellas September 13, 2014
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    Time for achange
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    New Deputy Headof Administration § President Petro Poroshenko appointed former CEO of Microsoft Ukraine, Dmytro Shymkiv to the post of Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration for administrative, social and economic reforms. § His first task, the introduction of e-governance in the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Dmytro Shymkiv,
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    Ukraine IT OutsourcingGoals “We wish to transform the Ukrainian economy from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy." “Our plan is to create 100,000 new jobs in the IT sector by 2020 and generate over $10B export revenues from IT services (mainly from EU and the US).” Pavlo Sheremeta, Minister of Economical Development and Trade
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    Ukraine IT MarketGrowth § Ukrainian e-commerce market is expected to grow from $2 billion to $10 billion in the next 5-6 years § Market value in 2013 – USD $2 billion § IT employees – 50,000+ § 500+ IT outsourcing providers § Annual growth rate – 20%-30% Source: h*p://intersog.com/blog/ukrainian-­‐it-­‐market-­‐2013-­‐ fresh-­‐stats-­‐and-­‐forecasts/#sthash.hVGnGa5f.dpuf
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    Ukraine IT MarketFacts § Ukraine is #1 in Central and Eastern Europe by IT outsourcing market size and IT Talent pool § Cost of software development in Ukraine is 20% lower than in Belarus and Russia § Ukraine is in Top 10 countries with the highest number of certified IT specialists § Ukraine is in Gartner’s Global List of 30 Outsourcing Destinations
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    Global Headquarters European Headquarters – Lviv, Ukraine First - The Right Team
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    Internet of Things Objects are being embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The results promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.
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    Tha nk you! Дякую!