True North's offshore/onshore model with business-aware technical leads fronting a highly experienced remote team of engineers.

1. True North
Offshore delivery with True North

2. Introduction
• Our clients have highlighted the need to be able 1 INTRODUCTION
to deliver software at offshore prices and to a 2 MODEL
high standard.
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• This allows them to scale up production in a
cost-effective manner. 4 FIND OUT MORE
• Many have tried remote development with
varied results.
• We have worked with them to both manage and
deliver alongside outsourced teams for a
number of years.
• We recognise the need for low-cost and high-
quality software delivery and have utilised both
our experience and contacts to provide this as a
service to our clients.
• We can provide a scalable team of experienced
remote software engineers fronted by highly
experienced and business-aware technical
managers.
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3. Model
• We have seen the remote engagements that 1 INTRODUCTION
have worked and those that haven’t 2 MODEL
• The most successful models have been where 3 SERVICES
there is a highly skilled remote development
team that is fronted by a local technical and 4 FIND OUT MORE
business expert
• This provides better understanding of the
requirements and hence a quicker start up time
• It also reduces the number of errors or
reworking through clear and concise
documentation that is understood by client and
developer alike
• Most importantly, it provides the client with a
single point of contact through the engagement
• Our model splits the engagement in to two
distinct sections:
– Inception
– Delivery
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4. Model – Inception
1. We are briefed by you as to your business requirements and
delivery dates
2. Based on our understanding of the requirements and technical
landscape we define the scope and deliverables and review with
you.
3. Following agreement of the draft scope we brief the remote team
and use their expertise to refine the scope and deliverables.
4. We deliver a final agreement outlining the timelines,
deliverables, and cost. Following agreement of this we begin the
work.
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5. Model – Delivery
1. We have regular team meetings between our local technical
manager and remote delivery team (the frequency will depend
on the deadlines but we usually expect the team to be in daily
contact)
2. We deliver and talk through status reports with your
stakeholders / managers
3. We handle ad-hoc queries through our onshore technical
manager meaning that we cover your business hours and there
is a single-point of contact
4. We deliver the tested code ready for integration and acceptance
testing.
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6. Services
• Our remote developments services are shown below. 1 INTRODUCTION
– We also offer a wider range of technologies onshore that we 2 MODEL
are happy to discuss.
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• All of our software engineers are Computer Science
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graduates with a minimum of 5 years’ development
experience
Area Skills/Technologies
Application Development .NET Framework (1.1 3.5)
Visual C++
MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes)
iPHone / iOS
Database Development Microsoft SQL*Server
SSRS (SQL*Server Reporting Services)
UI Development Web-standards HTML/CSS
Javascript (includes main JS libraries e.g.
jQuery)
Collaboration Microsoft Sharepoint Server
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7. Find out more
• This is just an overview of our remote 1 INTRODUCTION
services. We can give you more details 2 MODEL
or provide you with references should 3 SERVICES
you need. 4 FIND OUT MORE
• We strive to be as flexible as we can to
meet our clients’ needs, so if you require
a different approach or just want to find
out more just get in touch
• Founding directors
– Mark Thomsit
• mark@truenorth.gb.com | +44 7801 480 820
– Sid Haniff
• sid@truenorth.gb.com | +44 7968 277 116
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