Software product development life cycles are seeing paradigm shifts based on change in user demographics, user characteristics, usage patterns, business models and technological innovations. Flexibility in architectures to support cloud based business models, hand held interfaces, third party integrations and product extensions has become critical aspects. Need to support a variety of users who use different languages and work on different cultures has demanded innovations in user interfaces. Quick roll outs and nearly 100% up time has become industry norms.

Globalisation has paved way for distributed product development teams utilizing resource pools in developing countries. India being the most promising software outsourcing destination, thanks to skill availability, English language expertise and favourable business conditions, figures high in the product development plans of major software product OEMs. Axcend has capitalized on this opportunity and have developed product development partnerships with the de la crème of Industrial software companies – ABB, Schneider, Siemens, Invensys, Honeywell, Rockwell and Yokogawa to name a few.

Software product development needs a different approach compared to software application services business in terms of Team building, Competency management, Quality approach, Life cycle phases and support requirements. Architectural flexibilities, Code reusability, Scalability and Maintainability are key aspects in software product development. Product development life cycles span for years compared to shorter project durations of application software services and this difference has impacts on the attitude and approach of the project team. Axcend has mastered the out sourced software product development life cycle and is able to add value to our partners’ business through our years of experience in this field. Focus on industrial segment has helped us to create competencies in this niche segment. Our agility and quick response times have earned us reputation as partner of choice from our valued customer base.

Benefits for Software product vendors

Access to larger resource pools

Resource support during delivery peaks and troughs

Focus on core competence of Product business management leaving out life cycle phases to partners

Managing optimal team sizes to comply with Corporate business model by accessing partner’s resource pool

Deriving advantage from partner’s experience in the domain and thus shortening time to market