We have compiled below a list of questions that potential clients have asked us in the past.
01. How long have you been in business?
03. Why have companies outsourced projects to you?
05. Do you take fixed price contracts?
06. What are your payment terms?
09. What’s the minimum size of projects you undertake?
11. Your rates are low! Is there a catch somewhere?
12. Are your people certified?
13. How do you ensure quality?
14. Can you provide references?
15. How do you assure confidentiality?
16. How do we keep abreast of the progress of the project?
17. Do you provide post-implementation support?
18. We are planning a product, can we co-develop with you?
19. Can you set up an exclusive development team for us?
20. Can we visit your facility?
1. How long have you been in business?
We are in the software busniess since 1996 engaged in business application software development providing services to organizations worldwide.
BrillSol has different offices in UK, Canada, Europe & USA.
3. Why have companies outsourced projects to you?
Below are some of the top reasons why our clients have outsourced projects to BrillSol.
a) To drastically reduce operating costs.
b) To share the risks involved in development.
c) To gain access to world-class software engineering skills.
d) To seek resources not available in-house.
e) To finish projects which otherwise cannot be finished in-house due to technical or staff limitations.
f) To free up non-capital resources for other in-house projects.
g) To gain a fresh and new perspective on a stalled project.
h) To localize existing software for use in other countries and markets.
If your current situation meets any of the above criteria, you should talk to us right away.
Over the past 6 years, we have completed a large number of projects for clients around the globe. We can provide you both Work and Client References.
5. Do you take fixed price contracts?
Yes. A fair number of our projects are fixed price contracts. This way, we insure our clients from cost escalations.
We also work on per-hour basis and also have a unique Dedicated Development Center offering.
6. What are your payment terms?
For Fixed Price Contracts:
Advance: 20%
Early-Proof of Concept: 20%
Beta Release � 30%
At Sign Off: 30%
We also agree to Milestone-based payment schedules on our Fixed Price projects.
For time-and-material projects and Dedicated Development Centers:
Fortnightly/ Monthly
What have been listed above are all typical models, actual agreements may differ based on client specifics and requirements.
Payments are made through wire transfer to our banker’s account in respective country.
As it stands now, there are no taxes involved.
9. What’s the minimum size of projects you undertake?
We take all sizes of projects once we are committed to a client.
Our rates range from US$ 15-25/hour depending upon skills required, time-line, project nature etc.
11. Your rates are low! Is there a catch somewhere?
We can offer these rates because we have pool of resources and have built platform to speed up the development with better quality.
12. Are your people certified?
Our people are certified in relevant Microsoft, IBM and Sun technologies. Our all project managers are PMI certified PMPs.
13. How do you ensure quality?
We have processes in place to ensure that quality is maintained every single time. These processes are derived from industry standard practices and have been fine-tuned to meet the unique requirements of remote development.
14. Can you provide references?
Yes. We can provide both Work references as well as Client references.
15. How do you assure confidentiality?
We sign NDAs and Confidentiality agreements with our clients.
16. How do we keep abreast of the progress of the project?
Regular Project Status Reports will be sent to you by email.
Over and above that, web meetings and teleconferences are held as and when required.
The developed code is replicated / updated to your servers at regular intervals. This way, you get to review the progress of work even on a daily basis.
Our Project Managers and Customer Relationship Managers are available to you on a 24/7 basis.
17. Do you provide post-implementation support?
Yes, we provide 3 months’ free post-implementation support for all our development. Further support is also available at a charge.
18. We are planning a product, can we co-develop with you?
Yes. Please see our product co-development page.
19. Can you set up an exclusive development team for us?,
If you expect a steady flow of work using consistent programming languages and operating systems, it may be ideal to have BrillSol set up an offshore team dedicated exclusively to your company.
These contracts are generally for a period of 1 year or more.
20. Can we visit your facility?
Most welcome. Visiting our facility will provide you a first-hand experience of our place, our people and our infrastructure.
Very Simple, Talk to us, right away.