Evaluate your IT Outsourcing Potential using our PLUS Framework.

P- People-focused philosophy

1. What is the size of your organization?

<$250M in revenue

Between $250M to $5B in revenue

>$5B in revenue

2. Which is the dominant age group in your current workforce population?

Above 50

Between 35-50

Less than 35

3. What is the current size of your IT team?

<100

Between 100 to 300

300+

4. Are your internal processes and SOPs clearly documented and followed for onboarding new IT contractors/vendors?

No, but we would be open to initiating such programs if need be

Yes, we have a basic onboarding strategy

Yes, we have a comprehensive onboarding strategy in place

5. How committed are you in investing time and effort consistently in building and interacting with your offshore IT team?

Less committed (Alternate week)

Moderately committed (Once a week)

Highly committed (Twice a week)

6. What kind of training and development strategy would you adopt for an offshore IT team?

We would like the vendor to fabricate a training and development strategy

We are flexible in our approach

We would like the autonomy in deciding the training and development strategy

U- Unify with the global enterprise

12. How would you define your current operating model?

Diversified operating model- Departments manage their own IT infrastructure and technology tools

Unified operating model- Decisions regarding technology tools require IT involvement

Blend of a) and b)

13. On a scale of 1 to 10, what would your preferred cultural compatibility be with vendor/outsourced partners in your organization?

Less than 5

Between 5 to 8

Greater than 8

14. What is your top priority behind adopting an IT outsourcing model?

Cost optimization

Technical expertise in key areas

Access to global talent

15. Are you comfortable sharing data with reliable third-party IT vendors outside your organizational network and infrastructure?

No

Maybe

Yes

16. How often would you conduct employee engagement activities and collaborative events to ensure cultural diversity and inclusion for your offshore teams?

Annually

Bi-annually

Monthly

S- Secure and sustainable solutions

17. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your organization in terms of business agility and operational efficiency?

Less than 5

Between 5 to 8

Greater than 8

18. What would be your primary organizational goals behind setting up an offshore center?

Handling ongoing operational challenges such as maintenance, security, and database tuning

Leveraging the service management expertise required to advise across the deploy-and-run lifecycle

Running your own data and innovation center to help make the best technology and service delivery decisions for your business

19. Which cybersecurity trend would you like to see more of in the coming years?

Real-time incident reporting mechanism and robust security compliance measures in place

Leverage AI-powered threat intelligence and predictive analytics

Invest in comprehensive cybersecurity training programs to educate the workforce

20. What level of CI/CD and quality control do you exercise over application and software development?

Low level

Mid-level

High level