02 el mercado europeo para servicios ito
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The EU market for ITO services
Agenda
• What is IT outsourcing?
• How and when buyers and service providers meet
• The EU market for ITO services
• Market segment
• Trade channels
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What is ITO?
• Software related services:
– Candidates for outsourcing are: coding, testing, localisation, re-
engineering, maintenance, (web) application development, web site
development, etc. Any or all parts of the SDLC, key process/practice
area (engineering, project management, quality assurance) or product
component might be outsourced.
• IT infrastructure services:
– Service candidates are: remote maintenance and monitoring, product
support (hardware, software), IT security, network monitoring and
management, etc.
• On the edge with BPO (services where software is ALSO
created OR heavily used): animation, audio visuals (TV, cinema,
web), video games = ITES
Segmentation I.
• Offshore outsourcing
• Nearshore outsourcing
What is the difference?
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When Buyers & Suppliers meet
2.0 Know yourself
- Analysis
3.0 Getting ready
4.0 Show yourself
- Marketing
- Promotion
5.0 Do the job
- Contracting
- PM
1.0 Decide to outsource 2.0 Selection
- Country selection
- Supplier selection
3.0 Craft a deal 4.0 Transition &
operation
1.0 Awareness
Ten questions you should ask
1. Do you have a clear reason why
you want to offer your
services/products in Europe?
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Ten questions you should ask
2. Do you have the commitment
and support of the senior
management ?
Ten questions you should ask
3. Is your company big enough?What does that mean?
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Ten questions you should ask
4. Is it clear what you want to sell?
Ten questions you should ask
5. Do you know enough about
Europe to make an early go/no-
go decision?
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Ten questions you should ask
6. Do you have capacity to supply
European markets?
Ten questions you should ask
7. Do you have a sound (local)
client base ?
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Ten questions you should ask
8. Do you have (can you allocate)
budget to sustain your market
entry and marketing efforts?
Ten questions you should ask
9. Do you have adequate number
of capable, experienced
people speaking English
(and/or other European
languages) good enough?
Project managers, marketing staff and senior management
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Ten questions you should ask
10. Are the key processes defined,
documented and practiced?
YESYES
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WHAT CAN I SELL AFTER
ALL?
Software development
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Animation workflow (2D)
Game development
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Products versus Services
21 Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries
Local:
Product offer
Europe:
Service offer
Proof of
Competences
Experience:
Vertical,
Horizontal,
Technology
Products versus Services
Marketing products if:
• The product competes its leaders in its category AND
• has international references AND
• the target is a niche market AND/OR
• Unique (e.g. innovation) in its category
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THE EU MARKET
Where are my buyers? Where is my market?
Questions you should be able to answer
Are you a generalist or a specialist?
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Questions you should be able to answer
What is your vertical market experience?
Questions you should be able to answer
What is your horizontal market experience?
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Questions you should be able to answer
What is your technology portfolio?
Questions you should be able to answer
What are the features of your ideal client?
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Questions you should be able to answer
What geography should you target?
Market segmentation - Summary
• Geography
• Vertical market
• Horizontal market
• Company size
• Technology
• Offshore ITO is a very diversified market
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ITO TRADE CHANNELS
Why is it important?
Two types of offshore IT outsourcing
• Tactical outsourcing
– Project – by – project basis
– Many projects and leads are needed to fill the pipeline
– Marketing and promotion
• Own
• Matchmakers,
• Sales representatives
• Strategic outsourcing
– Long term commitments
– Strategic partner
– Local office
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IT Service provider (in DC)
Sales/Mktg.
REPRESENTATIVE
LOCAL OFFICE
Final user of services (any industry)
(Strategic) PARTNER
MATCHMAKERBroker/consultant
DIRECT approach
APP. STORE
Evolving to
Strategic partner
• Usually an ISV in the target country
• Trust is needed
• Interdepence
• Structured relationship:
– Functions and tasks
– Communication
– Procedures
• Limited marketing visibility and market access opportunities
• No IP rights or the loss of IP rights
• Work orders:
– On a when and if necessary basis
– Limited amount of work v.s guaranteed minimum work orders
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Matchmaker / Broker / Consultant
• Intermediairy
• Relationships:
– Multiple clients
• Retainer + success fee
• Measuring perfromance. Clear expectations and objectives
• You need a door opener
• Can be expensive
• Makes the contact and you make the sales
Sales representative
• Loyalty
• Price structure
• Relationships:
– Multiple clients?
– Exclusive?
• Can be expensive
• Makes the contact + makes the sales + manages projects
• Retainer + success fee or fixed monthly fee
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Local office
• Functions: marketing, sales, PM, delivery, support
• More value added services are possible
• Offshore – nearshore combination
• Most expensive
• Controll:
– Processes
– Lessons learned are brought to next project
– Staffing
– Budget
– Marketing and reputation
• Language and culture
• Minimum risks for clients
• Sometimes compulsory
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER?