EthicSoft is in full agreement with the fact that IT industry can rest only on a strong supporting frame formed by human intellects. The proprietary organizational model of EthicSoft is built on a clear understanding and appreciation of this fact. The business model of EthicSoft is broadly derived from its organizational model and most of the times, implicitly, maps onto the motivation behind it. However, optimization of the client resources including even the client's Return on Investment is also an important criteria that governs the business model. Some of the important variants of the business model of EthicSoft are :
1. Completely onsite on Time and Resource basis
2. Completely offshore on Time and Resource basis
3. Collaborative onsite and offshore on Time basis
4. Collaborative onsite and offshore on Resource basis
5. Collaborative onsite and offshore on Time and Resource basis
One among the above variants or a further optimized combination of these variants are employed for software projects. The benefits resulting out of such optimization is, gracefully, passed onto the client by EthicSoft while retaining its identity of being highly competitive in the market.
From a purely commercial view point, the business model variants at EthicSoft are
1. Schedule based model
2. Effort based model
3. Fixed bid model
In the schedule based model, EthicSoft facilitates the right type of resources for the scheduled duration as per the client requirements. At the option of the client, EthicSoft either wholly or partly owns the project management activities and be responsible for the commitment undertaken.
In the Effort based model, EthicSoft computes the project effort based on the historical projects already executed in terms of person-months and leaves the distribution of the schedule on timeline to the client. This type of model is suitable for software projects that shall progress hand-in-hand with clients' Research oriented and developmental projects. EthicSoft's PDMITS can define processes for such projects and weave them with those of the clients.
In fixed bid model, both the effort and the schedule is worked out by EthicSoft and based on both these indicators, a fixed amount is projected as the cost of the project. In this model, most of the times, EthicSoft is in a position to part with the working papers with the clients so that the client also gets a better insight into the thought process and reasoning for the cost quoted. In addition, more importantly, this transparency ensures the client with the exact output of the project execution for the cost incurred.
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