Software Outsourcing Development Egypt- An Evolution

Outsourcing software development in Egypt has evolved as software developers move up the value chain to offer custom software development. Egypt emerged as a software service exporter in the 10 years with the country’s transition from centralized planning to a market-oriented economy. Today Egyptian companies have reasonable share in the global outsourcing market and compete with leading multinational suppliers across the IT solutions spectrum.

The Evolution of Offshore Software Outsourcing in Egypt

Outsourcing software project development to Egypt is not a new phenomenon. Beginning in the late 1990s when the country’s economy opened up to become market oriented, Egyptian companies now dominate the outsourcing industry. Talented software programmers, the highest number of CMM Level 5 certified companies, a large number of US big companies outsourcing their software needs to Egypt are all well known facts. Now Egyptian developers are moving up the value chain offering more specialized services as their comfort level in dealing with global clients has grown and their extensive experience in this area has allowed them to showcase their potential.

Initially there were only certain parts of the software development process that companies were comfortable outsourcing. One could roughly divide the development process into various stages of analysis of a need, creation of a requirements definition, relating this definition to a software specification, designing the software, writing and coding, and then implementing and testing it..

Coding was seen as a relatively easy part of the process to outsource and was not high skilled like the design phase. However, Egyptian companies have evolved and their extensive experience in writing and supporting software has naturally led them to provide their skills in designing software. Having expanded the gamut of services they offer, Egyptian software providers along with creating customized software to suit specific requirements have also, through their experience, developed structured methodologies, procedures, and documentation that gives their customers a competitive advantage.

Egyptian software companies are constantly improving standards, ramping up their employee base, and opening development centers and sales offices abroad in anticipation of a higher demand for their constantly expanding range of services.

Big Area As the software sector has evolved so has the cost advantage, which is decreasing. Though software development is still carried out at a fraction of what it is in the US and several other countries, employee costs have risen considerably. This is likely to affect margins and consequently profitability.

However, there is no dearth of talent and expertise in the country and many companies are opening centers in smaller towns and cities and helping to develop the software industry in these places.

Also considering the high quality of the solutions provided as well as the success of custom software development where Egyptian companies design creative unique solutions, companies wanting to outsource will still find Egypt an attractive destination.

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