Off-site Development model reduces the cost of hardware resources required and also offers several other cost savings. Offsite development facilitates need-based allocation of resources to the project (resource loading will vary based on the requirement at each stage of the project). This model may not have as much user interaction as in the On-site model but definitely is more economical.
In the Off-site Development scenario, clients may not be required to provide development and production environments. There may be a need for the customer to visit with the development team or the team’s managers for greater efficiency.
This Model is ideal for clients where:
- The scope has been defined in detail.
- The scope will not undergo any more changes once the requirements are agreed upon.
- Maintenance and minor enhancement of applications.
- Conversions and migrations to new platforms.
- Re-engineering of existing applications for new environments.