Introduction

RM Education, founded in 1973. offers a complete ICT solution to the educational market, covering all aspects such as hardware, software, management, etc.

RM Education has 6 offices in the UK and offices in India, USA and Australia.

RM Education is part of the RM Group, which also incorporates the companies 3T Productions, Softease, Helicon, Forvus, Sentinel Products and Technology Teaching Systems.

RM Education realised the importance of Offshoring and did a study to compare different Offshore locations. On deciding that India was the final location RM Education ordered a detailed location study.

The strategic concerns for Offshoring were to attain lower operational cost and the availability of highly skilled personnel to carry out long term projects and product enhancements for the RM group of companies.

RM Education realised that Offshoring would positively influence their shareholders and improve their market cap.

 

Requirements

RM Education wanted to start with a team of 30 to 50 persons. Now they employ over 600 persons. The startup of the Offshore Development Centre was done in such a way to minimise the risk and maximise the advantages to the RM group of companies.

Since RM Education had chosen Trivandrum as a location, the Technopark was the best choice for RM to be.

 

Benefits of Offshore deployment

• Our partner in India, took the position of Executive Director of RM Education India and started working from Trivandrum, initially forming the company in India, managing the operations, the establishment of Offshore Software Development Centre and the finances of the company in India, reporting to Director of IT Services in the UK

• Minimum risks and maximum gains within the planned period and budget

• A scalable and stable network that helped the Offshore - Onshore operations to grow 100% every year in India

• An experienced core team of 3 is still working there to help RM achieve the best possible stability

• Smooth transition of projects and processes between the Onsite and Offshore teams

• The Offshore location was ready in 20 weeks to house the initial team

• The 1st member of the core team started working during the 13th week after the start of the recruitment process

• The first delivery was achieved in the 32nd week after the decision was taken to come to India

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