Problem statement

Our existing IT team is good, but lacks important skills or can’t be expanded/downsized reasonably quickly or economically. Whatever external resources we bring in, we don’t want to change much of our style and processes...

Team’s tasks may range from new product development to systems maintenance.
Client’s typical concerns are:

* Will our guys work with ‘those’ guys well?
* Will we loose much time and info in endless email correspondence? It seems so much easier to   explain the task to the guy at the next desk than to someone overseas via phone or email!
* We know our processes are not perfect, but we don’t want to be the ones to blame every time   we screw up a piece of documentation… we want consultants to help us.

Underwater Adventures method

This is a very common situation, whether people call it that name or not. No company wants to loose what’s good about their existing teams and none will sacrifice any of that for the sake of outsourcing relationship. Yet, the business should go on.

Furthermore, most outsourcing services buyers say that finding the right chemistry between their internal staff and their off-site consultants is the number one issue. It is a problem with many faces – you have to count in cultural differences, software process maturity levels, communication skills, intra-team styles and many other factors.

Underwater Adventures has a proven method of filling the resources blanks in the most productive, yet gentle way. Clients don’t sacrifice what’s good about their existing teams and get exactly the help they needed, exactly when they need it, nothing else.

* Process flexibility. We know how to work in various corporate environments and reporting   structures. With this type of service, we focus more on covering specific responsibility areas,   rather than following standard ‘correct’ processes. Leadership is often more important than   formalities – and we are ready to work under client’s leadership;
* Dedicated communicators available 24x7 to sort out any issue;
* Cultural advisory service. Yes, clients need to know how to deal with their remote consultants   and their environment;
* Superb communication facilities. You don’t even call long distance when speaking with   Underwater Adventures offshore center!
* Dynamic teams. It is in the nature of our service to be able to scale up / downsize client’s teams   quickly – and we are very good at that. You don’t have to lock yourself to a year-long contract   with fixed number of developers.