Gem Global offers its clients the opportunity and an alternative to “offshoring” through “Rural Sourcing”. Supported by a State-of-the-Art data center comprised of Legacy and Open Source Environments our clients can take advantage of the benefits achieved through Rural Sourcing.
This data center network is supported through an extensive fiber optic network that provides our customers the opportunity to take advantage of other capabilities including data center integration, data redundancy, business continuity planning, colocation services and managed services.
We provide our customers Integrated Consulting Services designed around a process and methodology that allows for consistency in the determination of the customers’ needs.
Some Frequently Asked Questions About Rural Sourcing:
What is Rural Sourcing?
Rural Sourcing is an effective cost saving alternative for IT Labor. Rural Sourcing achieves savings through salary arbitrage (compared to US urban areas), reduced real estate, travel, recruiting & training expenses.
The Rural Sourcing model involves leveraging resources onshore at offsite locations.
Why do Rural Sourcing?
Rural Sourcing is an alternative for sourcing IT labor and achieves material savings with no sacrifice in quality, productivity, or timeliness.
Does Rural Sourcing change the Global Sourcing strategy for organizations?
No. Most organizations continue to invest in offshore sourcing programs but complement their global sourcing strategies with onshore “rural” sourcing.
What roles are best suited for Rural Sourcing?
Offshore has proven to be effective for development roles. Rural Sourcing is an effective alternative for roles that benefit from US time zone overlap.
Roles such as Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Solution Architects, Project Managers, Data Base Administrators and QA Testers are well suited for Rural Sourcing.
Do companies use Rural Sourcing for development?
Yes. For ‘time-bound’ projects that cannot bear the cost of offshore mobilization, companies can engage a Rural Sourcing firm for projects that specifically prohibit going offshore. Example: State or Federal government. Rural Sourcing may be used to maximize savings.
What ways do companies typically engage Rural Sourcing suppliers?
Individuals or teams can be sourced either as staff augmentation or deliverable-based projects.
What kind of ‘deliverables’ can be contract for?
Deliverable-based projects typically require custom SOWs with accurate scope definition and specific acceptance criteria.
Do managers have the opportunity to interview candidates?
Yes. Face to face interviews or phone screens can be scheduled.
Are individual contractors from Rural Sourcing vendors available to travel to Client sites?
Yes. Unlike offshore resources, rural sourcing can minimize travel expenses and go where the business needs dictate.
What are the scheduled work hours for rural resources?
Typically, standard client work hours apply for rural resources. To accommodate business needs and geographically dispersed work groups, flexible work hours can be accommodated however. This is typically limited to shifting the start time by one or two hours in either direction.
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