All projects we take up carry the following guarantees:
Confidentiality guarantee: All client details will be kept confidential
Price guarantee: Minimum 60% cost-saving over on-site development
Support guarantee: Free 3 months of support for defect resolution
Results guarantee: Progress-linked payments weighted toward the end

Rates vary depending on skills, timelines, project nature etc. Typically, a Senior Developer would work at the rate of $30/hour (isn’t it too low?).

The quality of a software development company is ultimately the quality of its people. Our people are very strong for software projects:

• English-speaking Graduate/Post-Graduate Engineers
• Have multiple years of industry experience
• All people have experience on off-shore projects with US/European clients
• Most people are from premier engineering institutes (IIT, IIM, BITS, REC etc.), or have proven their exceptional abilities
• Most Project Leads have spent 2+ years residing in the US/Europe
• Are industry-certified
• NetConnect ODC’s selection process includes a 1-hour written technical test, 4+ hours of interviewing, reference checking, and actual problem-solving on the computer!

The rate is low not because of technical limitation, but simply because we operate from India, where living costs are much lower due to international economies and exchange rates. It is our strategy to pass on these location advantages to our clients.

We work either for fixed-price projects, or on per-hour rates basis. For long-term committed clients who prefer time-based billing, we also offer a monthly rate.

For fixed-price projects:
Advance: 20%
Early proof-of-concept: 20%
Beta release: 30%
Final release: 30%

For per-hour rate projects:
Payable Weekly

These are typical distributions. Individual projects may differ in details.

• We sign NDAs and Confidentiality Agreements, as required by you.
• All our employees are full-time employees and are bound by the company’s Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure clauses.
• Additionally, for sensitive projects, we create isolated cells disconnected from any public network.
• At a practical level, all CD-Writers need authorization for usage. Internet uploads larger than a threshold also need authorization.

Yes; in some cases we bear project risks even before the first payment.

Our developers are dedicated to producing quality code. We have formal processes to keep quality under tight control, including periodic code reviews and design walk-throughs. We concentrate on getting it right the first time, and believe the creation-step itself should be strong.

Every project goes through the hands of suitable QA/testing professionals under stringent test-plans, including black-box testing, white-box testing, test regression, usage analysis etc.

This is our strong point, and it shows through our confidence in our work. We issue a free 3 month defect resolution for all our developments, unconditionally.

We believe trust and confidence are the foundation for any successful relationship, and develop only after association over time. The following facts may help demonstrate our commitment to our business:

• We have completed projects for 100+ US/European clients
• We have spent over 7 years in business, dedicated to the off-shore execution model
• We are here for the long run; our CEO has global experience with leading technology companies and has started up with a long-term vision
• Our list of references/ testimonials

We sign NDAs before initial discussions, and final contracts are drawn out in detail.
We are normally bound by the legal framework of our client’s country, and we are a registered organization in India.

Yes we do, where required. This may be especially useful in initial requirements gathering, final implementation, or other pain points. In such cases, our consultants will work on-site at pre-decided rates.

You will have the ability to keep close control over the project. Our assigned Project Manager will be your single point-of-contact for all issue resolution, and will work closely with your guidelines.

NetConnect ODC’s web based project management software solution has been specifically developed to provide you complete control over your project.

We will send you regular project status reports. We use a combination of predetermined update schedules (normally email) and ad-hoc meetings (usually teleconferences or live chat).

With our project management software, you can keep live tracking of the project plan, milestones, code status, bug status, time sheets status, and a host of other software development metrics.

NetConnect ODC welcomes you to try our services. You may choose to have us do a Pilot Project. We have always succeeded in continuing the relationship after demonstration of ability in a pilot project.

Our preferred Pilot Project is either the first sub-system of a larger project, or an independent project that completes within itself. Pilot Projects typically run 2-4 weeks’ in duration.

We invest the same time and energy in Pilot Projects as real projects. You would find the pilot of sufficient quality to continue on the same code. In this sense, Pilots are very different from prototypes.