Shareforce Company Presentation

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Shareforce in 60 seconds

Company

Outsourcing

Our services

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Unique selling points5

Shareforce in 60 seconds

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Shareforce in 60 seconds

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Shareforce.NET PHP

The Netherlands

Outsourcing

Romania

2008 ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Iaşi

English

Development

The World is Flat

Extension

Product development

Innovation

Quality

Project management

Communication

People

SCRUM

On-site

Web ApplicationTeam

Basecamp

GTD

Video

Talent

Efficiency

Company

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Company > History

“Strong roots are the foundation for solid growth”

Company milestones• 1995–2005 : Shareforce founders start their first IT & web companies

• 2005-2007 : Shortage skilled & experienced web developers

• Jan. 2008 : Founders meet on a business trip to China (& Twitter)

• May 2008 : Business plan, desk research, choice for location

• Sep. 2008 : Founders provide first round investment

• Nov. 2008 : Shareforce BV (‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands)

• Jan. 2009 : Shareforce Service SRL (Iaşi, Romania)

• Feb. 2009 : First projects for clients successfully completed…

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Company > Vision

“The world is flat – Thomas L. Friedman”

Modern technology makes the world smaller

IT talent can now be sourced worldwide

We manage this process, providing you with the right talent and focus on cost efficiency

We are not the average outsourcing company, but a true extension of your own company

We accelerate your online innovation & product development

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Company > Goals

1. Growth : 50% in revenue per year

2. Quality : provide the best possible quality for our clients

3. Home : a warm home for both clients & employees

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Company > People

Funded by 4 ‘founding father’ companies• CDEF Holding, Exelirent, Internative, Tera.nl

• Active in IT, Online Marketing & Social Networking

• Founding companies employ over 100 people

Management• Shareforce BV – Netherlands- CEO: Mr. René de Kat

- COO: Mr. Joris Leermakers

• Shareforce Service SRL – Romania- CEO: Mr. Claudiu Farcas

- Team leader PHP: Mr. Ionut Plesca

- Team leader .Net: Mrs. Mirela Tauciuc

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Company > People

Development team:• 6 developers

• PHP & .Net team

• Equal distribution over Junior, Medior & Senior level

• University degrees (e.g. Informatics)

Team up scaling is easy• Network of local HR recruiters

• Professional personality & IT skill tests

• Adding team members: 3-6 weeks

• Building completely new teams: 1-3 months

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Company > Culture

Management style• Open and direct

• Communicative

• Hands-on (SCRUM)

• Stimulating strong personal growth

Our company DNA• Well structured and organized

• Open minded

• Ambitious & hard working

• Task focused

• Attention for personal needs

“English is spoken on the work floor”

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Company > Locations

The NetherlandsShare Force BV

Havensingel 1a

5211 TX, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

RomaniaShareforce Service SRL

Str. Săulescu, nr. 29, etaj 2

700010, Iaşi

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Management & FinanceSales & MarketingAccount management

Project managementDevelopmentInnovation

Company > Structure

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Shareforce Service SRLRomania

Share Force BVNetherlandsExelirent – 70%

Internative – 10% (10%) CDEF Holding

(10%) Tera.nl

Team leader Team leader

PHP team .NET team

– 1%

99%

Company > What we are NOT

A DUMB code factory that exploits it’s employees

A low cost and POOR quality provider

A bunch of COWBOYS that are in for the quick win

A group of SILENT nerds

Braindead ZOMBIES that can’t think for themselves

"That kind of people will never INNOVATE"

(but take your money and run)

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Outsourcing

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Outsourcing > Top 10 reasons why

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Accelerate your business ideas

Get access to worldclass IT talent

Focus on your core businessIncrease profitability of in-house resourcesFlexibility in your workforce

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Get more out of your budget6

Improve quality of work7

Spread development risks8

Gather expert knowledge9

No more limits for your online business10

Outsourcing > When it does NOT make sense

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Your company has an adhoc development processEfficient outsourcing requires structure

Your development projects are relatively smallProject management weighs to heavy on costs

You are only driven by cost advantagesCosts are only part of the advantage mix

When it’s hard to clearly define projectsSuccesfull outsourcing needs clarity

If you can’t find time to communicateCommunication is key for a succesfull project

Outsourcing > Iaşi, Romania

Why we have choosen for Romania (Iaşi):

1.Availability of talent- Iaşi is the second city of Romania (320.000 inhabitants)

- 6 major state & private universities

- 100.000 students in town!

2.Managebility of processes- Only one timezone away, 6 hours door-to-door travel time

- Little cultural differences, profound knowledge of English language

- Good telecom infrastructure

3.Cost advantages- Operational costs about 50% of Western European standards

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Outsourcing > Country of contrasts

Yes, this is (or was) Romania

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Outsourcing > Country of contrasts

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But this is the upside of Romania

Outsourcing > The right guide

You just need the right guide!

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Outsourcing > Romania maps

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Outsourcing > Romania country facts

22,2 million inhabitants

Strategic position between:

• Western Europe

• former Soviet States

• Middle East

2nd country in Central / Eastern Europe

• by population & surface area

Part of the European Union

Major cities: Bucharest, Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Constanţa

High level of education, tradition in IT & technology

English language spoken by everyone in IT sector

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Large and untapped pool of IT talent

Outsourcing > Iaşi city facts

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Population:• city 320.000

• county: 825.000

Capital of Eastern Romania

Educational & cultural centre of Romania

6 major state & private universities• Top 3 university centers

• 100.000 students

Attractive for people in county Moldova

About 35-45% less on salary expectations

Strong knowledge in IT & engineering

Local airport

Outsourcing > The challenges

50% of all outsourcing projects worldwide fail!

You got to have an answer for these challenges:

(and we got them for you)

• Working at distance- Trust?

- Teamwork?

• In different timezones

• Cultural differences

• Language barriers

• High expectations (from both sides)

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Our Services

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Our services > Service models

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Web development team

In-house development

Web application development

Joint venture development

Our services > Scope of services

1. Concepting:

From business idea to project

2. Web development:

In PHP & .NET

3. Projectmanagement:

We take care of your business

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Our services > The way we work

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A. Understanding your business

B. We take care of your business

C. We will keep you informed

D. What we expect from you

Working towards a crystal clear project definition Output: your project proposal

Communication & efficiency are key for project succes Avoiding “the meaning of silence” Using agile methods with short development cycles

Passive & active progress reports We work as an extension of your company Co-creation of our web application

Give us all the information we need Make sure you take time to manage your project Act as a teamplayer (communicate)

“Communication & efficiency are key for successful outsourcing”

Our services > The way we work

A. Understanding your business

1. You talk, we ask questions

2. Brainstorm session(s)

3. Project specifications

4. Proposal & budget

“We turn ideas into projects”

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Our services > The way we work

B. We take care of your business

• Communication- A single point of contact

- Daily team meetings (SCRUM)

- Monthly crosscountry management meetings

- Shareforce Live! (Video window, video chat & text chat)

• Efficiency- GTD working style (Getting Things Done)

- Dedicated client teams

- Basecamp project management software

- Time registration

“We focus on project success”

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Our services > The way we work

C. We will keep you informed

• Project leader on your work floor:- Managing contact between client & development team

- Taking care of your wishes and demands

- Bi-weekly (morning or afternoon)

- Direct(video) contact with development team

• Weekly progress reports by phone

• Weekly code snapshots on development server

• Project management software

“We will work as an extension of your company”

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Our services > The way we work

D. What we expect from you

• Take your time for project brainstorm(s)

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• Provide us with a detailled project briefing- Including functional & technical design

• Give us all the information we need

• Time to manage your project

• A dedicated project leader from your side

• Act as a teamplayer

• Open & direct communication

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Our services > Pricing

Pricing depends on:• Volume of your project?

• Timing / planning of your project?

• Ad hoc or recurring project?

We work with hourly rates from € 40• Including (Dutch) project management

• Based on fixed price / fixed date project

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Unique selling points

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Unique selling points

1. We are just like youA client with an important development need

2. We communicateBecause outsourcing fails otherwise

3. Romanian talent – Dutch managementThe best of both worlds

4. You are always in controlWe work as an extension of your company

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Contact us for more information

Share Force BV t. +31 73 844 00 04

Havensingel 1a f. +31 84 839 90 56

5211 TX ‘s-Hertogenbosch www.shareforce.eu

The Netherlands [email protected]

Shareforce Service SRL

Str. Săulescu, nr. 29, etaj 2

700010, Iaşi

România

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