2. About Ciklum
Established in 2002
Leading Danish supplier of technical personnel and teams, software
development and agile business consulting to high growth companies globally.
Hosts more than 2000 employees
Specialties:
Nearshore Software Development
IT Outsourcing
Software Development Outsourcing
Mobile Application Development
3. Why Cool?
Sets up and resourcing nearshore delivery centers for application services for,
and on behalf of, clients.
Supports Client-Owned model
Allows clients to set up their own delivery support teams at Ciklum’s locations
Also provides Outsourcing and consultancy services
4. Challenges
Location: Ukraine, Belarus, Pakistan
high inflation, rising wages, variations across cities
data security & IP protection concerns
Limited liabilities, addressing capacity demand
resourcing of defined capacity within timelines
extensive liabilities only when project or consulting services used
Lack of productivity metrics : no benchmarks
unmet client expectations, longer time to market, multiple iterations
Comparative Agility Measurement System for Ciklum consulting
5. Who Cares?
Ciklum and the services it provides are most attractive to clients which are
looking for the following:
Full flexibility in up scaling and downscaling development teams
Unwilling to invest time in developing their own inshore teams yet require full
control over their resources
Requiring faster development and time to market
Having no previous outsourcing experience
