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CriTech Research has many years of experience with outsourcing software projects. We have considerable expertise in the development of software applications. We can bring to bear a large number of developers to work on a project at any given time. The combination results in a dramatic reduction in the time needed to deploy your new product. Our experience can save considerable development cost. Within the medical device industry, the medical device manufacturer must ensure that all software is developed in compliance with all applicable regulations and standards. Consider:
	FDA Quality System Regulation
	Medical Device Directives (MDD)
	EN 46001 and/or ISO 9001
	EN 60601-1-4
	21 CFR Part 11
	IEEE Standards for Software Development
	AAMI SW68
	ISO 12207
CriTech Research's standard practices and procedures fully comply with all of these regulations and standards.
Benefits of Outsourcing
Outsourcing can save time:
	Reuse
	Staffing flexibility
	Experience
	Better requirements specification
	Reduced feature creep
Outsourcing can provide reduced manpower fluctuations:
	Outsourcing helps eliminate the need to staff up internally for a rush project
Keys to Success in Outsourcing
Here are some keys to success in Outsourcing:
	Select the vendor with care
	Craft the contract with the vendor carefully
	Make communication with the vendor a priority, both electronically and in person
	Give special consideration to outsourcing the reengineering of legacy-systems (retrospective)
Considerations with Outsourcing
When preparing to outsource, CriTech recommends that you:
	Develop a management plan, including risk management
	Make communication with us a priority
	Be leery of unstable requirements
	Especially consider outsourcing legacy-systems reengineering
	Avoid double standards for outsourced work
CriTech Helps Manage Outsourcing
Three key factors must be addressed for successful outsourcing development:
	Ensure visibility Our status reports provide timely and meaningful visibility into the current status of development, allowing you to monitor and assess our progress.
	Minimize loss At the end of the project, we provide training and consulting to ensure a successful transition of the developed work products into your organization.
	Protection of confidential information Our contractual practices ensure that proprietary data and algorithms are properly identified and are carefully protected.

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