ScienceSoft Holds a Seminar for the Finnish IT Community

Online, April 19, 2011 (Newswire.com) - ScienceSoft Inc. held a seminar "Outsourcing for Business Growth" in Espoo, Finland.

The seminar was targeted at ICT professionals interested in building a good professional relationship with their nearshore partners. It brought together over 50 attendees and speakers from various ICT companies and was an ideal opportunity for like-minded participants to compare their experience and exchange views on the matter.

Professional presentations, a world-class program that allowed looking at the problem of outsourcing from different angles, and networking lunch made it a successful event. Filled with tips and techniques, the seminar featured such prominent speakers as Juhani Strömberg, VP Itella Corporation, Veli Peltola, Director of Tieto Delivery Excellence Development, Mikko Rönkkö, Aalto University research manager, Joni Rannila, CTO of Valuatum Oy, and Nikolay Kurayev, CEO of ScienceSoft Inc.

Among the issues covered during the seminar there were:
"Outsourcing Challenges in General", an overview of the topic presented by the Itella Corporation Senior Vice President Juhani Strömberg.

"Customer Driven Global Delivery at Tieto", an experience-based presentation by Tieto Corporation Delivery Excellence Development Director Veli Peltola.

"Outsourcing in Software Development", Mikko Rönkkö, Research Manager at Aalto University, Software Business Research Group, presents findings on offshoring / nearshoring from the Finnish Software Industry Survey.

"Experiences of Product Development with Nearshore Resources" Joni Rannila, CTO of Valuatum Oy, gives practical advice on working with nearshore partners.

"How to Develop a True Partnership with an Outsourcing Company" Nikolay Kurayev, ScienceSoft Inc. CEO, reveals secrets behind a true business partnership.

As ScienceSoft Oy Managing Director Akif Ali commented, "The outcome of the seminar should be taken as the face value. The event offered a good review on outsourcing to the participants: useful theory, practice, experience and research data mixed into a four-hour session."