The folks over at Zinnov are the best when it comes to advice and research data on R&D and product development outsourcing. So if you are evaluating partners for product engineering outsourcing, then you need to take a look at this report titled 2009 R&D Service Provider Rating.
The #1 rated companies in each category are:
Software [...]
More and more firms are rapidly adopting outcome based outsourcing models for product development. However, not all are ready for it as these quotes from recent articles mention.
Down To Business: Outsourcing’s Next Big Thing (InformationWeek)
Outcome-based outsourcing isn’t more widespread, Brooks says, because most vendors and customers aren’t prepared to manage them. All outcomes, whether judged [...]
Global Services and neoIT, through their Global Services 100 Study, recently announced the top outsourced product development service providers for 2009. Symphony Services was named the Best Performer.
The full report is available at http://www.globalservicesmedia.com/Content/general200903036094.asp.
Have you worked with any of these firms? What is your experience and recommendations when it comes to outsourcing product development [...]