Mantra Sourcing Methodology

A proven, comprehensive and easy to adapt Offshore Outsourcing Methodology is extremely important while offshoring. There are many challenges and variables in an offshore project and a solid framework of processes and procedures makes the big difference.

As a buyer, you should completely asses a business process, document it thoroughly and make it outsource-ready before it is actually outsourced. To accomplish this task you need tools and expertise that you may not have within your organization. Also, many times offshore providers have more sophisticated process models that buyer organizations. That results in some kind of buyer dragging. And further, different providers may different process models which makes it difficult for buyer to communicate with multiple suppliers.

Buyer and Service Provider - Common Interface
Mantra offers a scalable framework called Mantra-SourceIT has been designed to solve all the problems mentioned above. It is a collection many processes, procedures, tasks, templates and online resources that can be used to effectively address all the issues that may arise. It serves as an interface between buyer and offshore service providers and ensures that everybody speaks same language and works towards same goal.

Comprehensive and Scalable
Mantra-SourceIT covers all four phases of an offshore project. It has modules that are designed to address specific issues in each phase - Knowledge, Strategy, Resource and Manage. Although this methodology is comprehensive, for better understanding it can be viewed in three categories.

Pre-sourcing - These are delivered weeks/months before actual outsourcing begins depending upon the project.

Through-sourcing - strategic analysis, operational analysis, planning

Post-sourcing - designed for continuous improvement, Value generation and ROI post the outsourcing.


Key points about Mantra's Sourcing methodology

• Methodology is based on CMM Level 5 standard which is proven and globally accepted.

• It is a loose collection of process models that can be applied to entire project or any one phase of the project.

• It is easy to understand, apply and maintain.

• We continuously work towards improving this model.

• It can be adapted for an IT project or any other business process. 

• It is focused on business process and so provides common language for customers and suppliers.