BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS, September 2007 –- Planon, a global provider of enterprise real estate and facilities announced today that Planon b.v., market leader in Integrated Workplace Management Solutions, and coMakeIT b.v. a leading provider in Offshore Software Development have signed a deal to set up an extended software development department in India.
This decision enables Planon to realize its growth plans for the coming years, and further extend its market leading position. Planon customers will benefit directly from the increased bandwidth in product development this will bring. Both Planon and coMakeIT use Scrum, an agile software development methodology. The team in Hyderabad, India will work seamlessly with the Dutch team using the same way of working.
“We are rapidly growing, and as the market leader we need to set the score. This means we need to constantly expand our development bandwidth. We took the strategic decision to offshore, and for that we needed a strong partner who understands our way of working, has extensive experience in distributed product development, and has expertise in running offshore development centers. We found a good match with the coMakeIT team to go forward with our off-shoring strategy.” said Pierre Guelen, General Manager of Planon b.v.
“Scrum is an integral part of our product development strategy. Since coMakeIT has expertise in enterprise Scrum, it gives us the advantage to jump start our developments in the offshore location.” said Maarten Smeets, Development Manager at Planon b.v.
Steven ten Napel, CEO of coMakeIT: “We strongly believe that one of the biggest success factors for companies in the current global economy is the ability to implement high quality sourcing models. Such a sourcing model will be imperative for business growth. Planon can leverage our competence of establishing high performance off shore development teams in their expansion strategy.”
About Planon
Planon is a global software provider of Integrated Workplace Management Solutions (IWMS), enabling corporate customers to cut costs and add value by centralizing and automating all their enterprise real estate and facilities management operations. The Planon series of solutions include Facility and Space Management, Operations and Maintenance Management, Project Management and Real Estate Portfolio Management. In business for more than 25 years, Planon has more than 1,300 clients in 16 countries. The Company’s U.S. Headquarters is located in Braintree, Massachusetts.
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