Training inter-disciplinary talent for software outsourcing

With the advance of e-commerce and the outsourcing industry, there has emerged an urgent demand for inter-disciplinary talent that not only grasps e-commerce process analysis, but is also familiar with software development. The authors of this article have analysed existing problems in training for traditional software-related specialties. Also considered were ways to break down the barriers that exist between different disciplines. This was driven by the demands of the industry and enterprises. An inter-disciplinary training model for software outsourcing has been constructed, combining business process analysis, software development and communication skills. Universityenterprise co-operation training has been implemented, through several approaches, i.e. a theoretical and practical curriculum, dual-teaching teams and quality assurance mechanisms. Finally, the reform has been verified in practice as achieving good results. The data presented in this article update and extend the data regarding information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing, included in an earlier article by Ye et al [1].