Vendor Analysis
published on Feb 13, 2013
Report Overview:
This NelsonHall vendor assessment analyzes Syntel's offerings and capabilities in software testing services. Syntel is one of a number of software testing services companies analyzed in NelsonHall's comprehensive industry analysis programs.
Who is this Report for:
NelsonHall's Software Testing Vendor Assessment for Syntel is a comprehensive assessment of Syntel's software testing offerings and capabilities designed for:
- Sourcing managers monitoring the capabilities of existing suppliers of software testing and identifying vendor suitability for software testing
- Vendor marketing, sales and business managers looking to benchmark themselves against their peers
- Financial analysts and investors specializing in the IT services sector.
Scope of this Report:
The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of Syntel's software testing offerings, capabilities, and market and financial strength, including:
- Analysis of the company's offerings and key service components
- Revenue estimates
- Identification of the company's strategy, emphasis and new developments
- Analysis of the profile of the company's customer base including the company's targeting strategy and examples of current contracts
- Analysis of the company's strengths, weaknesses and outlook.
Key Findings & Highlights:
Syntel has traditionally aimed to expand its testing offering towards specialized services e.g.
- ERP testing
- BI, data warehousing and data testing.
- Testing environment provisioning and management.
- Mobile application testing
- Development of agile development and testing.
Most testing staff are in India located in Pune, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi. In addition, Syntel's testing practice has developed its presence onshore with the intent of having local presence for client-facing activities and client intimacy purpose.
Syntel's testing practice is organized into four main sectors: banking and financial services; healthcare; retail, travel & logistics; and manufacturing.