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About Zensys Zensys is the company behind the award-winning Z-Wave® wireless mesh network ecosystem. Z-Wave transforms virtually any electronic device into an intelligent networked device that can be controlled and monitored wirelessly, and can seamlessly interact with other home devices and systems. More than 160 companies use Z-Wave in more than 300 products worldwide. Zensys has since the end of 2008 became a part of Sigma Designs. Sigma's headquarters are in Milpitas, California while the Z-Wave R&D activities are located in Copenhagen. About Zensys-Ciklum Partnership From day one with Ciklum since June of 2007 Zensys takes pride in using “best practices” in IT offshoring. As the company's product is complex, the knowledge transfer on startup took place in a form of personal visits and active remote communications. The company introduced the nearshore team to Zensys' strategy, business model, goals, as well as given a detailed insight into the whole range of company's products and solutions. This gave the new team a solid background on the product's use making the transition to sample applications and tools development responsibility successful. The objective of the frequent visits was to transfer knowledge and conduct team-building activities in order to create a spirit of belonginess to Zensys. These periodical face-to-face communications with the Ukrainian team were a good foundation for a smooth integration of the team into Zensys as a company as well as building good interpersonal relationships. Following the recommended best practices from Ciklum has resulted in nearshore operations reaching the productivity level comparable to an onshore team in less than two years and making the Ukrainian team an invaluable and integral part of Zensys' development department.
"It was not feasible to establish a highly skilled Danish team back in 2007 having knowledge of both Windows and embedded programming. The productivity of my team in Ukraine is as what I would expect from a Danish team but the total cost of ownership is only about 50% of what I would have to pay in Denmark! I can't imagine not having my nearshore team aboard." Jørgen Franck, SW Manager at Zensys Reference date: September 2009
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