Steps Toward Sucess: From IT Offshore to IT Nearshore – A Long Partnership Journey

The Beginnings of a Strategic IT Partnership

Founded in 1965, Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is a leading global consulting and IT solutions provider, renowned for its strategic insights and advanced technology solutions across industries. With a commitment to driving digital transformation, NRI empowers businesses worldwide to innovate and achieve sustainable growth.

On that journey, a partnership with VTI was formed in 2017. At that time, NRI was on the lookout for a reliable technology partner to work on a large project of developing a financial mobile application, which requires high security, performance, and user-centric design. At first, they started by evaluating domestic partners but found it challenging to find a vendor that met all their requirements (high technical skill and can provide a large team of experts). That’s when VTI “entered the picture” and proved to be a promising candidate with a capable team of highly talented mobile development engineers offering the “perfect-matched solution”.

	“At first, we looked for domestic partners but found it challenging to find a vendor that met all our requirements. That’s when we connected with VTI, a partner from Vietnam. After some discussions, we realized that VTI had highly talented mobile development engineers and could provide the number of engineers at the skill level that we required.”

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Building Trust Through Quality and Expertise

What began as a solution to meet immediate project needs quickly evolved into a long-term partnership between VTI and NRI, built on trust and performance. VTI consistently delivered on expectations, handling everything from detailed design to unit testing with high quality.

Mr. Asabe Kimihiko also shared in the interview that VTI’s IT Offshore team has a high level of know-how experience, and is qualified to be entrusted with larger projects.

“We currently evaluate them as having the right quality and feel confident entrusting them with mobile app development, even for large-scale projects. We see a lot of potential for a strong partnership with VTI in these higher-level business areas.”

Over time, VTI became a partner alongside NRI, contributing to successes, with both companies operating in sync on shared visions of quality and innovation.

From IT Offshore to IT Nearshore: A New Milestone in Collaboration

After years of successful offshore collaboration, NRI and VTI saw an opportunity to elevate the partnership through the establishment of VTI’s nearshore center in Fukuoka, Japan. Located next to NRI’s own office, this new center enables faster and more effective communication, more immediate feedback, and closer real-time problem-solving, which is the “key to growing our businesses together” stated Mr. Asabe

	“We’d like VTI to take on more of the upstream processes, which will allow us to scale our business more effectively”

This nearshore approach enables VTI to support more strategic, upstream processes, positioning the partnership to meet increasingly complex project requirements.

Envisioning a Future of Shared Success

With the nearshore center operational, NRI and VTI are aligned on the shared vision for the future. This partnership is evolving to include knowledge-sharing, with NRI transferring their upstream process expertise to VTI to further enhance VTI’s capabilities.

“What I want to work on the most is reaching more customers and winning new projects, alongside VTI. By showcasing the strengths of VTI and NRI, we can win customer trust, successfully take on projects, and build a strong portfolio.”

As NRI and VTI plan to collaborate more closely, we aim to co-create innovative solutions, leveraging advanced technology that will contribute to the growth of our client’s success.

Discover the Power of IT Nearshore Services

As VTI continues to support partners on their digital transformation journeys, the success of this nearshore center in Fukuoka illustrates the power of close collaboration and shared vision, moving towards the future, the future of DXellence.

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