xtendum is your partner for meaningful offshore collaboration. We specialise in IT
cooperation.
Specifically we are experienced professionals in cross-cultural partnerships. We operate in Western Europe
and
South Asia (Pakistan).
Offshore Software Development
With 10+ years experience on the ground, we help you get started with the right offshore
software development partner.
With more than 10 years of practical on-the-ground experience in collaboration between Europe and
Southwest Asia (Pakistan), we will support you in achieving your business goals.
We specialise in IT cooperation, but are happy to support you in any partnership that requires
cross-cultural experience, intelligence, skills and on-site availability.
How do we work?
We believe it makes a difference that we have face-to-face communication
with our partners. Therefore some of our Western staff is regulary on-site and is
responsible for training the right talents and smoothly coordinating with our European clients.
We believe in partnership. It takes both partners to reach the
highest levels of efficency, quality and profitability. In the same way we partner with our Pakistani
talents; training programmes, coaching and frequent assessment ensure that everyone involved mutually
benefits.
We believe in social and environmental sustainability. By providing work to some of
the most
talented Pakistani professionals and offering working conditions comparable to Europe, we are taking a
stand against the brain drain that is detrimental to the local economy. In a country where environmental
protection is still in its initial stages, we set an example in this area through our business
practices.
Christian Herter, Founder & Managing Director
Christian Herter focuses on how teams and leaders navigate the complexities of cultural differences
between Western and South Asian cultures.
Christian Herter is a Swiss grown entrepreneur holding a Masters in Computer Science from the
University of Zurich. He is a certified Coach EASC and has spent 10+ years with his family in Pakistan
running a software house. He has immersed himself in the local culture and built relationships among
people from all social classes. Pakistan has a mixed reputation and is often misunderstood. Christian
Herter has invaluable experience in building trust in this context.
Christian Herter loves the warm-hearted tea talks and is amazed by the improvisational talents of the
Pakistani people. He is thrilled to see how quickly ideas become realities.
Christian Herter appreciates the goal-oriented business approach practiced in his native Switzerland.
Additionally he likes the Swiss focus on reliablity and quality, while welcoming feedback from every
employee.
Christian Herter loves asking curious questions and being questioned himself. He is passionate about
serving individuals and teams thrive and enjoy collaboration in a culturally diverse environment.
Offices
Founded in 2013, the head office of xtendum gmbh is based in Schwellbrunn AR, Switzerland. The affiliated
company xtendum services pvt. ltd. operates on-site and is based in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Offshore Software Development
We help you get started with the right offshore software development
partner.
For ten years we have done staffing and completed projects for our European clients succesfully. We
know exactly what offshoring means because we have experienced all the pros and cons of it ourselves.
Team Augmentation - Do you need offshore software development extending your existing
team?
Cost Efficency - Do you have a business idea to be developed in a cost-effective way?
Quality - Do you need a reliable offshore software partner with a track-proven record?
We know the needs of small and medium-sized companies particularly well and can support you in the creation
and operation of a customized solution. Thanks to our partnership with a leading local IT company with over
200 software developers, we can support you in a wide range of technologies.
We are your co-worker and sparring partner, and we are your lifeline, if something should go wrong.
Cultural Coaching. For
individuals and teams.
Help your employees thrive in a culturally diverse team and take intercultural
partnerships
with other
companies to the next level.
Do you wish for more trust and effectiveness in your existing intercultural cooperation?
You are not sure whether the other side is not able to meet your requirements or whether the
lack of
success is due to misunderstandings?
Is the increasing frustration in multicultural cooperation getting you down or is it causing
team
members to give up?
Do you want to learn more about cultural intelligence and how it can help make your
intercultural
teams more effective?
We help you clear away the obstacles and accompany you on
the path to success.
Intercultural Consultancy
Navigating intercultural partnerships is not easy. Learn from the experience of
successful
and
sustainable
cooperations.
Are you planning to start a multicultural collaboration and you want to make it right from the
start?
Are you already in a intercultural collaboration but you need on-site presence and practical
support?
Would you like to develop your cultural intelligence to improve your cross-cultural
cooperation?
We share our cultural insights gained through years of experience and accompany you in the
realisation
of your goals.
Some of our Clients
We have worked with many small and medium-sized enterprises in the past, but also with some large
companies. We have provided (or are still providing) offshore software services to the clients
below.
Technologies
With over 200+ employees at our leading local IT partner, we can support you in a wide range of industries and
technologies:
Full-Stack Development - .Net Core, Angular, PHP; frameworks such as MVC, Laravel, Symfony;
deployment on cloud platforms like MS Azure and AWS.
Frontend Development - AngularJS, ReactJs, Vue.js, JQuery, HTML5, CSS,
Integration of JAM Stack and Firebase services.
Backend Development - Python (Django, FastAPI), NodeJs, Ruby on Rails (ROR), PHP
database management with SQL and NoSQL, Serverless Architekturen on AWS and Azure.
Mobile Native for iOS using Objective C and Swift, for Android using Java and Kotlin.
Mobile Cross-Plattform with frameworks like Flutter, React Native, Xamarin
Data and Machine Learning - Data visualization with MS PowerBI, Tableau; data integration
with Azure DataFactory, AWS QuickSight; machine learning algorithm implementations; data processing with
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Pandas
and Scikit-Learn.
CMS & Ecommerce - Design and development on platforms like Magento, Shopify, Drupal and
Sitecore.
Cloud Administration - Migration strategies, infrastructure management on platforms like MS
Azure, AWS, MS 365 and G Suite.
Dev Ops - Integration and deployment with Jenkins, Docker, Ansible; infrastructure as code
with CloudFormation and Terraform; leveraging cloud platforms like MS Azure DevOps, AWS DevOp; virtualization
with Vmware and Powershell scripting.
If you would like to know more, please do not hesitate and contact us to arrange a phone call. We look
forward to hearing from you!
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