The Zensar dual-shore delivery model works by breaking down a project into various phases, and selecting the physical location for the execution of each phase in such a manner that time-to-market is reduced, quality is maintained (if not improved) and costs are brought down. In addition, splitting the project team into onsite and offshore teams working at different time zones reduces the concurrent user load and offers an opportunity to bring down costs by way of reduced network bandwidth and configuration requirements of sandbox, development and QA servers. We have used this model successfully in several custom development and package implementation projects. In the specific context of an SAP implementation program, Realization phase activities like R/3 configuration and development of Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Extensions (RICE) offer an excellent opportunity to adopt offshore delivery.