How to successfully outsource software development?

[gunter]

I've just thought that all that programming/IT learning buzz is just a market demand. But what is the thing market never demands but always needs? It needs those who can manage and risk!
It needs entrepreneurs. And It seems that outsourcing it's quite a way to rise up quickly, especially given contemporary opportunities for finding investors.
So share your strategies or general knowledge on outsourcing here. I think it's a great opportunity to learn something truly valuable and important.

 

[ashleysummer]

In order to successfully outsource your software development, you should do your owm research, compare services, learn risks. Finding a right team from anywhere in the world can allow you to pay lower price for the same quality. Be sure to read this article here to find pros and cons of outsourcing and where are the best offshore teams - https://diceus.com/software-development-companies-ukraine/ . I found that it was very challenging to find outsourcing agency that fits my requirements. But when I found one, I realized it was well worth my effort and time.

 

[endurmancer]

Notice the crickets.

That's because people in software know this isn't a topic that's worth much consideration. It's a massive, complex problem with a few million combinations of tens of thousands of variables and hundreds of thousands (potentially) of considerations.

And rarely works all that well because it's complex--sophistication, expertise, and ongoing experience in the industrieS relevant, usually involving many hundreds if not thousands of people just doing oversight, are all required.

 

[Metanoia]

Notice the crickets.

That's because people in software know this isn't a topic that's worth much consideration. It's a massive, complex problem with a few million combinations of tens of thousands of variables and hundreds of thousands (potentially) of considerations.

And rarely works all that well because it's complex--sophistication, expertise, and ongoing experience in the industrieS relevant, usually involving many hundreds if not thousands of people just doing oversight, are all required.

Yeah, I totally agree that it's a complex problem and you need to find people who really understand what they do.

 

[Metanoia]

It's the same like in case of successful outsourcing in general. The main things for making this business strategy really effective in your case are:
- having a necessary reason for choosing this strategy which will be supported by your employees too
- finding a good company with nice reputation for making your work
- starting from outsourcing small tasks, then setting bigger goals which will reduce general risk of fail in the end
- being an active partner for your outsourcing company, fast and effective communication always improves the final results
- providing feedback to your partner and getting it too, this will help you to correct possible mistakes faster

For the software development outsourcing is a good strategy because with the help of the specialists in this certain sphere you get more qualified and fast work, save your money https://idapgroup.com/blog/why-outsource-software-development/ , reduce general risks because of sharing the work with your partner and concentrate more on the core processes of your business which is better for almost all companies.

 

[poliq]

1. Know what you really want to build. Before you want to outsource something make sure you have done market research. Outsourcing is contractual. You will be signing contracts and hiring developers for a fixed time. It can range from a few days to a few months. Discontinuing a project in the middle of the project is bad for the development and you.

 

[Mawwan]

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[DEEZEDBRAH]

Notice the crickets.

That's because people in software know this isn't a topic that's worth much consideration. It's a massive, complex problem with a few million combinations of tens of thousands of variables and hundreds of thousands (potentially) of considerations.

And rarely works all that well because it's complex--sophistication, expertise, and ongoing experience in the industrieS relevant, usually involving many hundreds if not thousands of people just doing oversight, are all required.

Once solved = $$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[marmel75]

Outsorcing has both pros and cons. And a lot more cons than people realize. First off obviously the pro is you will save money. Hiring people in India or wherever else you want to hire from is going to cost you less than hiring here. However as with most things in life you get what you pay for. Many of these developers are pushed into it by their parents and aren't especially good at it, learn at colleges that often times dont even have computers to code on, and in general are not as well versed with things as a college grad here.

Are there exceptions? Of course. There are many good foreign devs but the problem is you will have to sort through a lot of trash first and if you are hiring a team, they are going to have several of the lesser skilled people on it.

Secondly is lack of face to face communication. You may think you can just Skype, or do video conferences, IMs and phone calls but there is no substitute for sitting down with someone and going over things face to face. When there are real problems or close deadlines to hit you want to be able to sit down and go over things in person, it saves multiple hours of extra work.

Thirdly is differing culture and expectations because of it. This is something that is not talked about enough but ends up derailing a lot of these outsourcing deals in the long run.


So while outsourcing seems like the best od both worlds it isnt quite this easy.