How to Choose Outsourced Software Development Services?
With software development outsourced solutions, businesses can make sure that professional programmers and IT experts will be attending to their needs and ensure top quality and affordable services.
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Software development is an overall process that involves various tasks such as computer programming, documenting, repairing, and testing that are required for creation and maintenance of applications and frameworks. Today, everyone wants customized software to meet the specific demands of a client. This has increased the need for outsourced solutions. However, it is not advisable to rush blindly into outsourcing. To enjoy all the real benefits of outsourcing and avoid making the wrong selection, outsources can consider the following factors. •
Look for quality: Outsourcing providers fall into two categories, price-first vendors and quality first vendors. Price-first vendors look for fixed bid quote for the project and they maintain only a transaction focused
relation and not a long-
term relationship. These type of service providers are good for developing minimum viable products or isolated products limited in scope. Quality-first vendors are expensive, but they assure good quality. They are more selective about the types of projects and these types of services are a better choice for complex and mission critical projects. They also look for long-term relationship and reject fixed price bids. Quality-first service providers ensure that their teams are well-trained and ensure proper delivery and execution of projects. •
Consider the location of the provider: Today there are many outsourcing partners in many countries like Latin America, Ukraine, India and China but choosing a location is important because communication is an important element and regions with similar time zones are convenient.
Other factors such as
cultural compatibility, political stability, low inflation rates and geographical proximity are also crucial. •
Visit the provider when required: Depending on the location that you have chosen, visiting your service provider may or may not be possible. But paying a visit to your service provider will help you determine your prospective partner’s true features. This improves communication between both the parties. This also helps you to understand the exact details of your prospective outsourcing vendor and their strengths and weaknesses. The stay need not be long; two or three days should be enough to understand their physical infrastructure and overall professionalism.
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Conduct a test: Each outsourcing provider has their own strengths and weaknesses. So, conduct a test to ensure that the potential partner is a cultural, philosophical and methodological fit for your company. Ask questions to learn the following important things:
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Approach to software development: You must know how well-versed they are in software terminology and the latest software trends.
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Critical risks and how to manage these risks: Understand what the service provider’s experiences are, how they dealt with the risks and how much they care about the project.
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Previous experiences with software projects: Try to know about the type of clients they have worked with before and how the service was valuable and effective. Ask for two or three references and do not be the vendor’s first foreign client.
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Strengths of the company: Know their strategies and strengths.
Make a decision and communicate: Understand that your outsourcing partner may take some time to put together a team. Once the team is ready, you can expect two additional months of ramp-up, and some time may be needed for the team to understand your requirements. Communication will be a problem if you are working with remote teams. But tools like Asana, Skype, and others facilitate communication. It is also important to consider the potential resources and technology challenges that might come up.
Software outsourcing has revolutionized all the sectors of the economy. According to recent statistics from Statista, the total value of IT outsourcing worldwide from 2000 to 2016 is approximately 52. 9 billion US dollars. Around 43 percent of the manufacturing industry outsources their work to software outsourcing companies to reduce costs. Security is a top priority when outsourcing.
To stay ahead of the competition,
companies should adopt artificial intelligence, machines and robotics. This improves efficiency and productivity.
Software development in the gaming industry is also
expected to increase and this is an area that software development companies should focus on. The growth of the gaming industry is 8.1 percent annually and is expected to reach almost 102. 9 billion US dollars by the end of this year. With software development outsourced solutions, businesses can make sure that professional programmers
and IT experts will be attending to their needs and ensure
top quality and affordable services.
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