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The Lowdown on Outsourcing Services

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Outsourcing services have long been a strategy of some of the world’s most successful businesses. With the current economic crunch, outsourcing services can spell the difference between whether your company survives or be dragged down.

The biggest reason to consider outsourcing services to third parties is that it allows you to substantially save on administrative costs and overhead. You do not have to pay for a team to handle accounting, payroll, and other similar services in your company. You do not have to expand your offices to accommodate all these people. You do not have to shoulder additional expenditures on office equipment, furniture and utilities.

Additionally, you will not have to worry about hiring and then subsequently training people to do these tasks for you and your company. Instead, you get highly trained and experienced professionals to do these miscellaneous tasks for you. Outsourcing services to other organizations guarantees that your tasks are being done by a team of experts who have been doing the same thing for other companies for years. And because of that, outsourcing companies and their people have the best know-how and strategies for the tasks. In effect, you get the best possible work done at tremendous savings.

With the right outsourcing company, you can easily have a team who can do your tasks efficiently and competently. They usually charge by the hour, so you do not have to pay extra for the times when they are not working for you.

Companies that provide outsourcing services allow you to focus on your core businesses. You should not have to worry about recruitment, training, payroll matters, miscellaneous tasks, or even getting your presence on the Internet. Instead, you could focus on closing that big deal, building great business networks or improving your product designs. In short, you get more time to focus on building your business. If it does not add value to your business but is a necessary part of it, then consider outsourcing.

With the advent of the Internet and the overall improvements in technology, outsourcing is not just an option for big companies. You would be very surprised that small and medium-sized companies, and even entrepreneurs, have been availing of outsourcing services and have found tremendous success because of it. Outsourcing is now available to everybody and anybody interested. Further, there is really no odd jobs that you can not outsource; you can outsource just about any function you might have.

Looking to Outsource?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Read full article at: http://hubpages.com/hub/Looking-to-Outsource

No. 1: THINK LONG TERM

•    Look for a firm focused on a relationship and longevity.
•    Make sure that both you and your potential vendor are looking for a long relationship.
•    When looking to outsource, a vendor that is focused on building a relationship and becoming a valuable partner is critical.

No. 2: COMMUNICATION IS KEY

•    The most important thing in an offshore relationship is to dedicate people at both ends to keep track of project progress.
•    The biggest risk to offshore projects is the gap that often develops due to poor communication between the client and offshore team over changing requirements. The best way to prevent this gap is to have an agile methodology in place.

No. 3:  HIGH VALUE NOT LOW COST

•    If you’re looking to outsource, don’t look for the cheapest provider.
•    In addition to technical skill, you should evaluate their responsiveness, the types of questions they ask, and their ability to manage complex projects.
•    Start with an attitude of caution until the vendors prove themselves by meeting incremental milestones.

No. 4: KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

•    There are two kinds of offshore outsourcing shops. The first are low cost ” sweatshops” who take your specs and run the project. This is fine if you have solid specs and are looking for a team to simply execute. The second kind are companies that have experience with highly complex projects in specific industries. They’ll have the expertise to add value to your project by asking “what if” questions and challenge your assumptions. They will act as a partner and a peer rather than a vendor. These companies are few and far between. The way to find them is to ask what role they’ve played in the projects they’ve worked on.

No. 5:  A SIGN OF MATURITY IS THE ABILITY TO SAY ‘NO’

•    You need to be looking to outsource with a partner that can be honest with you from day one, even if it means they might lose your business.

No. 6: ASK HOW THEY HIRE AND RETAIN

•    Employee attrition is a big problem, so make sure you don’t get bitten. Experienced developers are constantly looking for the next best offer. Rather than asking about the company, ask about their criteria for hiring people. This will indirectly tell you about the character of the company.

SUMMARY

Outsourcing is unavoidable, so finding a firm that can set proper expectations is the only real guarantee of success. An agile development methodology, reasonable expectations, transparency and communication are critical.