Offshoring Team Goals
There are numerous businesses in market and selecting the right partner for you that requires a quality-driven approach, precise judgement and most importantly, clear expectation.
Characteristics of Offshore Team:
Good Track Record
Do a bit of research to see if they have developed any of the similar software, or delivered to any of the clients from the same industry. And if yes, how did they perform? what was the client’s feedback? You can speak to their old clients or can ask for references and testimonies from them. Working with an offshore service provider which furnishes its employers with a favorable workspace and high-spec equipment will be instrumental in helping the offshore team deliver the tasks you require of them with great quality.
Skills
What factors make project success is knowledge. So check the offshore team has well technical knowledge or that turn your project into the success of your business. The offshore center take care while hiring team whether they have the strong technical knowledge or not. It’s important to carry out some pre-development discussions with the tech team to ensure they are capable of understanding your perspective and are able to develop the software as required by you. Before hiring an offshore firm, conduct a survey and research to make sure that you will be getting high quality services. If you choose an established offshoring firm, you will be able to get highly qualified expertise. As your business’s future will depend on others thus, you need to make sure that they are professionals. Technical skills can make a big difference in a great virtual employee as opposed to a mediocre one. It’s been my decision in my own personal career to only work with A-players. I refuse to deal with someone that can’t get the job done the right way, right away.
Information Security
Discuss all the security clauses, also be sure that the software development company will hand over the source code of the product. You cannot share the vital and sensitive information about your project with a company that does not guarantee the security of your intellectual property. Setting down a clear contract that protects you from any security threats is a wise choice, but once security has been breached and information has been stolen, it can be difficult for your company to recover from the blow.
Price
After going through all the points that I’ve mentioned above, always ask yourself: am I getting my money’s worth? Offshoring may be cheap, but the trick is to not settle with the cheapest provider. Look at every aspect of what you’re paying for, so that you’ll be sure to reap the cost benefits for sure.
Going offshore can be overwhelming and frightening to some, especially for those who haven’t had any experience working with offshore talent. However, with a reliable and trustworthy offshore partner, you’ll find those worries slowly melting away. The next thing you know, your business is already growing alongside your offshore team!
Reliability
It is very important to ensure all the correspondence is completely confidential. You may check their client’s references and talk to them to know about the reliability of the firm. For ensuring further reliability you may sign a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Moreover, you can sign IP documentation with the company to ensure the ownership of intellectual property rights.
Communication
Communication is the key to a successful relationship and it can make or break a project’s success. How well do the offshoring team members interact with each other and how well they have understood the task, this will have a great impact on the outcome of the project. To know about the team's communication level, you can set an interview with their project manager via skype or by other sources. Communication between clients and development companies is the core factor because it can help both parties to give information and express their concerns. Most outsourcing companies have a project manager and to be effective, the project manager should be dedicated because he or she will communicate or get in touch with clients to analyze, review requirements, update any progress and seek feedback from clients.
