When a business has more IT projects and initiatives than it can handle, it will often look to hire more internal IT staff members. But hiring takes time, interviewing is imperfect and part time or full time employees require management, benefits and office space. While a business might need one-time project support, or ongoing support for development, maintenance and support, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to staffing. In addition to these issues, there is the very real issue of ongoing training and skills enhancement. That costs money and, when a team member is out for training, someone else must cover for that team member. So, what is a business to do?
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A UK consulting firm engaged Elegant MicroWeb to design an online bench-marking system to replace the existing bench-marking process which was managed by spreadsheet, and transfer complex calculations to a flexible online system that would allow for redesign of benchmark parameters and standards and integration with workflow and user management. Elegant MicroWeb created a web-based application to capture and analyze the benchmark position of an organization versus the average, and identify world-class performance and best practices.
When I first started looking for someone who could help our business with ongoing support, special projects and, well, a little bit of everything, my manager said, “Trudy, we need an offshore development company that is dependable with a great track record, and great customer satisfaction ranking.” But, he wasn’t giving me carte blanche! He was concerned about staying within budget. “My boss isn’t going to give me any more money,” he said. “She says we should do it all with our IT staff, but you know that isn’t possible.”To top it all off, I had my own selfish needs! I wanted a company with global experience, one that could keep pace with cutting-edge technologies, mobile application development, UI design, software re-engineering and just about everything else. Right about now, you are saying, “That’s crazy. You can’t get all of that and stay within budget.”
The concept of IT offshore outsourcing is no longer new, but there are some things that remain true in this industry, and those things are worth repeating. To select the right offshore outsourcing services, it is critical to take the time to develop a detailed set of requirements and to ask the prospective service providers specific questions about their services and their service level agreements (SLAs). The following list of factors is, by no means, complete, but it will give you a starting point from which you can work to design your own detailed requirements:
Cost: How does the offshore outsourcing company measure up to the competition in terms of the cost vs. value of services? Are you paying a premium for less experienced team members? Is the pricing model flexible to accommodate long-term and short-term needs and increasing or decreasing needs for resources and services? What type of contracts, licensing, and fee structures and pricing does the vendor offer or require?
Cost: How does the offshore outsourcing company measure up to the competition in terms of the cost vs. value of services? Are you paying a premium for less experienced team members? Is the pricing model flexible to accommodate long-term and short-term needs and increasing or decreasing needs for resources and services? What type of contracts, licensing, and fee structures and pricing does the vendor offer or require?
Take a look at your world-weary IT staff. When they aren’t juggling enterprise-wide projects, they are running off to upgrade their skills in a week long class or on the phone solving the latest problem. If your IT department doesn’t have the time or special skills to meet every requirement, your company may be a good candidate for offshore outsourcing. Experienced, dependable, affordable offshore outsourcing and offshore development services are within reach. World-class, global offshore outsourcing from offshore development experts provides product and application development, project management, maintenance and support, content management systems, portals, infrastructure management, security management and more!Get cost-effective experience, flexible delivery models, and proven processes and methodologies and offshore outsourcing and offshore development to meet your needs. These high value offshore outsourcing services are designed to easily integrate with your company and staff. So get with the offshore outsourcing program: Offshore Outsourcing Services.
I’m a team player. I have learned the value of collaboration and I firmly believe that partners can achieve more than an individual. Whether you need to bring a fresh, experienced perspective to a problem, or create a new product or service or you want to improve and sustain employee and customer satisfaction, these days it is nearly impossible to get it all done by yourself.When I looked for a technology partner to augment my product and service offerings and provide additional, global expertise, I set some pretty high standards. I wanted a partner with years of experience working in many industries, for all types of clients; one that could grow with my needs; and had existing alliances with IT companies, and consulting companies, business consultants and service providers. They would have to provide services to complement my domain expertise with product development and implementation skills and methodology.
There just isn’t enough business money to go around! You want to hire some rock star programmers, project managers, and other IT pros? You have to post the job, interview candidates, hire, pay benefits and competitive salaries. If the workload fluctuates you’ll have to let the staff go and start all over again for the next project.
Fear no more! Outsourcing partners can provide software products and services, software development, programming, project management, application development and maintenance, and infrastructure management to support your business and allow you to focus on your core competencies.
