9 Best practices to keep away from the Software Outsourcing Mistakes

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Software Outsourcing

If you have decided to outsource your software and you are

looking for a software company then you have to go through

these 9 tips which will help you to avoid the mistakes in software

outsourcing.

To choose a software company for outsourcing is a big

challenge because you are going to put the future of your

company into their hands. You don’t know the team you hired

and their strategy of working.

So, beware of some risks that are involved in software

outsourcing. These tips help to be away from such risks.

8 Helping Points are:

1. Decide what to outsource?

2. Document of requirement

3. Judge by interview

4. Research on outsourcing company

5. Be clear about Pricing

6. Prepare a Contract

7. Keep Records

8. Reporting and Meeting

Decide what to outsource?

Make a list of project or work or activity

you are providing and working.

The best services or product or activity

provided by you are managed by you only,

don’t prefer to outsource them.

Avoid outsourcing to the Activities

directly affect to your clients and try to do

it in company itself.

Document of Requirement

After decided the activity or project

which you want to outsource, prepare a doc

file of your objective.

Write what you want in the software and

how it’s going to work.

Write the purpose and goal behind

development of such software and also

mentioned that who will be the user of it.

Note its specifications and features and

never forget to write anything.

Judge by interview

In most of case Software outsourcing company is located at a

distance from your place so you have to communicate through

phone calls.

Arrange interview with Software Company and ask each and

everything and judge them by their answer.

Ask question on what you are going to outsource

Give them a situation and ask that what they will do in such

situation.

Notice any negative point: negative attitude, rude in answering,

refuse to sign a bond or other document etc.

Research on outsourcing company

Take some times and search for some best outsourcing company.

Read feedbacks and reviews of them on their site and try to

contact them.

Ask software outsourcing company for their past partners for

references.

Try to know that the Employees of company are well-trained,

knowledge and intelligent for the work your going to outsource

Behavior and support of staff members and managers are affected

to our project so know more about it.

Get information about company’s environment and strategy of

work.

Be clear about Pricing

Check the pricing structure of an

outsourcing company and compare it with

other company.

Don’t judge a software company by their

cost but judge by their skill, experience and

quality.

Try to get as per you pay.

Be clear with any hidden charges.

Ask that any legal document preparation

or further help consider any cost or not.

Prepare a Contract

Prepare a bond for security from both sides.

Write each and everything in contract about pricing, time period,

services, other rights, roles, objectives, strategy etc.

It works on 2 ways: first found prospect at the outset of the

relationship and second serve as a proof to refer to from then on

Choose a lawyer to Prepare it and do everything legally. Do a

renewable type contract.

Also consider that if you will not get the service or product you

specify or not get it in time then you have rights to terminate the

agreement.

Keep Records

Keep records of each and every

discussion you have did with software

outsourcing company.

Request them to send you a mail on

what you decided on the phone calls or you

have to send a mail regarding the same and

tell them to send a confirmation mail.

Keep all records in mails even if it’s a

small thing.

It will help in avoiding misunderstanding

and disputes.

Reporting and Meeting

Before choosing a software company for outsource, ask

them about their strategy of works.

Ask them that how they will report you and within how

many days they can report you continually.

Clear about the meetings on phone calls and set it on every

week or within 2 weeks.

Video calls or phone calls for meeting will be help to

complete project on time and you will actually get the same

which you want.

Conclusion Go for Software Outsourcing if it’s needed but

keep these points in mind always.

Choose a company, search on it, ask for price

and reports, prepare a bond, set meetings, set

objectives, be clear about hidden charges, and keep

records.

Save your time, Money and energy by such tips.

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