| Many organizations make the mistake of getting into | | | | outsourcing, ensure that you plan the introduction |
| outsourcing without thoroughly understanding it. These | | | | thoroughly; have a ready set of answers for all their |
| mistakes usually end up costly for the company. Here | | | | possible questions. The best way to avoid an internal |
| is a list of the big mistakes to avoid in outsourcing | | | | company dispute is to be transparent and honest. |
| software development projects and working with IT | | | | Having incomplete information about the vendor. |
| outsourcing companies. | | | | Your company may have already looked into the IT |
| Outsourcing software development tasks that are not | | | | outsourcing company's portfolio; you've seen their |
| made for it. | | | | presentation and you're convinced that they have |
| Every organization now may have been trying out | | | | what you're looking for. However, you didn't check |
| outsourcing for their various projects, but that doesn't | | | | further into their company background. |
| mean that your company should do to. Ensure that the | | | | You don't know their financial stability, their employee |
| software development project you're initiating, can | | | | turnover ratio, and their delivery history. Then, one day, |
| work at an offshore/onshore location. | | | | you're stuck with a bankrupt outsourcing vendor that |
| If it's a tasks that your in-house department can do, | | | | can't deliver the project. Before this even happens, |
| there is no justifiable reason why you need to bring the | | | | make sure that the outsourcing company you're |
| project elsewhere. Thus, make sure that the software | | | | dealing with is stable and competent enough to start |
| development project is definitely an outsourcing | | | | and deliver the project. |
| candidate. | | | | Entrusting 100% of the software development project |
| Disregarding the impact of outsourcing to your team. | | | | to the offshore company. |
| Introducing even the possibility of outsourcing to your | | | | It does make sense to give all the information to the |
| company can definitely affect your team. The impact | | | | offshore company in order to complete the project |
| can vary depending on how you deliver the message | | | | faster. However, handing all the data and Intellectual |
| that the company is considering outsourcing. If the | | | | Property of your company to an offshore vendor is |
| message is poorly delivered, it could breed mistrust | | | | risky. |
| and uneasiness in the team. | | | | This increases the risk of losing important and sensitive |
| This internal uneasiness and negativity could further | | | | data. What more, since the offshore company has all |
| lead to loss of commitment and productivity. Thus, | | | | your data, nothing is stopping them from releasing, and |
| before surprising your team with the idea of | | | | repacking the project as their own. |