Outsourcing Software Development to overseas has become a common process in IT industry. The development of high quality software and it’s delivery at right time, on budget proposed is the key factor in the success of offshore software service providers. In order to increase profitability and due to the resource constraints, offshore software development is preferred which saves up to 70% of the total development cost. When compared to onshore development, access to specialized technology skills, low offshore development rates, customized application development and diligence makes offshore software development more preferred one.

ROI

Managing offshore development costs and quality leads to increased ROI. Quality should be given prior importance since disregarding quality will lead to spend billion dollars to rectify bugs and quality related issues. Monitoring development progress at each stage through effective communication with the development team will eliminate bugs at the earliest and quality will be improved and maintained during the entire stage. The Objective of the project should be clear before outsourcing. First of all, document the requirements of your project, if you wish to adopt any particular software development methodology, the testing methodology etc. so that unnecessary meetings and time lapse can be avoided. So these all should be fixed at the very beginning to avoid delay in project delivery.

Certified Partner

From the various offshore software service providers, choosing one that meets your project requirement seems to be confusing and so these factors can be considered: location, time-zone difference, past history, successful projects carried out, communication infrastructure and internet facilities. The certifications received like Microsoft Certified Partner can be considered with competency in the field you wish to do project, for e.g.: if you need web development choose that service provider who have competency in web development. The effective communication between the service provider and the clients will boost software development speed and reduces the entire software development lifecycle. Cost over runs happens if client requirement and quality is not met.

Final

Outsourcing in certain countries leads to cultural, lingual and legal issues. The arise of new software development companies in developing countries with huge market share, well-educated workforce, suitable government policies and proficient in English language erases all the limitations in outsourcing project to overseas.