An offshore software company is not a wholesale bad idea. Offshore developers are not any less talented or capable on an individual basis than any given US programmer. However, several factors, including time zone skew, communication barriers, and quality of computer science education do a lot to weaken the likelihood of project success.
When to Consider Offshoring:
-Your project is very well-defined
-Your deliverables are well documented, including:
- Technology standards
- Stylistic code standards
- Screenshot mock-ups
- Process flow diagrams
-You have dedicated IN-HOUSE resources who will manage the project on a FULL-TIME basis
-You have defined REGULAR deliverable milestones to assess tangible project progress
-You have checked your vendor’s project history references for similar projects for:
- Delivery (timeliness, training)
- Quality (stability, documentation, performance)
- Ongoing support (downtime, turnaround of reported issues)
If ANY of these are not true of your company and your project, you should be very wary of considering developing or implementing the project without local software consulting talent. If your company is in a smaller town, look to a nearby urban center for a properly qualified software consulting firm.
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