Software development is an integral part of modern-day businesses and provides several key benefits to a company. It involves creating software applications and systems that support a business in improving its efficiency and services and automating a range of processes. It is also the core business of companies providing software and applications to their customers.
Hiring software developers can be conducted in a few ways, which include choosing to go down the in-house, freelance, or outsource routes. In this blog post, we will focus mainly on why utilising offshore software developers as part of an in-house team can benefit a business, from reduced costs to improved processes.
Benefits of Offshore Developers
Software development outsourcing includes supplementing an in-house team and offers many advantages, the most beneficial being cost-effectiveness and hiring high-quality candidates that may not be available locally. In some businesses, different time zones and improved scalability may be advantageous.
Cost savings
Hiring an offshore development team, or even a single employee, can help a business owner reduce staffing costs. This is because employing staff who live in countries with lower labor costs means a business owner can still hire highly skilled staff but at a lower cost than hiring someone local to them.
Skilled developers
Some cities and countries have educational institutes focusing on specific skills, whether journalism, finance, or software development. Hiring top-quality, knowledgeable staff from those areas can significantly enhance a business. Working with an outsourcing company will help managers or owners source the most suitable candidates for a role and improve software products and development.
Increased productivity
Outsourcing a specific role allows businesses to access a wider range of expertise if suitable candidates are unavailable locally. Hiring a skilled software developer will improve business productivity and efficiency by reducing the need to train underqualified staff and allowing current and in-house staff to focus on their roles.
Best Practices for Working with Offshore Developers
Every business has challenges, and staff management can be one of them. However, with an experienced offshore solutions provider, they can support a business owner with managing any outsourced employees in terms of payroll, employee compliance, and performance reviews. Remember that the right outsourcing company will help you with a few cultural primers to help you and your new offshore staff settle in and reduce any communication issues or cultural barriers.
Here, we provide a few key tips for working with offshore developers.
- Clear communication
- Set goals and expectations
- Provide detailed project requirements
- Utilize project management tools
- Encourage team work across all locations
These five pointers will help any team understand what is expected of them and ensure offshore solutions work effectively for a business. Maintain clear and regular communication with staff, conduct quality checks, and highlight any performance issues with your offshore solutions provider.
Yempo and Offshore Solutions
Yempo has provided outsourcing and offshore solutions to companies worldwide for many years. We work with small and large businesses to source the most suitable software developers for them, and outside of the day-to-day tasks, we manage offshore employees for business owners. We source the ideal candidates and submit their details to a manager for consideration and interviews. We make them an offer, complete their background checks and paperwork, manage their pay, overall performance, and more.
Our services are designed to source the right candidate and help business owners improve their overall performance. It is an ideal partnership that enables qualified staff to utilize their skills and businesses to thrive with the right people while leaving most of the management processes to us (as we’ve mentioned – background checks, payroll, performance reviews!).
If you think outsourcing software developers could enhance your business, contact us today, and we’ll be happy to discuss our services with you.
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