You deserve a reliable outsourcing software development service

If you are new to IT outsourcing and remote work, then your chance of getting burnt is higher. According to several studies conducted by different agencies, the failure rate of outsourcing software development is higher than the positive outcome. Why?

In recent times, I started reading about outsourcing projects' failures and found some indicators. Those are important to deliver successful projects. In every study, the researchers take different criteria for the survey, and therefore we can't trust any one of the reports solely. I took the chance and read three such reports.

I should, however, point out that each survey report generated the same conclusion. The project failure rate is higher if you do not find a reliable outsourcing software development team.

And I also confirm the above conclusion. I have been providing software IT outsourcing service since 2009, and I worked with many clients - from small to medium business owners and individuals - and some of them hired me after the first failed project. And when I requested why they dumped the first service partner, then the reasons were the same. The outsource software service providers were not honest and trustworthy.

Anyway, in my opinion, there are three main reasons for having an honest development team.

Problem's solution over excuses

You hire the development team so that it can design and come up with solutions. You may, however, see many development teams start giving excuses as to why they can not integrate features within the limit.

The reason may be a lack of expertise or lack of development knowledge.

I know software development is not easy, and it takes focused efforts to create a valuable product. And if a development team is lacking the expertise then, why you should pay the bill - money is not everything and your time also has value. 

Your development team should give you an alternative solution because of technical limitations or business constraints, or lack of development support for implementing some features. You can not find any obstacles during a product inception phase, and these should be tackled appropriately by the development team.

In one of my web application projects, my client requested a feature that requires many calculations based on different data available in data tables. Because of that, it was taking time to finished. And the user had to wait, and it was not appropriate as per our specifications. I discussed with the client and revised the design. And those heavy manipulations in the background through a cron job. The job was running every hour and could perform all the calculations without interrupting the user.

The client and user were happy with the solution.

Development cost estimation

The biggest problem for a new outsourcing client is to estimate development costs.

I must tell you there is no set formula for calculating the development cost. Every company has a different mechanism for calculating the cost. And one more thing, it will always get deviated from the initial estimation. Why?

Software development is very abstract work similar to painting. You can not estimate how long it will take to create. Sometimes, it takes fewer hours and sometimes more than expected.

A good development service partner will always be clear about the cost estimation. First, it will not add an extra person unless his involvement is required. Second, it will always inform you ahead of time about the extra work.

But, that extra work will be actual extra work. Not something created because of a lack of expertise or domain knowledge.

Peace of mind - proper communication

As a product owner, you need to perform many business development tasks like marketing, promotions, funding, content creation, team management, and many more. Then should you worry about development progress?

No. The development team's task is not only to create the software but also to keep the client in the loop. 

Your development team should be your extension, and it should take care of your product. It should report development progress regularly so that you won't need to worry about it. On the other hand, you should take little time to convey the proper response if development questions arise.

Now, you see the importance of a trustworthy development partner. My advice to new outsourcing clients is to wait and learn more about development partners rather than hiring them right away. 

You could start learning about outsourcing business and how IT outsourcing works. Ultimately, your product idea should be transformed into an actual product so that you could start selling to the right customers. And only an honest and trustworthy development team can do it better than others.

Have you burnt before? Or Are you new in the outsourcing world? In both cases, I am happy to help you in completing your project. You can review our experience and team caliber, and you can start submitting your project summary and get a free quotation from here.