Offshoring Software is one of the biggest growing Businesses these days. Most of the Top Shots in the industry outsource projects. While outsourcing software one should keep in mind that the successful completion of the software depends on a lot of factors and one should analyze these factors before outsourcing projects.

The biggest and the most important issue is to choose the right firm or freelancer for the project. Along with it there are other issues which need to be addressed before as well as during the project is in progress.

Let's go through a few important of these issues in brief here:

1. A Very Strong and Project Centric Approach: As far as the Project is possible one should know what the exact requirements are. It is usually best to document the requirements and make sure that the offshore firm completely understands it. This should be as the
guideline for the project.

2. Continuous and Focused Communication: It is a very healthy practice to be in constant touch with the offshore firm. Reports should be sought after a period of time so as to know what the progress of the project actually is. This helps one not only keep track of the project but also avoids unnecessary hassles later on. There can be circumstances when the project goes haywire if one does not properly track it.

3. Risk Management: The software projects are always somewhat risky. The risks can be related to the schedule, the pricing or the deliverables. It is always a good practice to make all these assessments before hand. It is always a nice practice to make sure that the project is delivered in a phased manner. The various features can be delivered one by one and testing can be carried out separately for each feature.

4. Experience: While handling the software projects it is always an advantage that there is some experience in handling such projects before. This helps one in knowing that whether the project is on the right track or not.

5. Testing: This is one of the most important issues as the projects need to be properly tested before implementation. There are various phases of testing such as Alpha Testing and Beta Testing wherein the stability of the project is judged.

With all these factors in mind one can easily make the best out of offshore outsourcing projects.

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 at 11:00 am and is filed under Outsourcing-1.