Seven Ways to Increase Offshoring Success

McLean Report: Research Note


Many enterprises outsource software development to offshore locations. While cost reduction and savings continue to drive offshore projects, IT leaders must do their homework and tread cautiously for maximum benefit.

Seven Ways to Improve Offshoring Success

While offshoring can save significant amounts of money, it can also carry a heavy burden of risk. Use these seven tips to avoid common offshoring pitfalls:

Offshore Outsourcing:

The practice of hiring an external, non-domestic third party to perform some business function in a country other than the one where the product will be sold or consumed.

  1. Offshore for the right reasons. Don’t be dazzled by cost savings alone.While saving money is a big incentive for offshore outsourcing, it shouldn’t be the only consideration. When it comes to a tight deadline, a domestic team will beat an offshore team almost every time.
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