Whether it was more beneficial to outsource BPO services or to hire an in-house team has been a perpetual debate ever since the market for software began. Many entrepreneurs praise the merits of offshore software development services whilst others have sworn off it due to horrible experiences, which doesn’t help the budding question: should I engage in an outsourcing partnership or not?
The benefits of outsourcing BPO services overseas
Cost
It’s one of the most lucrative advantages to offshore outsourcing, especially for start-up companies with a very limited budget – and for a good reason. Why pay a local developer $150p/hr when you might be able to find an equally capable and educated person for a quarter of the cost from another country? Then the saved costs can be invested into building the company up, increasing its growth and quality rate. However you must take into consideration that more time will need to be dedicated by you when initially building that relationship with your outsourcing partner and ensure you both see eye to eye. After all, they’re not down the hall from your office door available for a quick passing chat.
Short term commitment
An underrated and underappreciated advantage, many people fail to think of the fact that outsourced jobs means that you can hire people for short term projects without any long term commitments and paying the associated costs. Projects like website or app development where you would only need […]